Strategic Planning
The ambulatory surgical center market, aided by AI to enhance care coordination and surgical outcomes, is growing.
HIMSS25
One breakthrough that has helped is the ability of ambient AI to document what’s happening in the room, says Regina Wysocki, senior informatics program manager at Lone Star Communications.
Health system says it is taking steps to adapt its operations for a new reality of reduced reimbursement and higher costs.
The features are being made available in a phased rollout through myCigna's member portal.
Digital tools are seen as a way to address scheduling barriers, especially for millennial and Gen Z patients.
Within its own maturity models, HIMSS is developing what's needed for healthcare ecosystems to develop the data layer for access by apps and for integration in hospitals, says HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf, speaking at HIMSS25 Europe.
Execs are eager to use genAI to optimize workflow and improve clinical sustainability, but a readiness gap persists.
The university says it's experiencing a "steady stream" of research grant terminations, suspensions and delays.
Breyer Capital looks at the specific clinical, financial and operational unmet need the company is addressing and whether it has married that need with the right intervention, says Morgan Cheatham, Breyer Capital partner and head of healthcare and life sciences.
The largest investment is for an EmPATH unit that will provide a better environment for people with acute psychiatric crises.