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With the public health emergency scheduled to expire, the DEA has proposed rules that put patients at risk of “not getting critical, clinically appropriate medications, which in turn puts their lives at risk,” said Dr. Joseph Kvedar. In this blog, he provides information on how leaders can get involved and help prevent a “potential public health crisis.”
With more devices than ever finding their way onto the health system network, it has become critical to maintain a complete, up-to-date inventory, said Chris Frenz and Renee Broadbent during a panel discussion. “To protect your network, you first need to know what’s on it.”
When it comes to critical areas like cybersecurity, patient outcomes, and data insights, “we keep talking about the problems and opportunities but aren’t putting enough focus on moving the needle,” according to Brad Reimer, CIO at Sanford Health, who offered his thoughts in a recent blog.
One of Chris Paravate’s core objectives? To make sure that as Northeast Georgia expands its physical footprint, “we’re not just extending what we already have in our portfolio, but really taking the opportunity to test new technologies, implement new tools, and bring them back to other existing facilities,” he said in a recent podcast interview.
Large vendors aren’t the only ones shaping the future of healthcare – so why do they have the biggest platforms? It doesn’t have to be that way, says Dan Nigrin, MD, who talks about what made ViVE a success during its inaugural run, and how CHIME and HLTH have incorporated feedback to make the event as valuable as possible for healthcare leaders.
