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Crothall Healthcare reports zero falls with injury from having a trained person in the room, says Lauren Prepchuk, head of Patient Observation.

Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, says that about 12 percent of respondents to a 2022 healthcare cybersecurity study experienced a ransomware attack.  

J29 works with "HIMSS Gives Back" in the Chicago area, leveraging public and private relationships, as well as the government’s role in social impact success, says president and founder Tracy Mills and VP of HHS programs Nick Vass.

Toby Eadelman, CTO at AvaSure, cites the statistic while discussing how virtual nursing and virtual sitting are being used to alleviate workforce shortages and to prevent adverse events.  

The tragedy reinforces the challenges healthcare employees are facing, Alabama Hospital Association president tells WFSA.

The HIMSS nursing informatics workforce survey shows a significant shift from pre-COVID-19 and a new focus on AI for the field, says Tammy Kwiatkoski, senior director of clinical informatics at HIMSS.  

Oak Street Health will continue to operate as a multi-payer primary care provider as part of CVS Health.

There's an uptick of adoption of ChatGPT, and its role and that of generative AI will expand over time, says the Chartis Group's Director Gregg Mohrmann and Principal Bret Anderson.  

Targeted medication alerts use genetic and EHR information to warn of treatment issues when it really matters, says Anna Dover, director of product management at First Databank.

CMS will conduct preview calls for the 2024 MIPS performance period until June 2, with May 19 being the last day to request a call.