Operations
BSMH will maintain ownership while Compassus will manage operations.
HIMSS24
Northern Light Health, which operates in rural areas in Maine, will offer the results of telehealth innovation and its collaboration with Optum at HIMSS24, says CIO Dr. Michael Ross.
The percentage of America's rural hospitals operating in the red jumped from 43% to 50% in the last 12 months, the biggest leap yet.
The insurer says it believes it needs a strong partner to help position the company for a "vibrant future" and to make healthcare more affordable.
AI is used in navigation systems for surgeries, for implementing data sets and for helping athletes self-direct in recovery, says Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine's Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghavi.
In a preview of his HIMSS24 presentation, Dr. Jonathan Chen, assistant professor at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research, said a patient's care quality hinges on whether medical teams can distinguish between fact and fiction.
The company allegedly misled consumers into signing up for healthcare plans that didn't deliver on the promised coverage or benefits.
Change management helped Providence leverage AI for clinical notes, an inbox management system and other products, says Dr. Eve Cunningham, chief of virtual care and digital health at Providence.
Offices in New York, Minneapolis and St. Petersburg are expected to close by the end of the month.
AI systems can summarize what's happening with a patient, but if the system makes up or omits information it can lead to catastrophic consequences, says Harjinder Sandhu, CTO of health platforms and solutions at Microsoft.