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Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart, says these processes are in need of modernization, and shows how modernization can improve the experience for residents and families.

While many are anticipating longer review periods and larger filing and documentation requirements, the question of what changes will happen at the FTC under the new presidential administration remains, says John Saran, a partner at Holland & Knight.

Dan Torrens, eHealth Technologies CEO, discusses where providers are in shepherding patient data exchange across the finish line and speeding up time to care. "People are stuck in the current way of doing things. The infrastructure is there."

Josh Di Frances, vice president and head of incubation at LG NOVA, discusses the winners of the company's 2024 Startup Pitch Competition, its Mission for the Future Program and opportunities for startups at next year's InnoFest event.

The program is still rebounding from COVID-19 provisions, but CMS, in incentivizing quality improvements, is raising the bar to reach the top star ratings, says Cindy Henry, director of population health informatics at ZeOmega.

Forty percent of hospital revenue comes from the operating room, so backlogs have a huge impact on financials, says Rami Karjian, head of operating rooms business at LeanTaaS.

The need for robust coordination on cybersecurity threats will push both parties to cooperate in 2025 despite leadership changes, says Cliff Steinhauer, information security and engagement director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance.

When hiring nurses and other patient-facing staff, hospitals should know the fastest growing workforce segment wants work/life harmony, says Robert Crowe, founder and CEO of Matchwell and EVP at Medical Solutions.

UC San Diego Health is getting more than that using generative AI under the guidance of its new Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh. The physician details this and other AI projects and offers tips to execs looking to be a Chief AI Officer.

They must answer for all things artificial intelligence in a health system – and have clinical and AI knowledge, which does not need to be evenly balanced, says UC San Diego Health Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh.

From images of patients' digitized pathology, AI gets a view of cells of the tumor for recommended therapy and long- term prognoses, says Andre Esteva CEO of Artera.

Eric Smith, the chief digital officer at the Houston-based health system discusses how it's using artificial intelligence tools to streamline operations and improve clinical outcomes, and how an AI Governance Council keeps focus on the human.