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Starting on Jan. 1, 2027, payment will move from a lump-sum payment at the end of an episode – usually lasting 40 weeks – to more of a fee for service structure, says Anu Sharma, founder and CEO of Millie.

Midori Kondo, VP of applications at UCSF Health, discusses the health system's strategy for implementing digital applications, which focuses on standardization, change management and ensuring that a tool truly meets a need.

Technology champions help drive AI adoption, says Aslyn Koh, CIO at Thomson Medical Group.

Brittany Cyriacks, UCHealth's chief informatics program director, says the health system started using AI in 2018 to help identify sepsis and patient deterioration and is now developing its own AI tool for virtual nursing.

Copay-only plans, without a deductible or coinsurance, represented about 10% of employer plans in 2023 but now make up an estimated one-third of employer coverage, says Charlotte West, vice president of Surest.

The Sequoia Project's Didi Davis says IHE profiles power the infrastructure that makes health information exchange possible in the United States, enabling the movement of billions of clinical documents every month.

Valuable AI should not force a choice between efficiency and patient-centred care, says Shu-Ching Tsui, deputy superintendent for admin at Shuang Ho Hospital in Taiwan.

Dr. Amy Sitapati, executive director of the Institute for Applied Health Intelligence at UC San Diego Health, says the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum in San Diego will explore all angles of using artificial intelligence to advance health.

Nurse retention hinges on career stage rather than age across five generations in today's workforce, explains symplr CNIO Ali Morin. With self-scheduling tech, providers can deliver shift predictability and support continuing education goals.

Improving patient experience is simply Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital's goal, says deputy superintendent for admin, Ya-Ting Liang.

Sandra Abrevaya, cofounder and CEO of Synapticure, discusses the company's virtual ataxia care program and its aim to expand access to specialized neurologists and personalized treatment plans for people with the neurological condition.

Dr. Manijeh Berenji, associate clinical professor at UC Irvine School of Medicine and Wen School of Public Health, explains how health systems can address supply-chain emissions by reconsidering where they source medical supplies and food.