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Fifty percent of the payment will be withheld to be reconciled after a 12-month care process, subject to two downward adjustments.

While AI-savvy patients are concerned about where their data is stored, the fact that 95% of them agree to using ambient AI to improve patient-doctor interaction signals their comfort level with AI tools, says Nabla's Dr. Matt Sakumoto.

Defining a problem for AI to solve, aligning that goal with enterprise strategy and building strong governance can help healthcare organizations succeed with AI, explains Jill Seys, HIMSS' senior director for North America analytics.

The focus is on dining, since food packaging is one of the primary sources of human plastic exposure, the health system said.

Greg O'Neill, ChristianaCare's director of patient education, says providers should use health literacy best practices to respond to patients' questions or risk them turning to other channels for answers.

Providence said that after a months-long discernment process, it became clear that NorthBay Health was best positioned to address the long-term healthcare needs in the Napa community.

HHS is proposing to adopt certain HL7 FHIR standards and implement specifications for transactions related to prior authorizations.

The proposed rule would also make the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model mandatory beginning on Oct. 1, 2027.

Tom Leary, HIMSS senior vice president and head of government relations, discusses the streamlined certification approach aimed at speeding digital healthcare innovation that ONC's Dr. Thomas Keane previewed at HIMSS26.

Tammy Kwiatkoski, senior director for global communities at HIMSS, says that HIMSS' engaged committees, workgroups and task forces headed by thought leaders enact strategic plans that bring about real change.