Strategic Planning

BSMH will maintain ownership while Compassus will manage operations. 

The partnership will offer discounted access to HelloFresh meal deliveries, citing food as a health benefit.

<p>Northern Light Health, which operates in rural areas in Maine, will offer the results of telehealth innovation and its collaboration with Optum at HIMSS24, says CIO Dr. Michael Ross.</p> <p> </p>

The insurer says it believes it needs a strong partner to help position the company for a "vibrant future" and to make healthcare more affordable. 

<p>In a preview of his HIMSS24 presentation, Dr. Jonathan Chen, assistant professor at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, said a patient's care quality hinges on whether medical teams can distinguish between fact and fiction.<br />  </p>

<p>Change management helped Providence leverage AI for clinical notes, an inbox management system and other products, says Dr. Eve Cunningham, chief of virtual care and digital health at Providence.</p> <p> </p>

<p>AI systems can summarize what's happening with a patient, but if the system makes up or omits information it can lead to catastrophic consequences, says Harjinder Sandhu, CTO of health platforms and solutions at Microsoft.</p>

<p>There's a hesitancy of residency students to understand and validate how AI can be used in medical care, says Dr. Patrick Thomas, director of digital innovation in pediatric surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine.<br />  </p>

Insurers generally have sufficient ratings headroom to withstand higher MA utilization rates, analysts found.

Mary Langowski replaces John Driscoll as executive VP and president of U.S. Healthcare, with Driscoll transitioning to a senior advisory role.