Informatics is used for correlating studies for patient safety and outcomes, says 2025 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient and nursing informatics specialist at Lone Star Communications Elsie Gori.
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday again urged the Indiana Department of Health to deny the application for Union Hospital and Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Indiana to merge. This is the second attempt by Union Health, which includes Union Hospital, to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital. HCA Healthcare owns Terre Haute Regional.
Medicomp Systems links clinical data diagnostically and uses large language models to organize the data for clinicians at the point of care, says David Lareau, CEO and president.
Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and Boston-based Mass General Brigham (MGB) are collaborating on a radiation oncology center, offering a new option for cancer care to Floridians in and around Palm Beach County.
In a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Friday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz would make no commitment to not cut Medicaid. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, asked the CMS nominee whether he would make cuts to the Medicaid program. “I want to make sure patients […]
Brian Evanko, CEO and chief financial officer of Cigna’s Cigna Healthcare arm, has been named president and chief operating officer of the Cigna Group as the company shuffles its top leadership. The leadership changes, said Cigna, are designed to further drive the company’s focus on patients and “accelerate its growth strategy.”
Much has changed in the last 20 years in understanding how an individual’s DNA predicts common diseases, according to Sir Peter Donnelly, who cofounded in 2014 the company Genomics, of which he is CEO, in Oxford, England.
The key areas both nationally and globally are AI, cybersecurity, digital health transformation and workforce development, says Tom Leary, HIMSS SVP and head of government relations.
There’s some hesitancy with implementation but AI technology that assists with documentation, medication management and reconciliation could help nurses avoid burnout, says Angie Cox, Nautilus Solutions CEO and founder.
The facility, which is being built on Whitecap Dakota land, will coordinate virtual care services for marginalized populations, mostly Indigenous people living in Saskatchewan’s northern and rural communities, says Ivar Mendez, director of Canada’s Virtual Health Hub.