Quality Care

Nicole Rogas, president of symplr, discusses her company's "connected enterprise" strategy that helps consolidate multiple software systems into a single platform with one logon and automated workflows to reduce clinicians' time spent on technology.

Dr. Farukh Usmani of Intermountain Health discusses how the health system became the first organization to reach Stage 7 of the updated Infrastructure Adoption Model, which has led to improvements in cybersecurity, sustainability and care delivery.    

Grace Cordovano, cofounder of Unblock Health and a 2024 Changemaker Award recipient, talks about helping patients access and understand their records, as well as the Cancer X initiative, which aims to increase care access and affordability.

In their new book, Cris Ross, CIO of Mayo Clinic, and Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory, encourage patients to advocate for themselves, while a companion white paper suggests ways healthcare leaders can close care gaps for better patient experiences.

Human pose estimation and abductive reasoning technologies have been used to estimate automatically the cause of pain and offer users a suitable exercise program.  

Also, Monash University researchers have made it possible to do an MRI scan in five minutes using AI.

Arnab Sen, chief strategy officer at Omega Healthcare, speaks on navigating patient improvements in a ever-changing health landscape.  

Patients using the healthcare system's patient portal app will have access to 24/7 virtual care through Curai Health.

Amid the ongoing nursing shortage, Connie White Delaney, dean and professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, believes nurses can help develop new technologies that fit better into their workflows and strengthen their bonds with patients.

The company says its pharmacists will use genAI and machine learning to help them accurately and quickly fill prescriptions.