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Hospitals are on the receiving end of patients coming through the door who don't have the funds to cover services, says Seth Cohen, president of Cedar.
Julie Luengas, DNP, RN, Stony Brook Medicine CNIO and HIMSS Changemaker awardee, recommends that healthcare IT newcomers stay flexible and "take on every role possible" to learn about different processes and understand best practices.
The health system is using AI agents to automate multilingual patient outreach before procedures to answer and support colonoscopy-focused care.
The acquisition will allow Noom to expand beyond weight loss into prescription-grade wellness, including peptide therapies and healthy aging services.
Cedric Truss, Georgia State University educator and HIMSS Changemaker awardee, says that partnerships between healthcare organizations and academic institutions can ensure that students are better prepared to enter the industry post-graduation.
HIMSS-ACCE Changemaker Awardee Samantha Jacques, vice president of clinical engineering at McLaren Health Care, recommends that aspiring clinical engineers embrace technological change and continue to learn throughout their careers.
Nurses, health systems, educators and industry leaders are aiming to guide responsible use of healthcare AI. With AI workflows impacting care and accountability, nurses are "hungry for guidance," says Jing Wang, RN, dean of FSU College of Nursing.
Health Equity Changemaker Awardee and Shift Collective co-founder Dr. Hannah Galvin says the collective is developing terminology value sets to allow patient data to be easily shared across the U.S., and, eventually, globally.
According to Dr. Vitaly Herasevich, Mayo Clinic professor and Chapter Leader Changemaker Awardee, successful healthcare leaders can align clinical and IT teams and act as "interpreters" between them to boost technology adoption.
Leaders new to healthcare IT should evaluate their organization's level of readiness, governance and infrastructure to determine what technology will work best and how to move forward, says Sepi Browning, HIMSS Changemaker awardee for veterans' health.