Clinical
Demetri Giannikopoulos, Rad AI CIO, says policymakers need to understand artificial intelligence applications so they can create guardrails that protect patients without stifling new technology developments.
Citing concerns about patient safety risks, the state's medical licensing board asks the Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy to suspend its automated prescription pilot with health AI developer Doctronic.
Emergency medicine, radiology and anesthesiology still lag the overall benchmark across multiple indicators – pointing to ongoing workflow and staffing pressures in acute care environments.
As ambient conversations unfold, physicians have access to evidence-based guidance through a new partnership between Abridge and NEJM and JAMA and ease downstream coding burdens, says Abridge Clinical Strategy Director Matt Troup.
A background in managing a medical practice gave Gayle Harrell, a Florida state senator and HIMSS26 Changemaker, insights that she used to craft legislation on HITECH and e-prescribing.
AI & ML Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is becoming so user-friendly that doctors can code custom clinical workflow tools. But AI-driven vulnerability discovery is fast reshaping cybersecurity imperatives for IT leaders.
Creating a smart hospital is less about getting the latest hardware than creating a seamless longitudinal patient journey that starts before a patient's admission, says Sarah Hatchett, Cleveland Clinic CIO.
Nursing students should be competent with AI tools in the clinical setting before they enter the workforce, advise MaryAnn Connor, NYU adjunct informatics professor, and Olga Kagan, FANA CEO.
"It's coming at them at a very fast pace," says Broward Health CIO Steven Travers, who advises healthcare organizations to ensure new tools fit both what an organization is trying to accomplish and the existing processes of frontline staff.
Misaligned incentives cause providers and payers to go back and forth on claims, but they may be approaching the same goals from different perspectives, according to Lalithya Yerramilli, SVP of Payment Solutions for Cohere Health.