Bill Siwicki

COO Helen Waters discusses early adopters of the company's ambient listening, search and conversational AI technologies, along with news on its latest work in precision medicine.

Autonomous medical coding has been viewed as the province of large academic medical centers that could afford to experiment with cutting-edge technology. Today it is starting to be viewed as a necessary tool for all health systems.

Advice for healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders on how best to protect their organizations from the vulnerabilities that lie within web apps, from Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute.

The Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado's new EHR/PM was painful – so it switched again. The result? A dozen clicks down to one. Two-and-a-half minutes down to just 30 seconds. More data sharing between physicians and specialists. And a biggie: correct bills.

The massive public health system now has wait times down to 10 minutes, has decreased low-acuity visits going to valuable office or emergency room slots – and now boasts a net promoter score of 87 for virtual care.

Artificial intelligence is a force multiplier for health systems and their RCM professionals, says Noel Felipe, senior vice president and revenue cycle practice leader at Firstsource.

"We saw a 16.6% to 37.5% reduction in the optimized alerts per week being achieved while adding more meaningful guidance for clinicians," says the health system's CMIO in a preview of his HIMSS24 clinical decision support presentation.

Scott Levin of Beckman Coulter and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine gives a preview of his HIMSS24 session, where he will discuss the AHRQ systems engineering success phases and mitigating bias in AI.

Telehealth can redefine healthcare workflows, making specialized care more accessible and efficient, and enhancing patient outcomes in an increasingly complex care environment, says Dr. Stephanie Lahr, president of Artisight.

Yusuf Tamer, principal data and applied scientist at the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, offers a sneak preview of his HIMSS24 session, which offers a detailed look at one of artificial intelligence's most promising use cases.