Taichung Veterans General Hospital Earns 2024 Davies Award for Using AI to Improve Care, Safety and Reduce Pain

Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH), has been recognized as a 2024 HIMSS Davies Award recipient. TCVGH is only the third hospital in Asia and the second in Taiwan to be recognized with the Davies Award since the Award’s inception in 1994.

Based Taichung, Taiwan, TCVGH submitted evidence-based case studies demonstrating applications of artificial intelligence to improve care outcomes for patients struggling with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine.

Patients saw significant improvements in their pain and reduced chronic kidney disease risk resulting from taking fewer nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain management.

TCVGH also leveraged artificial intelligence to improve patient safety in their acute care space. AI models are utilized to closely monitor patients with diabetes and delivers treat to target automated orders for dietary and medicinal interventions.

As result, TCVGH saw a significant reduction in hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic events. In addition, artificial intelligence applications are being utilized to significantly reduce the incidences of acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality rates associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Taichung Veterans General Hospital Case Studies

• SMART Hospital (AKI and ARDS)
• Glycemic Control
• Ankylosing Spondylitis AI-assisted assessment and treatment

HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence

The Davies Awards program promotes HIMSS’s vision and mission by recognizing and showcasing use cases, model practices and lessons learned on how to improve health and wellness through the power of information and technology. Showcasing healthcare delivery systems, physician practices, community health organizations, long term and post-acute care sites, and public health organizations, the HIMSS Davies Award shares evidence-based case studies that are driving the reform of the global healthcare ecosystem through the power of information and technology.