Tailoring hospital technology for the elderly

The program is still rebounding from COVID-19 provisions, but CMS, in incentivizing quality improvements, is raising the bar to reach the top star ratings, says Cindy Henry, director of population health informatics at ZeOmega.

To get there, make it simple for patients to access, which is one of a triage of benefits that also include identity consent and security, says Janice Reese, program manager of FAST (FHIR at Scale Task Force).

Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, which serves about a third of Taiwan's population, is leveraging AI and automation technologies in its centralised hospital system, says Dr Chien-Tzung Chen, superintendent.