Thursday, September 19, 2024
Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS) has delivered a series of recommendations on how to engage “diverse and underserved communities” in the design, development and validation of health IT tools and systems, including prioritising design thinking and scalable frameworks. The recommendations follow the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) concept […]
The Argentinian Ministry of Health has launched a collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with aims to optimise health work across the country and to strengthen “the common task to promote the improvement of health care”. The Federal Network of Quality in Health is housed in PAHO’s Virtual […]
We recently met Aaron Miri, senior vice president and chief digital information officer at Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida, to learn about the digital projects in his organisation, his experience at a national level, how technology is being used to support Baptist Health in making healthcare accessible, and more. On […]
In Canada, Island Health has announced the go-live of its new electronic patient record with hopes of enhancing patient experience “through improvements to the quality, safety, and consistency of patient care”. Hospitals within the Island Health healthcare authority are expecting benefits including real-time information on patients for care teams, less […]
California-based Maxim AI, described as an “enterprise-grade evaluation and observability platform for AI applications”, has raised $3 million in a funding round to help “test and rapidly ship AI products”, with Maxim also announcing the general availability launch of the platform. The platform is designed to streamline the AI development […]
The Australian Digital Health Agency has published the Australian National Healthcare Interoperability Plan up to 2028, focusing on high quality data, digitally enabled models of care, and sharing of information across the healthcare system. The plan outlines healthcare interoperability as involving “an ecosystem of connected providers that conveniently and seamlessly […]
We’ve taken a look into the current status of digital health in Mexico, covering recent developments, electronic health records, telemedicine, and more. Background At the time of writing, according to our research, Mexico does not currently have a national digital health strategy. International bodies such as the Pan American Health […]
The Gauteng Department of Health (DoH) in South Africa has begun the process of digitising patient records within its public hospitals, setting a target for 800 million to be digitised over the next three years as a “minimum”. The initiative forms a part of the DoH’s wider aim to expedite […]
In Cleveland, US, a study using a predictive model to identify patients at high risk of missing appointments has resulted in a “meaningful decrease” in overall no-show rates. By combining the results of the predictive model with targeted phone calls to those deemed most likely to miss appointments, MetroHealth succeeded […]
For a recent interview, we were joined by Ted Scott, VP of innovation and partnerships at Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, Canada, to discuss the healthcare network’s current digital projects and priorities, as well as the wider digital health landscape and opportunities for tech in Canadian healthcare. Beginning with an […]
