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Elise Kohl-Grant, co-chair of the programming committee at the HIMSS New York State Chapter, says the group is incorporating the patient perspective to see how individuals are engaging with their care.

As a starting point, plans can collect information on race and ethnicity from their members, says Leah Dewey, vice president of clinical and consumer engagement operations at Cotiviti.

The HEI is to incentivize contracts for plans to perform better for socially at-risk beneficiaries, says Christie Teigland, vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon.

Lusíadas Saúde Health Group needed to measure and improve performance per its strategic goals and chose EMRAM to navigate their hospitals through digital maturity, moving from intuitive to evidence-based management, according to CCIO Dr Ana Prado.

She discusses the company's approach to advanced natural language processing and large language models through its partnership with Google, its generative AI capability for clinical documentation, its conversational AI virtual assistant, and more.

Francine de Stoppelaar, director of pharmacy at Cleveland Clinic London, describes the hospital's closed-loop procedures for prescribing and dispensing medication, as well as how regular data reviews strengthen its processes.

Francine de Stoppelaar, director of pharmacy at Cleveland Clinic London, talks about how bar code medication administration (BCMA) and producing unit doses internally has helped the hospital reduce errors and associated costs.

Francine de Stoppelaar, director of pharmacy at Cleveland Clinic London, discusses how her team overcame the challenges of implementing bar code medication administration (BCMA) and achieved EMRAM Stage 6 status.

Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, provides an update on the electronic health record market, policy and funding variables that have historically left behavioral health behind.

Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), recommends that CMS get data from Medicare users to better address their health disparities.

Anna Schoenbaum, VP of applications and digital health at Penn Medicine and 2023 Changemaker Award recipient, talks about working with diverse teams to provide digital solutions that transform care delivery and enhance patient experiences.

The technology opportunities of standing up a new hospital, importance of provider and patient experience and, of course, AI, are among the topics we discuss with Chief Information Innovation Officer Myra Davis.