Infosec pros rank malware as their top concern
Also of concern in a new vendor survey are in-network incidents and increasing time to detection. Powered by WPeMatico
Johns Hopkins taps Nuance tech to help fix physician burnout
AI assisted conversational technology from Nuance reduces the documentation burden on clinicians, allowing them to rediscover the joys of practicing medicine. Powered by WPeMatico
FDA names Flatiron Health’s Amy Abernethy as deputy commissioner
The oncologist and health IT veteran will take the highest non-political position at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Powered by WPeMatico
How top healthcare executives can use IT to stem the opioid crisis
Properly configured EHRs are a start. From there, top leadership can employ several tactics to address the difficult and complex challenge. Powered by WPeMatico
Surgeon General releases advisory on E-cigarette epidemic among youth
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams issued an advisory today stressing the importance of protecting children from a lifetime of nicotine addiction and associated health risks by immediately addressing the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use. E-cigarette use among youth has skyrocketed in the past year at a rate of epidemic proportions. According to ...
Parkway Pantai hospitals launch AI-powered predictive hospital bill estimation system in Singapore
Last week, Parkway Pantai, one of the largest integrated private healthcare groups in Asia and UCARE.AI, a Singapore-based AI healthcare startup, announced that they have been using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to dynamically generate personalised, more accurate hospital bill estimates that vary from the actual bill by a high 82 per cent accuracy rate on average, ...
Ransomware attacks more rampant than many hospitals might think, Kaspersky says
According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, healthcare employees in the U.S. and Canada not only admit their organizations have fallen victim to ransomware cybersecurity attacks, they also claim it wasn’t a one-time occurrence. Powered by WPeMatico
Schizophrenia med monitoring lands Canadian organization a Davies Award
The Center for Addiction and Mental Health implemented alerting tech that saves patients’ lives. Powered by WPeMatico
UPMC Chief Innovation Officer Rasu Shrestha to join Atrium Health
Shrestha will take the Chief Strategy Officer role at the health system serving the Carolinas. Powered by WPeMatico
Google exec says health orgs should key in on data management and advanced insights
Google Cloud identifies these as two important healthcare trends going into HIMSS19. Powered by WPeMatico