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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.

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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.

Health system says it is taking steps to adapt its operations for a new reality of reduced reimbursement and higher costs.

The maturity model optimizes scheduling, reduces wait times, lessens administrative burden and looks at patient health indicators, says Sara Meinke and Asad Tariq of Baptist Health.

After years of cuts, AMA says it supports a bipartisan bill that "takes a meaningful step toward reestablishing Medicare payment stability."

Twelve teams participated in the competition held by Cooper University Health Care - which has in its inner-city DNA an awareness of SDOH issues such as exposure to violence, access to healthy food and stable housing - to create care in communities, says Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Michael Kirchhoff.

Julie Johnson, a nurse at the University of Chicago, was recruited to translate clinical ideas into data, which is then delivered back in a way that medical staff know how to approach analyzing it.

The consolidation is happening three months after Prime acquired 8 Ascension hospitals.

Among the numerous ways to become a CMIO, three stand out: training, transitioning from a physician leader and changing from CMO to CMIO, says Dr Robert W. Warren, Epic Emeritus CMIO, whose career includes CMIO at MUSC Health.