Digital Checkup (567)

Sunny Virmani, group product manager of health AI at Google, discusses the tech giant's AI model for diabetic retinopathy, AI's potential to transform the healthcare industry and patient access to care, and Google's plans for AI in 2025.

Calls are answered quickly, keeping patients engaged in the central scheduling system, says Yuriy Kotlyar, cofounder and CEO of American Health Connection.

Oklahoma Heart Hospital CIO David Miles and his team achieved this Herculean task. Miles offers tips for those facing an EHR switch, discusses staff resistance, and talks what it takes to successfully work with a consulting firm.

At the center of the organization's values is providing a better patient experience. The hospital wants to stand out in the crowd. And awards and patient feedback bolster the heart hospital's focus.

Government buy-in will help the healthcare industry propel dynamic registration of FHIR Endpoints in 2025, but the directory needs to be pulled into a trust framework like TEFCA, says Paul Wilder of CommonWell Health Alliance.

Providers are still stuck in document exchange because B2B data security under the HL7 standard is tedious. Paul Wilder of CommonWell Health Alliance says he is hopeful that the ability to ensure trust at scale is about two years away.

Lucet CEO Shana Hoffman discusses how the company works with health plans to administer the benefits to make sure members have access to a provider.

HIPAA is a baseline to new regulations that include incident reporting within 72 hours, says George Pappas, healthcare cybersecurity expert and the CEO of Intraprise Health.

Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems, says slowing down AI deployment in healthcare may be necessary for patient safety. He explains why for healthcare C-suite executives and tech leaders.

Anurag Mehta, CEO of Omega Healthcare, discusses the challenges contributing to clinician burnout across healthcare organizations, how EHRs contribute, and where virtual nursing can help.

Adam Hutchinson, founder and CEO of oVRcome, discusses virtual reality exposure therapy, the company's recent trial on its self-guided solution for social anxiety and closing the gap in access to VR treatment for providers and patients.

The bottom line for insurance companies has been crunched, which affects providers as well, says Everett Wilson, a healthcare regulatory attorney and Miami office managing partner at Polsinelli Law Firm.