Strategic Planning

Only a small minority of hospitals and health systems say they're prepared for an AI audit.

Delaware Valley Community Health is readying for AI in clinical applications after achieving higher revenue through automated coding, claim scrubs and submissions, says CIO Isaiah Nathaniel.

The model will offer round-the-clock services for behavioral health and social care in the greater Cincinnati and Toledo areas.

Margins range from 14.7% for hospitals in the top quartile to -1.8% for hospitals in the bottom quartile.

For AI adoption, healthcare board members need to be users of AI, they need to determine the organization’s risk tolerance and there should be strategic alignment with the system’s mission, says Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory.

The company expects its Medicare business to return to growth and for star ratings to recover by 2028.

Ruby Gadelrab, MDisrupt CEO and founder, and Lisa Suennen, American Heart Association Ventures managing partner, discuss collaborating to enable innovators to access the right health experts to build and scale products.

The partnership involves financial investments in the community of Watertown, South Dakota.

Certain procedures are shifting to outpatient settings, a trend supported by the growth of Ascension's Ambulatory Surgery Center partnerships.

Meeting budgets and deadlines may not reflect the scalability and viability of AI projects, according to HIMSS' Rob Havasy and PMI's Karla Eidem; leaders must align stakeholders, own outcomes and adapt quickly.