Digital Checkup (567)

Dr. Arti Masturzo, chief medical officer at CCS, a provider of collaborative care programs and home-delivered medical supplies, discusses RFK, Jr.’s proposal for every American to wear a government-issued health monitoring device.

To collect all the money they're owed, hospitals should ensure they have proper coding and pricing for services and look for community funding, says Kelly Arduino, Healthcare Industry Leader at advisory firm Wipfli.

Artificial intelligence-driven cost estimation tools and telehealth are addressing patient care gaps and improving care access while lowering total costs for employee groups, says Robin Glass, president of Included Health.

At AHIP 2025, Surescripts presented a scenario in which prior auth is done in 30 seconds using coordination between the physician, PBM and the EHR, says Matt Koehler, VP of product innovation at Surescripts.

Agentic AI learns and can evaluate claims to make faster decisions to drive improved reimbursement, says John Yount, Chief Innovation Officer at FinThrive.

Getting ahead of cybersecurity challenges is a long road in healthcare, but comprehensive planning enabled DRH Health's IT team to evolve its defenses, says Roger Neal, VP and COO.

After great success reducing burden for nurses, Eric Gasser, RN, VP of IS and CIO at Wooster Community Hospital Health System, discusses where IT can help nurses with major challenges and offers tips for health IT leaders working with nurses.

Sukrti Nagpal, deputy chief medical officer of virtual care provider Doccla, and Yosef Safi Harb, founder and CEO of health monitoring company Happitech, discuss their partnership to help monitor and detect heart rhythm problems in patients.

As the artificial intelligence market and tech explode around providers, healthcare AI strategy at hospitals and health systems is a major challenge. Dr. Hojjat Salmasian, CDAO and leader of AI at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, offers advice.

Carolyn Magill, venture partner at Define Ventures, discusses the venture capital firm’s recent survey outlining how 15 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies are embracing AI and where the ever-changing technology is being implemented.

Veradigm is consolidating payer apps attached to EHRs by 15% to simplify providers' days and eliminate patient care gaps by up to 80%, based on larger provider groups, says Megan Zakrewsky, VP of product for clinical data exchange.

MaineHealth has had much success in the field of telemedicine. Its medical director of telehealth and virtual care Dr. Tracy Jalbuena and its VP of telehealth and virtual care Lizzy Mulcahy offer detailed advice on expansion and patient involvement.