Photo: FS productions/Blend Images LLC/Getty Images It’s that time of year, to reflect again on the past and pontificate about what the future may hold for the healthcare information technology community. For the first time in several years, I’m promoting a more positive, albeit cautious, […]
The decision to buy or build The single biggest factor in this decision is the availability, suitability and cost of commercially offered products. Our decision is the most straightforward when there is a commercially available product that meets our specific needs and is available at […]
Credit: shapecharge/Getty Images At the recent HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, I delivered a talk focused on protecting against some of the pitfalls of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The objective was to encourage healthcare professionals to think deeply about the realities of […]
Aristotle once famously said, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” That adage holds as true today for the modern healthcare organization as it did for the people of ancient Greece. Healthcare organizations falling victim to ransomware and other cyberattacks still happens at an […]
Photo: Farknot_Architect/Getty Images The World Health Organization recently went live with Sarah, its generative AI chatbot tasked with advising the public on leading healthier lifestyles. According to the WHO, Sarah, which stands for Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, is a “digital health promoter, available […]
