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Digital Transformation 101: A handy primer

Healthcare It News

Past employers and clients have included Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Stanford Children's, Sutter Health, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Alberta Health Services, Hamilton Health Sciences, University Health Network and others.

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Roundup: Altera's ANZ head promoted to APAC VP and more briefs

Healthcare It News

Altera's ANZ head promoted to APAC VP Todd Haebich, head of Australia and New Zealand at Altera Digital Health, is taking on a new role as the company's EVP for Asia-Pacific. He first joined the company, then Allscripts, in 2015 as an associate VP for Strategic Accounts in ANZ before becoming the general manager in 2018.

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Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

Healthcare It News

PC CDS also supports patients and providers to engage in a process of shared decision-making that takes into account patient needs and preferences. Currently, PC CDS design does not account for the different decision-making processes of patients and providers.

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A Health Care Betrayal: The Ethical Crisis Surrounding Steward Health and the Demise of Community Hospitals

Bill Of Health

Their actions, or lack thereof, have real consequences: lives will be lost, health outcomes will worsen, and the gulf between the health care haves and have-nots will only widen. We must demand accountability, not just from Steward Health Care executives but from the entire system that allowed this to happen.

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My Patient, an Asian Male Like Me, Wanted to Know Cancer Outcomes for Patients Like Him. Ten Years Later, Are We There Yet?

HIT Consultant

As we continue to refine clinical oncologists analytic toolkits, solutions must be designed for the diverse range of people affected by cancer who very reasonably expect treatment plans that take their lives into account. He received his undergraduate training at Washington University in St. Louis and his M.D.

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UC San Diego Health Appoints Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer

HIT Consultant

– Establishing an appropriate framework for responsible and accountable AI deployment within the healthcare system. This appointment strengthens the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation (JCHI), established in September 2021 to develop innovative and advanced healthcare solutions. ”

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Can Artificial Intelligence Replicate The Human Touch in Healthcare Provision?

HIT Consultant

A recent study by the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that 52% of participants would choose a human doctor rather than AI for diagnosis and treatment. Ensuring transparency, accountability, and patient autonomy must be prioritized.