Quality and Safety

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock shares some of the biggest headlines from August, including HIMSS21 and HIMSS21 Digital highlights, and Apple and Google scaling back their health operations.

Dr. Brian Covino, chief medical officer at Cohere Health, talks about reducing payer and provider friction and the CMS' proposed rule on prior authorizations.

As more humans venture into space for longer and farther trips, there will be space health challenges that will need to be addressed, says Aenor Sawyer, MD, director of the UC Space Health Program at UCSF.

Providers are looking to 5G to drive real-time care innovation, and so Verizon is partnering with companies and health systems to develop solutions that address real-world clinical applications.

COVID-19 has created changes and the opportunities for digital health, say Reid Oakes, executive VP, HIMSS Analytics, and Dr. Anne Snowdon, director of clinical research, HIMSS Analytics, Canada.

OptumServe's agility is helping it overcome the challenges of managing the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration while providing a seamless patient experience, says Chief Clinical Transformation Officer Dev Kalyan, MD.

Cox Communications VP Andrew Goldberg discusses how Trapollo is working with providers and payers to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes through remote monitoring solutions.

The DoD, VA and Coast Guard are combating EHR interoperability challenges with the new single common medical record, which focuses on the patients and will be interoperable for providers in all facilities.

Organizer of HIMSS21's Evening of Black Excellence, Frye says colleagues were eager to network and share their expertise.

Kanal Jain, president of Practiceforces, has found HIMSS Global Conferences to be an "evolving journey for innovation" in healthcare IT.