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A new partnership will provide access to more than 75 regulatory-approved artificial intelligence solutions within a single platform and speed up the development of the health system's AI-accelerated learning initiatives, say its leaders.

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With automation, turnaround times are now 40-45 days – way down from 90-120, previously. And before the tools were in place, the team was credentialing eight applicants per month – now that number is 35.

Its telehealth technology will use the Suki artificial intelligence platform to generate clinical notes to help reduce documentation burden.

AI is only as good as the quality of the data, says Sundar Shenbagam, chief technology officer at Edifecs.

Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health, discusses the role technology plays in the organization's VBC model and highlights results it has achieved for its member primary care practices.

Also, athenahealth intros athenaOne for Behavioral Health, and Clarify Health empowers payers with AI-driven cost containment tools and quality improvement analytics.

Through a successful referral coordination pilot with Epic, MedAllies, OCHIN and others, doctors can receive automated updates on their behavioral health referrals, regardless of their EHR, while reducing mental health clinicians' burdens.

The health system's chief digital officer and chief AI and information officer discusses IT infrastructure for artificial intelligence, and describes his plans and priorities as the technology evolves.  

That's the view of a tech CEO who discusses problems with the patient experience and what may happen if hospitals and health systems embrace digital tools on the patient-facing side.