Quality and Safety
Interoperability improves care quality, but Dr. Hannah Galvin, Cambridge Health Alliance's chief health information officer, cautions that data overexposure can drive disengagement among historically stigmatized patient populations.
Nurses', doctors' and patients' input should be considered during the development process for new technology to ensure it meets their needs, Susan Hull, HIMSS-ANI Nursing Informatics Changemaker honoree, says.
The infant feeding support program operates on a $150,000 annual budget.
When veterans can be quickly identified at health systems, they can access needed benefits more easily, including emergency mental health care, says Dr. Jonathan Nebeker, Department of Veterans Affairs CMIO.
Preliminary injunction also stays the appointment of 13 members of ACIP and halts all votes taken by the committee.
Kassaundra McKnight-Young, Zebra Technologies CNIO, recommends that rising healthcare leaders work closely with bedside clinicians to understand their technology needs and design people-centered solutions.
Vincci Tang and Dr. Phil Klassen of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences talk about how using data to anticipate and manage behavioral health problems in near real time helped the health system win a Davies Award.
Health systems evaluating AI must look beyond datasets and algorithms to understand the assumptions and priorities embedded within the applications themselves.
Dr. Peggy Allen of Akron Children's Hospital talks about how EHRs can enhance care by offering medication dosing tools and protocol pop-ups that act as real-time safety nets and support clinicians' decision-making.
Mount Sinai, ARC Innovation Center and Nvidia are collaborating to build AI models that can decode the human genome in order to accelerate breakthroughs in genetic therapies and personalized medicine.