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<p>Italy's strategy for digital health has grown since the HIMSS Italian community was created in 2017, says founder Elena Sini, chair of board of directors of HIMSS, during a discussion about next year's event with HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf.</p> <p> </p>

<p>In his 50 years of attending HIMSS events, Dan Soule, VP of technology operations at Health Catalyst, has seen an evolution in the EHR, clinical advances, AI innovation and attention to health equity.</p>

<p>Cheers by Epic has digital intake channels, such as chatbots and LiveChat, that help grow the patient community, says Sam Seering, the CRM's product manager.</p>

<p>Clinical documentation improvement, or CDI, eases burden for fewer clicks, greater efficiencies, more time with patients at bedside and family at home, says Tami McMasters Gomez, director of Coding and Clinical Documentation Integrity Services at UC Davis Medical Center.</p> <p> </p>

<p>When providers have conversations with patients and switch to lower-cost drugs, individuals are saving an average of $61 on prescriptions, says Dr. Andrew Mellin, CMIO at Surescripts.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Telehealth providers have until August 12 to come into OCR compliance, with the end of PHE provisions, says HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Melanie Rainer.</p> <p> </p>

<p>The new headquarters aligns the communities in Europe and AsiaPac to chapters in North America and India, Wolf says.</p> <p> </p>

<p>AI built into the EHR can be used for clinical decision support to give a better understanding to patient treatment, says R. Ryan Sadeghian, CMIO of Hunterdon Healthcare System.</p>

<p>The health system has partnered to predict hospital load and then match it with the clinical team, says Dr. John Doulis, VP of data services and innovation at HCA Healthcare.</p> <p> </p>