Strategic Planning

Know what journey to pursue, set the ambition, establish ethics and governance, conduct opportunity identification and be clear on objectives and enablements, to harness AI's value, says Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CDAO Dr. Hojjat Salmasian.

Both companies were required by the DOJ to divest more than 160 businesses across 19 states to allow the deal to continue.

The acquisition is meant to fuel Cardinal's growth strategy by expanding the reach of its specialty management services organization.

Tackle managed care contracts, be more efficient, get back to the basics but be aggressive, says LCMC chief revenue officer.

Governance is lacking even though 71% of survey respondents have identified and deployed AI solutions.

The biggest challenge is lacking an in-house data and analytics team to build predictive models, so WakeMed Health & Hospitals depends on Epic to make this happen, says Elizabeth Murumalla, the health system's IS project manager.

To help gain momentum, health system telehealth priorities need to be aligned with the rest of the organization, says Lizzy Mulcahy, DNP, and Dr. Tracy Jalbuena of MaineHealth.

Since there's no AI governance without data governance, everybody is learning that when they go for implementation, their organization's data levels are not what they thought they were, says Rob Havasy, HIMSS senior director of informatics strategy.

Mental health and social services have been combined with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior, says Chief Health Information & Data Strategy Officer Josh Wymer, who is working to advance data analytics and select partners for AI deployment.

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine's Dr. Cole Zanetti discusses the need to train and educate patients, providers and the healthcare workforce about the promise of artificial intelligence.