Digital Checkup (552)

Millions of dollars were saved after Jeff Thomas, senior vice president and chief technology officer, and his team completed the massive project – and ended with spinning off those migration efforts into a new company, OptaFi.

Sharing automated post-operative videos enables physicians to enhance patient engagement, but artificial intelligence insights generated may better surgical craft, say Transform Health Partners' Dr. Peter Billing and Medtronic's George Murgatroyd.

Without alignment of primary and specialty care, hospital and post-acute care, the goals of value-based care are virtually unattainable, says HSBlox operations chief Lynn Carroll.

Providers face shrinking reimbursements, inflation and costly operations, but cross-training staff and adding automation can keep finances positive, says AdvancedMD CEO Amanda Sharp. She also shared how a culture of belonging inspires staff.

Unlearn CEO Steven Herne, says digital twins are used to forecast the longitudinal behavior of clinical trial participants, and, by predicting individuals’ likely response to a drug, can improve data quality and shorten trial timelines.

Russ Lebovitz, CEO of Amprion, discusses the company’s partnership with Mayo Clinic Laboratories to expand access to its test that detects misfolded proteins associated with Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia, and multiple system atrophy.

The current HIPAA rule lays the groundwork for a new forward-looking approach as the stakes are ever higher, says Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences (HPLS) sector at MorganFranklin Cyber.

FTC’s new premerger notification rules require organizations to share more data about their proposed transactions, says Michael Ramey, managing principal of Strategic & Transaction Solutions at PYA.

Anika Gardenhire, chief digital and transformation officer, offers insights on data informing decision making for operational processes and her perspective on improving IT support for the clinician and patient experience.

Globally, the NIH and associated research-focused programs in the U.S. will always remain a leading funding vehicle for biomedical innovation and training, says Vik Bajaj, cofounder and CEO of Foresite Labs.

Priyanka Jain, CEO and cofounder of Evvy, shares how the women’s health startup is expanding into fertility care by analyzing the vaginal microbiome’s composition to uncover predictive insights into potential fertility outcomes.

Tips for IT execs looking to become a Chief AI Officer and ways a CAIO can work with the C-suite to ensure AI gets done right, from Sameer Sethi, SVP and chief AI and insights officer at Hackensack Meridian Health.