RSNA 2025 highlights Microsoft Dragon Copilot’s next chapter—advancing radiology with unified AI tools that reshape and simplify reporting.
The demand for home healthcare is steadily climbing. An aging population, the increasing incidence of chronic disease, and the drive to keep people healthier and out of the hospital are among the many reasons for this increasing demand.
This week Microsoft is showcasing solutions for health organizations at the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, where we’re talking with industry leaders and IT professionals about the difference that data, devices and cloud services can make in the industry.
The winners of the 2015 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards were announced at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15). Each year, Microsoft acknowledges forward-thinking health organizations and their technology solution partners that are using Microsoft technology to innovate and improve healthcare. It’s a great opportunity to showcase how industry leaders are taking advantage of modern devices and services to advance patient care, reduce costs, and streamline clinical and business processes.
In the rapidly evolving health industry, technology is playing a larger role than ever. And as health organizations are looking to modernize operations, they also must put their efforts toward reducing costs and improving productivity - and, of course, complying with federal regulations and protecting organizational data and patient privacy.
As Michael Robinson recently wrote, it’s an exciting time in the health industry, and Microsoft is honored and excited to be back at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15) in Chicago, Illinois, April 12-16.
No matter where your health organization is on its journey to the cloud, the key to a successful path is to take a step-by-step approach.
Over the last four years, I have spoken to hundreds of healthcare organizations about their concerns with cloud adoption. In doing so, I found that it is imperative to demonstrate that the above can be accomplished without compromising on functionality, control, and most importantly, security, privacy and compliance with HIPAA/HITECH regulations.
Enabling interoperability for the DoD is no small task. But it can be done with an open, flexible EHR solution.
Training simulators for healthcare built on a problem-based learning approach can now offer very realistic patient interactions.
I feel very fortunate that in my current role I’m surrounded by inspiring women leaders in technology.
The idea being that no matter where people enter the system, they can easily gain access to medical services. This is part of the intention behind the “No Wrong Door” policy that’s included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
As technology continues to expand, so do the ethical concerns. Ethics is a branch of knowledge that utilizes conceptual tools to assess situations and morally guide decision-making.
