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Inexperienced clinicians pose the largest patient safety risk in 2024: report

Health Care Dive

Challenges with health technology adoption and reductions in maternal services could also threaten patient safety this year, according to an ECRI study.

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023.

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VieCure Streamlines Cancer Care with Integrated E-Prescribing and Medication Management

HIT Consultant

Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) , patient data, and a comprehensive oncology knowledge base, VieCure generates personalized treatment plans for cancer patients, including medication recommendations. Expanding Functionality with DrFirst VieCure is taking its partnership with DrFirst, a health technology pioneer, a step further.

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Generative AI to bring 'transformative change,' says Froedtert/Inception Health CTO

Healthcare It News

It embarked on a journey to foster disruptive innovations by establishing Inception Health as an independent vehicle to drive innovation and digital transformation, focusing on digital health technology. Artificial intelligence is at the heart of some of its most disruptive innovations.

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Philips Appoints New CEO Amid Respiratory Device Recall

HIT Consultant

In close cooperation with Chairman Feike Sijbesma and the Supervisory Board, Roy Jakobs will further improve and strengthen Philips’ performance as a leading health technology company with a planned approach.

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Bridging The Digital Divide

Healthcare Leadership

The UT study makes clear the connection between low health literacy and this skepticism of health technologies. The study found : Americans who are less health literate — those who struggle to find and understand medical information — tend to be skeptical of health technologies. and Bentancourt, Joseph R.

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How To Fight Candida Auris/Fungal Infections In Hospitals

HIT Consultant

The good news is that a handful of innovative hospitals have demonstrated how even incremental process change can lead to a real impact on patient safety. Prior to this role, Jason served as Kinnos’ Chief Executive Officer.

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