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While consumers are often enticed by convenience, trust is what retains them, the survey shows.

Mayo Clinic is using AI to make better predictions about disease and treatment and to improve administrative processes, says Dr. Alexander Ryu, vice chair of AI and innovation at Mayo Clinic.  

Artificial intelligence can define a population at risk and also help achieve better health outcomes, such as for medication adherence, says Pravin Pant, VP of advanced analytics, and Michael Gould, associate VP of interoperability strategy, both at ZeOmega.

Previous heat domes increased hospital utilization and ER visits. Heat is deemed the leading weather-related cause of death.

When a larger company buys a smaller company in the same industry, this "tuck-in acquisition" is relatively safe, says Aytan Dahukey, partner and leader of Sheppard Mullin's private equity team as well as a member of the firm's healthcare and emerging growth/venture capital teams.  

KeyCare partners with other health systems to coordinate care, rather than compete, says Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, KeyCare CEO.  

Connected care allows patients to access care where they are through as mobile devices, telehealth visits, mobile scheduling and more, says Jesus Diaz, director, nursing informatics at Memorial Healthcare System.  

AHIP panelist Terry Douglas of Surescripts talks about what this means for payers, providers, pharma and others.

Mount Sinai Health System started using predictive AI for clinical care and has since expanded to streamline care to make it easier for patients, says CMIO Dr. Bruce Darrow.

The current hurricane season will require providers, manufacturers and distributors to make adequate supply chain preparations.