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The authority for public hospitals in Hong Kong is at an advanced stage of digitization, having achieved 358 out of 400 HIMSS Digital Indicators in 2021, according to chief system manager Eric Wong.  

Ardent proactively took its network offline, suspending user access to its IT applications, including corporate servers and Epic software.

The rule of thumb is to have a human make final decisions, have software highlight when AI is involved and provide monitoring for outcomes in the workflow, says Sumit Rana, EVP of R&D reports at Epic.  

New partnership uses automation to reach patients, as CipherHealth announces AI collaboration with Google Cloud.

The data that was potentially compromised includes names, social security numbers, addresses and insurance claim information.

The Catholic Information Convergence Institute at Catholic Medical Center in South Korea has integrated HIS data across its eight affiliated hospitals, says director In-Young Choi.

Final rule aims to ensures better alignment and coverage parity between traditional Medicare and MA and increases oversight of MAOs.

Most Gessler providers and team members will join BayCare, as well as its physician and advanced practice providers group.

The last mile is ensuring the data is being used for patient care, says Dr. Holly Miller, CMO at MedAllies, who also works on the Sequoia Project's Data Usability Taking Root initiative.  

A six-month pilot using holomedicine technology in clinical practice and surgery resulted in unanimous positive support, says Dr. Yujia Gao, assistant group chief technology officer for the National University Health System.