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Interoperability improves care quality, but Dr. Hannah Galvin, Cambridge Health Alliance's chief health information officer, cautions that data overexposure can drive disengagement among historically stigmatized patient populations.
Nurses', doctors' and patients' input should be considered during the development process for new technology to ensure it meets their needs, Susan Hull, HIMSS-ANI Nursing Informatics Changemaker honoree, says.
The infant feeding support program operates on a $150,000 annual budget.
When veterans can be quickly identified at health systems, they can access needed benefits more easily, including emergency mental health care, says Dr. Jonathan Nebeker, Department of Veterans Affairs CMIO.
The idea is part of the conservative Project 2025 policy.
Elena Sini, HIMSS board chair and group CIO at GVM Care and Research, says national coordination and European Commission funding are enabling Italy's shift from fragmented regional healthcare to a single digital strategy.
CMS is leveraging AI and machine learning to flag possible Medicare and Medicaid fraud. However, COO Kimberly Brandt says experts like clinicians and forensic accountants are needed to verify their findings before action is taken.
CMS envisions frictionless data sharing in which patients can use biometrics to access their records. They can then transfer them using a QR code, explains Amy Gleason, administrator at U.S. DOGE Service and CMS strategic advisor.
The last day of the global conference featured high-profile keynotes from CMS' Dr. Mehmet Oz and actor Jeremy Renner as well as insightful discussions that ranged from AI to home monitoring devices.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS administrator, tells HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf that the agency is modernizing its billing platform to keep pace with today's digital health ecosystem and aims to recruit talent and partners to bring advanced tech and AI into everyday care.