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Regina Wysocki, senior informatics program manager at Lone Star Communications, says centralizing health system data provides nurses with a "bigger picture" of operations so they can uncover trends that can improve care delivery.
Wojcicki, cofounder and former CEO of 23andMe, is set to reacquire the company through her nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute.
Anil Soni, CEO of the WHO Foundation, discusses a $3.6 million fundraising initiative, enhanced by a dollar-for-dollar match, to protect the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network, working to control and eliminate both diseases.
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Sara Meinke and Asad Tariq of Baptist Health discuss how a predictive analytics tool has helped reduce patient wait times and enabled nurses to have uninterrupted lunch breaks, increasing patient and staff satisfaction.
Michael Needham, principal at Efficio, says the Trump administration's tariffs create uncertainty and indecision for business.
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Cooper University Health Care's Dr. Michael Kirchhoff says the health system's hackathon brings together coders, clinicians and other professionals to create and pitch grassroots programs that address social determinants of health.
Also, radiology reporting solutions provider Kailo Medical has acquired a clinician-founded genAI company.
Also, VUNO has obtained regulatory clearance in South Korea for its AI-based screening solution for kidney failure.
A global outage on Thursday disrupted a range of services, including several AI tools widely used in healthcare, such as Vertex AI, Dialogflow CX, Agent Assist and Contact Center AI.
Through working with global leaders, educating its members and developing digital transformation tools for health systems, Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO, says HIMSS encourages the ethical and practical integration of AI in healthcare.