Digital Health

The physician does the prescription in the background, Surescripts asks the PBM for prior auth approval and the information is pulled from the EHR, all within 30 seconds, says Matt Koehler, VP of product innovation at Surescripts.

IT helps nurses reduce their documentation burden and it's up to them to make sure the tech is running as effectively as possible, says Eric Gasser, RN, VP of IS and CIO at Wooster Community Hospital Health System.

Treatment-resistant depression research uses a stimulator placed at the intersection of highways within the brain for patient relief, says Dr. Joshua Eloge with the Woman's Board Depression Treatment Research Center and Jenn Wong of Abbott.

Dr. Ryan Sadeghian, chief medical information officer at the University of Toledo, said genAI allows for better clinical decision-making that can be tailored to specific specialties.

Ohio Health Chief Nursing Officer Duane Perry said technology is redefining the role of the bedside nurse, allowing for experienced nurses to train new recruits and even join them virtually at the bedside.

Mike Reagin joined the health system senior leadership team last year in the newly created role of executive vice president, chief technology officer and has been implementing his vision for innovation in "small doses."

The app store model in healthcare will return to the former and more appropriate best-of-breed model when interoperability is solved and clinicians have access to solutions that are integrated into the EHR, says Red Rover Health CEO John Orosco.

AI is the great equalizer that along with health informatics will lead to tremendous benefits for healthcare building on the work of the last 25 years, says Prashant Natarajan, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation's chief AI officer, who attended HIMSS25, his 21st HIMSS global conference.

Kyruus Health's AI-powered tool simplifies the search for the 70% of patients who are looking online for care and the 50% who are deciding between three or more sources, says Senior Director of Clinical Services Gen Conlin.

Increasingly, payers are using AI and data analytics for member interactions and for provider networks based on outcomes and cost.