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Ambient listening allows for a natural conversation with a patient and puts the right information into the medical record and without the burden of chart documentation, says Changemaker Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Marks reportedly was offered the choice of resigning or being fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Despite the apparently bogus nature of the threat, the FBI and AHA cautioned that standard vigilance should be maintained.
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Blue x Blue CEO and founder Julia Zarb says her company uses AI agents to identify information executives really need, then brings data into play so decision-makers can access it in a safe way and talk to their data and have their data talk back.
The university is proposing a new nonprofit partnership with Essentia Health, but Fairview Health has criticized the arrangement.
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"We're all gonna feel a little stupid sometimes if we wanna get this right," says forum co-emcee Brian Spisak.
Orlando Health describes the project as one of its largest-ever capital investments, with the facility set to open in 2026.
Members are frustrated by not finding accurate information online, by being unable to get a live agent or by lack of preventative care options, says Rita Sharma, chief product officer at Pager Health.
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Healthcare problems are not on the medical side, but in the healthcare delivery system, says HIMSS Changemaker award recipient Elizabeth Regan, a professor at the University of South Carolina who teaches informatics.
MA plans have faced recent headwinds of declining payment rates, medical cost pressures, regulatory burden and less favorable star ratings.