Healthcare IT News

1 day ago | healthcareitnews.com | Bill Siwicki

Nashville-based Ardent Health includes 30 hospitals and more than 280 sites of care in six states, including Idaho, Kansas, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. It's a large organization, so when it was looking for its first digital chief, it knew it needed a pro who could keep a lot of plates spinning at once.

2 days ago | healthcareitnews.com | Bill Siwicki

Despite widespread adoption of electronic health records at hospitals and (to a lesser extent) post-acute care facilities, care coordination and outcomes monitoring among both types of providers are still often a big challenge. For example, patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities and other PAC sites experience a 22.8% readmission rate nationwide, compared with 13.9% for all discharges.

2 days ago | healthcareitnews.com | Adam Ang

The New Zealand government is still developing its investment plan for digital infrastructure in healthcare.

3 days ago | healthcareitnews.com | Bill Siwicki

Amid a mental health crisis, technology can help psychiatrists focus on their specialtyDr. Chris Mosunic, chief clinical officer at CalmPhoto: Dr. Chris MosunicDr. Chris Mosunic, chief clinical officer at Calm, has a lot to say about the state of mental health and the abilities of healthcare technology – especially with the mental health crisis in the United States. There is an engagement and discovery problem in healthcare and employee benefits, he said.

6 days ago | healthcareitnews.com | Adam Ang

SA statewide EMR now live across facilitiesThe South Australian government has completed the rollout of its single electronic health record system across public state hospitals. Provided by Altera Digital Health, the statewide activation of the EMR and PAS system across hospitals and health services is a first among Australian states. Now live at nearly 100 sites, the integrated system provides near real-time access to patients’ medical histories, treatment plans, and clinical data.