Digital Checkup (547)

Historical context to health IT for newer health IT professionals and takeaways that can foster stronger multidisciplinary IT-oriented teams from Dr. Jonathan M. Sternlieb, an Epic Emeritus CMIO and longtime informaticist.

Dr. Amit Gir, Phox Health CEO and cofounder, discusses collaborations with UW Medicine, Alaska Airlines and The MetroHealth System to improve patient access to specialty medication via delivery, and its anticipated move into drone deliveries.

Karthik Raja, chief analytics and AI officer at Ascension, offers expert advice with his answer, and explains the bonds between analytics and AI that make each technology better.

Surprisingly, researchers found no correlation between department closures and negative outcomes for patients driving greater distances, says Martin Gaynor, professor emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University.

The recently released UpToDate Expert AI brings generative AI to clinicians at the point of care to provide treatment and diagnostic guidance, says Julie Frey, VP of product at Wolters Kluwer Health.

Dr. Michael Zaroukian, also a past chair of the HIMSS board of directors, says though go-live has a finish line, the journey to excellence does not: Resist the urge to conclude that the way the health system uses the EHR is "good enough."

Nurses can have a conversation with the patient at the bedside and the documentation is done, which improves both the clinical and patient experience, says Dr. Steve Buslovich, CMO of Senior Care at PointClickCare.

Health tech companies can anticipate the logic of generative artificial intelligence using knowledge graphs, like the FDA's Elsa, when submitting product reviews, and improve the accuracy of their outputs, says Jeff Elton of ConcertAI.

Look at the business value around the AI solution, the feasibility to build as it relates to data and adoption and thirdly, having the right skills and team, says Rosha Pokharel, CEO and founder of SolvDat.

Providers are concerned about whether they have contract protections against supply chain rate hikes due to tariffs, says Ralph Keiser, CEO of ArcheHealth.

Using a point solution to scale artificial intelligence may not be effective when dealing "with every possible disease, patient or service line," and relying on one LLM could be too rigid for future coding, says Pelu Tran, Ferrum Health CEO.

HealthEx CEO Dr. Priyanka Agarwal describes how identity verification technology makes it possible for patients to go to TEFCA and get their records, and weighs in on how the industry can rapidly scale Individual Access Services.