Quality and Safety

Dr. Tullawat Pacharapha of Vejthani Hospital sees a shift coming in Thailand's medical tourism industry.

If properly integrated into clinician workflows, predictive analytics can result in efficiencies and better outcomes, HIMSS20 speaker says.

Little progress is being made to integrate social services with medical care despite increased attention and effort.

Alan Craig, a patient advocate from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is using patient portal MyChart to better manage his condition.

Yauheni Solad, medical director of digital health at Yale New Haven Health, says the current goal is to create a robust API infrastructure, a living system where everything is connected so data is available for decision-making.

Beginning at 5 p.m., EST on Sunday, February 2, the U.S. will implement temporary measures to contain the virus.

Preventing the spread of infections could save as much as $41 million in healthcare costs and improve outcomes for those living with the virus.

To achieve this scale of change, it has to be part of the board agenda, with all departments, including technology and clinical, coming together, says Dr. Simon Eccles, national CCIO and deputy CEO at NHSX.

Dr. Ali Abdulkarim Al Obaidli, group chief academic affairs officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services, says all stakeholders must work collaboratively to provide optimum and personalized patient care.

The U.S. has its first case of infection by human-to-human contact, CDC has confirmed.