Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

FDA taking the long view of generative AI in healthcare
The FDA’s fledgling Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) only held its first meeting last week, but it has already committed its thinking to writing.
Industry Watcher’s Digest
An influential industry group, AdvaMed, really likes President-Elect Trump’s choice of Dr. Oz for CMS administrator.
5 ways to let AI raise patient satisfaction, elevate provider performance
It’s been years since AI proponents started promising big returns on healthcare providers’ investments in the technology. The results have yet to catch up with the pitches. What’s the holdup?
Industry Watcher’s Digest
Black-box outputs aren’t just a problem with AI. They’re also a problem with physicians.
When life sciences met artificial intelligence
The pace of AI adoption is quickening in the sector, which includes biopharmaceuticals, digital health, clinical diagnostics and medical devices.

Christina Caraballo, MBA, HIMSS vice president of informatics, explains that healthcare system data is increasingly moving into the cloud. Healthcare is catching up to others industries in the consumer space that already leverage cloud data storage and computing power to enable instant, anywhere access to data.

Healthcare IT data storage is moving to the cloud

Christina Caraballo, MBA, HIMSS vice president of informatics, explains that healthcare data is increasingly moving into the cloud to keep up with the times and allow immediate, instant access.

May 5, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

May 4, 2023

Risk points revealed in US database of AI-powered medical devices

Researchers analyzed 266 safety events reported to the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (“Maude”) program.

May 4, 2023

New CMS code could pave the way for coverage of virtual reality-based treatments

The determination places the device under the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) benefit category.

May 3, 2023

Amit Trivedi from HIMSS explains the need for the International Patient Summary

The international patient summary could standardize medical data exchange globally

Amit Trivedi, HIMSS director of informatics and health IT standards, explains the purpose of the international patient summary to support global patient health data exchange.

May 2, 2023

HIMSS VP of Informatics Christine Caraballo on enterprise imaging interoperability.

HIMSS: New interoperability standard aids movement to enterprise imaging

HIMSS Vice President of Informatics Christina Caraballo, MBA, explains new interoperability standards have been proposed to enable better image sharing across hospital IT systems.

May 2, 2023

ChatGPT large language models radiology health care

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

May 2, 2023

ChatGPT bests physicians at patient care

AI outplays physicians at informing patients and feeling their pain too

Unexpected empathy: Blinded healthcare professionals consistently scored the AI—yes, a ChatGPT model—higher than the doctors even for bedside manners.

May 2, 2023