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Insurers are promising faster access for patients and more transparent workflows for providers.
The penalty for non-compliance is the loss of tax-exempt status for a not-for-profit hospital for a year, says Hal Andrews, CEO of Trilliant Health.
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The main theme of a HIMSS25 panel was not around tech, but was about the culture of innovation making the difference, says Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory who is part of the HIMSS CIO Connect program.
Senior leaders feel pressure to evolve AI but cite a lack of internal resources to develop in-house AI tools.
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Today it's conversational AI and in five years Mercy's Tracy Breece expects technology to be a seamless part of the workflow so that nurses can use skills to empower the patient and family.
The American Public Health Association and others challenged the cancellation of the research grants that funded biomedical research.
Intraoperative 3D scans can be projected to the surgeon's eyes to align to pre-op imaging, says Nissan Elimelech, founder of Augmedics.
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One breakthrough that has helped is the ability of ambient AI to document what's happening in the room, says Regina Wysocki, senior informatics program manager at Lone Star Communications.
The Medicaid State Plan Amendments allow care to be delivered in hard-to-reach and remote areas, CMS says.