Innovation

The Hidden Epidemic of ICU Delirium Delirium affects 10-30% of hospitalized patients and up to 80% of ICU patients. Triggered by trauma, unfamiliar environments, and medications, it can lead to aggression, prolonged hospital stays, increased re-intubation risks, cognitive decline, and…

Equipping hospital pharmacy teams and healthcare decision-makers with a holistic view of medication purchasing, storage, and dispensing-related data can have positive upstream and downstream effects on operational efficiency, financial performance, and patient outcomes.

The right patient at the right time with the right provider

As the medical billing and coding landscape grows increasingly complex, healthcare organizations struggle to keep pace with shifting regulatory guidelines, evolving coding standards, and the day-to-day administrative burdens of revenue cycle management. Traditional CAC (Computer-Assisted Coding) systems and encoders are…

Just one in five devices approved by the FDA for children actually included pediatric data in their algorithms, a recent Boston Children's study found.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine inked a deal Dec. 18 with Abridge to launch the company's generative AI-powered clinical documentation across the health system.

Dan Magoc, the new CIO of Oklahoma City-based Integris Health, told Becker's he plans to build an "elite" IT department at the 16-hospital system.

A bipartisan U.S. House task force released a report Dec. 17 outlining artificial intelligence policy recommendations, including for healthcare.

With pervasive efficiency and workforce challenges, healthcare organizations face a growing imperative to embrace innovation. A recent webinar hosted by Becker’s Healthcare brought together key voices from the industry to discuss the transformative power of AI in alleviating clinician burnout,…

Phoenix-based Banner Health and Cleveland Clinic are investing in a startup that uses data analytics to stratify and predict financial and other risks for health systems.