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And "even though projects have a start and an end date, the work continues," says Epic Emeritus CMIO Dr. Jonathan M. Sternlieb, who offers some lessons from a long career as a physician and clinical informaticist.

Dr. Jonathan M. Sternlieb, an Epic Emeritus CMIO and longtime informaticist, offers historical context to health IT for newer health IT professionals and takeaways that can foster stronger multidisciplinary IT-oriented teams.

The Ministry of Health embraces AI to maximise the health workforce, says Minister Simeon Brown.

Featuring AI-powered role-play simulations, the app allows learners to practise recognising distress and offering empathetic support.

A private college and its fin-medtech partner are developing Singapore’s first AI-enabled education pathway to train community health coaches in digital tools and data-driven preventive care.

Technology can enable medical education programs to accept more students, even with space or site shortages. It also strengthens compliance and meets accreditation standards – while preparing med students for a digital-first healthcare environment.

"Why are we using this technology," asks Dr. Everett Weiss, medical director for health informatics at Rochester Regional Health. "How is it helping everyone work more efficiently, at the top of their license? And how is it good for patients?"

Healthcare leaders are bullish about the benefits of artificial intelligence, a new report from Kyndryl shows, but many are still grappling with basic questions around IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, regulations, workforce and change management.

Karthik Raja, chief analytics and AI officer at the sprawling 16-state health system, says artificial intelligence is "not one thing. It is a class of problems." Finding and applying the right methodology to solving them is key, he says.

A subscription-based EHR and practice management system could lower barriers preventing mental health professionals from starting their own practices, the company says.