‘Embrace the spirit of connectedness,’ leaders implore at HIMSS23 APAC
Speakers emphasise working together as the key to success in digital transformation. Powered by WPeMatico
New York community hospitals still impacted by Lockbit attack, weeks later
Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center were forced to divert patients from the ransomware attack on August 31 and are still canceling appointments. Powered by WPeMatico
Telehealth, properly integrated with EHRs, can boost cancer care
Electronic-reported outcomes appearing in clinicians’ EHR workflow can help inform the ways providers deliver care and achieve better outcomes, says one oncology software exec. Powered by WPeMatico
Clarifying the ‘Duty to Warn’ in North Carolina
(MedPage Today) — Amid rising gun violence and threats in North Carolina, including several incidents in the last few weeks alone, the state has taken important steps to protect against gun violence, the leading cause of death in children statewide… Powered by WPeMatico
Please, Higher-Ups, We Know What to Do. Let Us Do It.
(MedPage Today) — What’s the best way to motivate and inspire members of our teams to do more? In a world where we’re all stressed out, all burned out, all quite a bit overwhelmed to say the least, how do we move forward on initiatives, ideas… Powered by WPeMatico
Fujitsu’s quantum-inspired computing helps uncover additional OR capacity
It has helped find 231 additional full-day surgery blocks in OR trials. Powered by WPeMatico
NTT, Japan’s National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry building brain digital twin tech
They aim to use digital twins to detect and prevent mental disorders. Powered by WPeMatico
‘You Have No Idea How Much It Pains Me’: What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) — “You have no idea how much it pains me to conclude that extended pleurectomy/decortication — an operation that we have been offering for over 70 years — has been associated with a higher risk of death, more serious complications… Powered by WPeMatico
Emotional CPR as an Alternative to Coercive Mental Health Treatment
(MedPage Today) — Several months ago, I interviewed the late Sally Zinman, a heroine of our mental health movement of people with lived experience. I asked what changes she would like to see in the mental health system in the future. Without hesitation… Powered by WPeMatico
Guide to the Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: 2023 Update
(MedPage Today) — Preventive cardiologists have a wonderful tool for noninvasively identifying plaque (atherosclerosis) in the arteries to the heart: the coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan. Since 1/3 of Americans die from atherosclerotic cardiovascular… Powered by WPeMatico