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During an EHR transition, it is essential to keep the patient at the center of the transition, ensuring collaboration with clinicians and patients is done early, says Epic Emeritus CIO Kelli Garrison, founder and CEO of Verdant Consulting.
Healthcare organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks like phishing scams during IT upgrades and business restructuring. Security awareness is important during any changes, says Ven Auvaa, ArmorPoint's information security director.
Artificial intelligence gives Cedars-Sinai's clinicians EHR-supported diagnoses and treatment plan recommendations after patients complete virtual urgent care clinic intake questions in a structured chat.
Ernst & Young Health AI and Data Leader Sezin Palmer advises, among other things, to be strategic and selective, build with value and scale in mind, retool available talent, and work with consultants and vendors effectively.
Agentic AI offers the potential to streamline clinical workflows, but healthcare organizations must carefully assess its risks to ensure safe and effective implementation.
Hippocratic’s generative AI agents will be used to free up providers so they can focus on their patients.
Banner Health built an in-house, enterprise class digital assistant that helps team members with typical tasks that they might use AI on such as summarizing a long document, getting insight or planning, says CTO Mike Reagin.
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John Orosco, Red Rover Health's CEO, says the company's API-based platform that integrates digital tools directly into EHRs can help streamline operations and reduce clinician burnout.
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Philipp von Gilsa, CEO of kontakt.io, says the company's real-time location services provide location information for equipment to increase utilization rates and enable clinicians to quickly call for help using wearable duress buttons.
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Penn Medicine's Anna Schoenbaum says the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory Workgroup, which she co-chairs, has developed AI toolkits and customizable teaching slides to help leaders understand AI's complexity, costs and impact.