Digital Checkup (596)

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.

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.