Fierce Healthcare January 31, 2024
Community Health Systems has migrated its data systems onto a single Google Cloud data platform that is paving the way for generative AI to help manage complex data and automate administrative tasks, the 71-hospital health system and tech company announced Wednesday morning.
Franklin, Tennessee-based CHS’ new clinical data platform uses the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard, per the announcement. Whereas its prior systems forced staff to access several different sources to compile data, the FHIR-based cloud platform supports interoperability across CHS’ clinical systems while keeping patient data secure.
The partners said “CHS has already improved data transparency across its organization and seen improvements in quality, outcomes and operations” since the migration and noted that the health system can use...