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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.

WakeMed Health & Hospitals is deploying both generative AI and predictive modeling, says Elizabeth Murumalla, the health system's IS project manager. She describes how its collaboration with Epic is helping manage some challenges along the way.

Real-world encounter data shows individuals enrolled in a MA plan are more likely to have a chronic condition than those who sign up for original Medicare, says Inovalon's VP of research science and advanced analytics, Christie Teigland.

Recent research efforts offer answers, says Nicole Ramage, senior market insights manager at HIMSS, who also highlights some forthcoming reports to look out for.

In addition to addressing EHR change, Epic Emeritus CIO Kelli Garrison, also founder and CEO of Verdant Consulting, discusses which legacy applications to retain, upgrade or retire during an application rationalization initiative.

Qualtrics Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adrienne Boissy says that designing AI tools with empathy and leveraging synthetic data can create systems that increase care access, build connections and earn patients' trust across every touchpoint.

A successful AI-powered CDSS implementation is one co-designed with doctors, says Dr Jenny Shao, chief medical officer at GuidelineX.

Semarang Medical Center Telogorejo Hospital is seeking Stage 7 validation of the HIMSS EMRAM within the next two years, shares Dr Alice Sutedjo Lisa, president director of the health system.

Work must be done to overcome that in order to unlock the benefits of artificial intelligence for healthcare, says Laura Cooley, editor in chief of Journal of Patient Experience. "The only way to build trust is to earn trust."

Fulvia Raffaelli of the European Commission's DG SANTE says successful establishment of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will require active participation and feedback from policymakers, vendors, clinicians and EU citizens.