Operations

The goal is to allow clinicians to provide clinical care and eliminate or scale back unnecessary administrative work.

Christopher Girardo, LSU Health Shreveport and Ochsner Health fellow, clinical informatics/PRN staff, pathology, previews his HIMSS23 dive into health IT's part in combating sepsis.         

MITRE's executive director of global health security and biotechnology, Monique Mansoura, will lead a talk at HIMSS23 about responding to new health threats with help from real-world data.  

Jennifer Gaudet Hefele, senior scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton, will show in a HIMSS23 presentation how AI can analyze vast sources of patient narratives.

In response to increased mental health needs, CMS wants flexibility for hospitals to open and bill Medicare for a new inpatient psychiatric units.

ROI and quality of care are realized through freeing up capacity for new patients and in being able to focus on more complex cases, says Dr. Anobel Odisho, associate professor of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco, who will be speaking at HIMSS23.  

Overall IRF payments for 2024 are expected to increase by 3.7%, or $335 million, relative to payments in 2023.

The rooms will utilize technology to improve the care experience for both patients and clinical staff.

Hamilton Health Sciences' director of digital health innovation, Jeremy Petch, highlights his HIMSS23 talk  on the responsible use of AI in healthcare in various clinical scenarios.  

AI algorithms can supplement the work of a hospital's operational and clinical teams to improve care quality. David Higginson, EVP and chief innovation officer at Phoenix Children's Hospital, previews his HIMSS23 discussion.