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On Monday, BD announced a new collaboration with Mayo Clinic Platform to improve its medical devices using de-identified patient data from Mayo Clinic Platform_Discover. WHY IT MATTERS Working with Mayo Clinic, BD will analyze the real-world data in Platform_Discover, mining it with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to gain insights into …

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Patients in England will have greater access to GP records through the NHS App and power over how their data is used, following the launch of the new health in data strategy. Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data, published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) today, contains commitments to simplify …

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During a live presentation to discuss his company’s biggest-ever acquisition this past week, Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison offered a bold vision for how Cerner’s technologies will be integrated into the database giant – and leveraged for new innovations toward patient outcomes and population health. One of the biggest promises he made …

Larry Ellison on healthcare data fragmentation: ‘We’re going to solve this problem’ Read More »

As health systems throughout Europe recover from the COVID crisis, the importance of accelerating digital maturity has never been more apparent – a topic which will be discussed in greater depth at HIMSS22 Europe this week. But against this evolving healthcare landscape how do we evaluate the success of digital transformation and what outcomes should we …

On the path to digital maturity Read More »

As the CEO of Pondok Indah Hospital Group, Dr Yanwar Hadiyanto played a pivotal role in ensuring that the group achieved level 6 for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model in March. Dr Hadiyanto spoke at the HIMSS Indonesian Digital Transformation Symposium held on 25 May 2022 in Jakarta. He talked about the group’s …

Pondok Indah Hospital Group’s successes and setbacks in digital transformation Read More »

First Databank, or FDB), owned by Hearst Health, announced in March at HIMSS22 the launch of the country’s second e‑prescribing network, FDB Vela. For more than 15 years, the country has been served by only one e‑prescribing network, Surescripts, which this week appointed Frank Harvey as its new chief executive following the retirement of CEO Tom …

Checking in on FDB Vela, the nation’s second e-prescribing network Read More »

Care management is fed by information, much of it electronic. Clinicians rely on electronic health records and other healthcare information systems to give them the data they need to make informed decisions to optimally manage care. But what if optimal could become more optimal? What if clinicians could have access to real-time patient information in …

Ascension Illinois uses real-time patient data with programmatic data to improve care Read More »

The American Hospital Association wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this week, calling on the agency to offer further guidance about – and postpone enforcement of – a key piece of the No Surprises Act. In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes expressed concerns …

AHA asks CMS for help with No Surprises Act data exchange Read More »

When it comes to private healthcare providers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Medcare is a brand that continuously ranks highly in its category. The premium medical care company – part of parent group Aster DM Healthcare – reportedly treats over 1.2 million patients across 35 specialties every year. These patients come through the doors …

VIRTUAL TOUR: How the UAE’s Medcare digitally transformed during the pandemic Read More »

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust expands Hyland Healthcare suite The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has selected Hyland’s PACSgear image capture solution to integrate with its existing OnBase content services platform and new Epic electronic patient record (EPR) system. The new digital health record (DHR) falls under the hospital’s digital transformation programme and began in August last …

Roundup: The Royal Marsden NHS FT expands Hyland Healthcare suite, clinical trial uses digital education platform to understand genetic diseases in children and more briefs Read More »