Healthcare IT News

The new Veterans Community will support veteran workforce development and transition to civilian life for former members of any branch of the U.S. military and their spouses.

This can include mentorship and support for local communities, work to improve health equity at the state level and much more, says Marjorie Rosen, vice chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force.

By partnering with Meharry Medical College, the cloud giant says it aims to enhance community care and wellness in Middle Tennessee with AI and clinical applications, spark health innovation and cultivate workforce skills.

The CEO of a telehealth services provider explains why patients being seen remotely by physicians first can also help with accessibility, data integrity and consistency.

Cybersecurity expert Richard Staynings of the University of Denver says the clinical information used for AI-enabled decision support models needs to be protected – but that's a tall order with so much of it to manage.

Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS, sneak-peeks a new report that finds third-party risk management to be the top challenge and vulnerability for health system IT leaders and execs – many of whom are seeking AI-powered threat detection tools.

Approximately 10% of all U.S. healthcare workers will divert opioids or other controlled substances from their workplace at some point in their career.1 Drug diversion, or the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs, remains a top challenge at hospitals and health systems across the country, and is often undiscovered and underreported.2 Steve Wenger, Inpatient Pharmacy Manager at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California, still recalls his shock when a backed-up sewer line was found to have been clogged by syringes and fentanyl vials.

From preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance to visualization and predictive analytics, AI has many new roles to play to help surgeons do their best work.

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response will be surveying agencies to assess the readiness of state, local, tribal and territorial public health organizations to manage cyber threats and gauge their needs for support.

For Global Health Equity Week, Knight Consulting principal and New Jersey HIMSS member Mike Relli, describes how Section 1115 waivers can help states boost access and reduce SDOH disparities for citizens reentering the community after incarceration.