As health care custodians we have an obligation to protect HM patient information and intellectual property and adhere to stringent data protection standards. (Read More)
CIO Corner: Responsibly Exploring New Technologies
One of the hottest technology topics today is the use of artificial intelligence (AI). While generative AI has massive potential, it’s still in its beginning stages, so it’s important to be careful when using any of these publicly available tools.
This industry technology is referred to as Real Time Location Services and our platform partner, Intelligent Locations, enables us to combine innovative tracking technology with advanced Artificial Intelligence algorithms. (Read More)
Asset Tracking and People Monitoring to Improve Health Care
At Houston Methodist, we're focused on finding the best solution to monitor our people and track our assets in order to create efficiencies and improvements in patient care.
The Houston Methodist Experience brings our I CARE values (integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence) together with our Caring and Serving model, focusing attention on the experiences of our community, patients, guests and customers, coworkers and each employee. (Read More)
Culture is the Differentiator: Promoting the Houston Methodist Experience
Our outstanding reputation and continued successes are sustained by a culture that places patients at the center of everything we do. We always strive to provide an unparalleled experience for patients, consumers and our employees.
To test your ability to recognize and report suspicious email, IT conducted two phishing drills in June. Read on to see how we did. (Read More)
Summertime Is Phishing Season: Did You Take the Bait?
Phishing emails are one of the most common ways cybercriminals try to deceive you into revealing protected information or installing malware on HM computers.
Because Epic is so important, it’s equally important that a scheduled or unscheduled downtime not be the cause for any interruption in patient care. (Read More)
Be Prepared: Always Maintaining Patient Care
In the eight years since Houston Methodist adopted Epic as our electronic health record, it has completely changed the way we care for our patients.
Now, one of its newest, most promising tools, AI-driven chatbots and platforms are helping to reduce clinical administrative burden and improve efficiency, allowing more time for direct patient care. (Read More)
Generative AI: Transforming Health Care
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing health care. It’s automating and optimizing certain tasks, so clinicians can focus more on providing personalized, high-quality care to their patients.