Remove Examples Remove Health Data Remove Hospital IT
article thumbnail

How a Sepsis Project Helped HCA Be Better Prepared for Hurricanes

Healthcare IT Today

HCA Healthcare , one of the leading providers of care in 20 states and in the United Kingdom, has smartly been investing to improve the quality of the health data they collect. When you say the words ‘data quality’ to people, they interpret it differently,” said Dr. Jirjis. Technically, yes, that is poor quality data.

Nursing 119
article thumbnail

$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A S$20 million grant from the National Research Foundation, Singapore (NRF) has been awarded to Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Imperial College London to develop ways to better protect health data and wearable devices.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tech and the future of care work – five research midpoint observations

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The cost of hospitalization of a Medicare patient, for example, is around $13,600. And personalized care plans associated with response systems will increasingly be built on health data, family input and care status changes, as done with CareDaily. Consider VA Telehealth and DigitalVA.

Nursing 75
article thumbnail

Does DTC Digital Health have a future?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health direct-to-consumer (DTC) refers to healthcare products and services delivered directly to consumers online, bypassing traditional intermediaries like doctors or hospitals. Examples include: Telehealth consultations: Virtual doctor visits for diagnosis, treatment, and prescription refills.

article thumbnail

Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Health data should be protected by a similar assessment requirement for health plans and providers to receive federal funds. Healthcare has made significant strides in better protecting the industry, in part because hospital executives increasingly see cybersecurity as a core component of patient care.

EHR 122
article thumbnail

Digital Transformation: How AI Could Spell a New Era of ‘Smart Care’

Healthcare IT Today

For example, if an individual suffers from heart disease there is a high chance that there were an array of antecedent signals beforehand that could have prompted a lifestyle change and ultimately, prevented its onset. Many serious conditions possess early warning signs.

article thumbnail

Measures You Should be Implementing in Your Organization to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity and Protect Your Patient Data

Healthcare IT Today

For example, government and financial services are two sectors that have found great success in implementing Vulnerability Disclosure Programs (VDPs). In the Change Healthcare attack, for example, coordinated action was necessary to manage the fallout from the ransomware incident.