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An automated electronic PA process uses FHIR interoperability for greater efficiency, says Greg LeGrow, executive director of payer product market strategy at athenahealth and Mark Fleming, senior director of product at Availity.

Tom Stanis, CEO and cofounder of Story Health, relays how the company's technology has helped it establish partnerships with health systems to improve access to care and ease virtual specialty-care delivery and provider workload.

Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS, discusses the direct link between achieving EMRAM Stage 6 or 7 and higher quality-and-safety results, based on Leapfrog data on 2,000 U.S. hospitals.  

Matt Cybulsky, LBMC practice leader for healthcare AI, value-based care and product innovation, discusses paths to implement digital health tools for value-based care and the advantages of using AI to ease provider workflow.

Children's Health Alliance senior director of population health Julie Harris discusses how real-time performance metrics can give providers more information at the point of care and reduce their burdens.  

Zipline cofounder and CTO Keenan Wyrobek discusses how using long-range drones for prescription delivery and lab services as well as health-at-home programs support could reduce care costs and delays and improve patient experiences.  

Dr. Benoit Desjardins, University of Pennsylvania radiology professor, explains that, because generative AI models employ "shallow thinking," they can't yet explain how they reach conclusions or replicate the way a human doctor thinks.

Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO, discusses the possible influence that conversations at HIMSS24 between international healthcare leaders could have on healthcare technology policy development in the EU and other regions.

Threat actors are increasingly using AI to generate hacking attempts and phishing scams. Jeff Webber, Intelliguard CTO, calls for cybersecurity vendors to create AI-powered solutions to fight these new threats.

Jerry Shultz, Lightbeam Health Solutions' president, says the company's AI identifies COPD patients who need personalized interventions, reducing readmissions and realizing millions of dollars in savings for clients.