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HIMSS and Korean Health Information Service Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Electronic Medical Record Adoption at HIMSS 2024

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According to HIMSS, the MOU establishes a three-year collaborative relationship between HIMSS and the Republic of Korea for Electronic Medical Record adoption in hospitals throughout the country. For his part, Lim said the collaboration with a healthcare IT leader will help his country achieve EMR standards nationwide.

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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

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The financial hardship screening protocol consisted of asking patients questions about social determinants of health and entering their answers into the electronic medical record, sending patients experiencing financial hardship to a social worker for needs assessment, and referring patients to appropriate resources to address their needs.

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Philips inks Indonesian AI memorandum of understanding

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Philips has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siloam Hospitals Group, a private healthcare provider in Indonesia. The MOU will allow Philips to offer its AI capabilities to the Indonesian healthcare sector.

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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

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An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

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LG Healthcare Technologies Improve Staff and Patient Experiences

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Available in black, it offers hospitals a powerful, secure shared computing solution with a 1920x1080 LG IPS panel, an integrated FHD webcam and instant login enabled through a dual-band RFID reader at the base of the screen. This white model also complies with IEC 60601 standards for medical electrical equipment.

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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation

AuntMinnie

When it comes to medical imaging, radiology is what most often comes to mind, and for good reason. A large percentage of medical imaging created by most hospitals tends to come from the radiology department. In most cases, medical images and scans are placed into an electronic medical record (EMR) as a link.

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Key interventions cut delays for MRIs performed on sedated patients

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A team led by Aric Lee, MBBS, of National University Hospital in Singapore found that relatively straightforward initiatives such as workflow standardization and preadmission patient counseling cut delays for these types of exams by more than 30%. The hospital performs 32,000 MRI exams per year.) Of these, 88.7%