Operations

A partnership with Centers Health Care will expand to include an additional facility in Brooklyn.

Ruby Gadelrab, MDisrupt CEO and founder, and Lisa Suennen, American Heart Association Ventures managing partner, discuss collaborating to enable innovators to access the right health experts to build and scale products.

Certain procedures are shifting to outpatient settings, a trend supported by the growth of Ascension's Ambulatory Surgery Center partnerships.

The thin implants are being used in children as young as 6 months old and the technology is able to grow with the child, says Dr. Daniela Carvalho, pediatric ear, nose, and throat specialist at Rady Children's Health in San Diego.

Meeting budgets and deadlines may not reflect the scalability and viability of AI projects, according to HIMSS' Rob Havasy and PMI's Karla Eidem; leaders must align stakeholders, own outcomes and adapt quickly.

Insurers are raising their rates, on average, by 26% in 2026, KFF says.

The Chief AI Officer is the latest link between IT and clinical care, as CMIOs were needed 20 years ago during the push to EHR adoption, says Christopher Kunney, a partner at IOTech Consulting.

Tightening of MA market affects broker commissions and choice, says Urban Institute report.

According to Dr. Srinivasan Suresh of UPMC Children's Hospital, an AI tool developed in-house is hoping to identify sepsis earlier in patients, and others are being tested for use in autism, ADHD and diabetes education.

The goals are enhancing patient safety, improving the patient experience and increasing operational efficiencies.