Quality and Safety

Patient care is a holistic solution as getting prior authorization doesn't help the patient who can't afford the medication, says Brian Smith, chief pharmacy officer at Shields Health Solutions.

A new partnership with NEJM and JAMA integrates peer-reviewed evidence with patient responses, says Abridge Clinical Strategy Director Matt Troup.

Artisight Chief Nursing Officer Karie Ryan discusses her company's AI ambient intelligence offerings that combine audio and video, sensors and computer vision to create a smart hospital room that aims to improve patient safety and workflow efficiency.

UCHealth developed an AI sepsis-detection model but struggles to educate thousands of nurses across 15 hospitals to use and trust its outputs, says Brittany Cyriacks, clinical informatics program director.

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.

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

In her role as a tribal liaison for the state of Nevada, HealtHIE Nevada's Brenda Hood says she advocates for Native communities and helps connect them to the needed resources for building digital infrastructures.

Close to 5,000 member hospitals can now access a vetted breach recovery playbook to keep care running.

When wearables detect disease risk factors, American College of Cardiology Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Ami Bhatt says vendors must help guide users into care pathways so they're not left navigating healthcare alone.

John Paganini, Paguar Informatics president and former HIMSS employee, talks about how he proposed and helps lead the Northern Ohio HIMSS chapter's AI Center of Excellence, which currently has 140 members.