Strategic Planning

Arnab Sen, chief strategy officer of Omega Healthcare, talks about how technology can help healthcare organizations boost productivity, make the treatment process easier for patients to understand and reduce clinician burnout.  

The import of pre-health systems has only exacerbated the need for changes in technology and nurse input, says Connie White Delaney, dean and professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing.  

The lack of corporate oversight and structure found in many large corporations allows Ozarks Healthcare to implement policies and workflows with more agility, says Dr. Priscilla Frase, CMIO at the independent, rural health organization and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient.  

Nursing informatics has evolved and integrated with information and analytical science to provide support and decision-making, says Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.  

Dr. Stephanie Lahr, president of healthcare AI technology company Artisight, explains how Harnessing artificial intelligence can enable care transformation as well as enhance virtual nursing, quality and outcomes.  

Every layer of healthcare, from back-office automation to drug discovery, has been enabled by AI, says Sumit Nagpal, CEO, cofounder and board director at Cherish Health.  

The INFRAM adoption model measures how well an organization infrastructure meets objectives of risk and performance requirements, says Philip Bradley, digital health strategist at HIMSS.

For Arches, the move establishes its presence in the Providence, Rhode Island, metro area.

Amedisys would be folded into Optum, but the DOJ and state regulators are putting the deal under the microscope.

Patient delays erode quality of care and value for the hospital, says Dr. Will O'Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect, a company that offers a clinical communication platform.