More than 20 years since the completion of the Human Genome Project, researchers continue to develop and refine processes in the field of genomics to better understand human health.
Such research also impacts the growth of precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, which aims to treat patients by considering their specific genetics, environment and lifestyle. It’s part of an...
Healthcare is no longer a stranger to the cloud. From accelerating important medical research to becoming an important disaster recovery tool, cloud migrations continue to prove their value.
“Organizations have had success in the cloud, and they’re comfortable migrating important workloads to public cloud providers,” says Roger Haney, CDW’s chief architect for software-defined infrastructure. “But they should be careful not...
As applications for artificial intelligence continue to refine and expand, leaders across industries are transforming their organizations by developing use cases for new features and processes.
According to a 2024 Honeywell report, more than 90% of industrial AI leaders are discovering new use cases for AI during implementation, and more than 50% report that their C-suite has already decided to...
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The cloud can improve workflow efficiencies and support artificial intelligence initiatives, but to reap these benefits, healthcare organizations must evolve their cloud strategies. That’s according to new research conducted by CDW on cloud computing trends.
The report, which includes responses from more than 900 IT professionals across industries (including 199 respondents from healthcare), explores how organizations are managing their cloud...
Here’s a look at some of the notable merger and acquisition activity among healthcare providers in Q3 2024.
Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network
On Aug. 1, Jefferson Health and Lehigh Valley Health Network announced the close of their merger. The two health systems first announced the deal in December 2023. The new system includes 32 hospitals and more than...
The healthcare industry is using artificial intelligence to elevate patient care and alleviate administrative burdens on a wide scale, with 79% of healthcare organizations reporting that they have adopted AI technology in some capacity, according to a study commissioned by Microsoft.
It’s important to remember that the idea of a sentient and self-aware AI capable of offering healthcare on its...
Artificial intelligence is more than just a buzzword. AI tools have the power to improve operational efficiency, clinical workflows and patient care by automating rote tasks, surfacing data insights and triaging patient needs, allowing healthcare professionals to focus on more meaningful work.
As healthcare organizations’ interest in AI grows, so likely will its need for computing power. The cloud can...
The Indian Health Service recently announced plans to roll out pilots of its new electronic health record at three Oklahoma sites in 2025: Lawton Indian Hospital, Anadarko Indian Health Center and Carnegie Indian Health Center.
PATH EHR is a cloud-based EHR from Oracle Health that will replace IHS’s 40-year-old Resource and Patient Management System.
“Our mission for this modernization is not...
Gartner predicted last year that worldwide IT spending would grow to about $5 billion in 2024 across data centers, software and IT services. But too often, supercharged spending can cause tech sprawl, and if organizations are acquiring new tools too fast, not everything may be compatible.
So far this year, an average of $18 million was wasted on “inefficient SaaS...
