HIMSSCast

Lora Sparkman, VP of patient safety and quality at Relias, explains why healthcare orgs should join federal 'sandboxes' to help shape policy, prepare the workforce and stay on top of compliance and ethics.

Healthcare is losing some $250 billion a year to billing inefficiencies. Smarter Technologies President Michael Gao, MD, explains how blending advanced AI with human expertise can turn revenue cycle from a liability into a strategic asset. 

Michael Orlando, corporate and IP transactions attorney at Sheppard Mullin and a member of the firm's digital health team, offers a deep dive into where he sees these technologies headed – and challenges healthcare organizations must overcome.

An AI tech CEO walks through a comprehensive look at the problems doctors and nurses identify as most stressing and the ways artificial intelligence is helping the caregivers tackle the challenges.

In light of federal Medicaid cuts, states need greater efficiency to stretch every Medicaid dollar.

What hospitals need to do to prepare.

Payers have committed to streamlining the prior authorization process, but will this make a difference in the revenue cycle? 

The forum, scheduled for Sept. 18-19 in Chicago, will focus on AI strategy for the healthcare C-suite. For the first time, HIMSSCast will be simulcasting from the event, with the Straight Outta Health IT podcast. Host Christopher Kunney joins us for a preview.

In the second episode of our conversations with APAC health IT leaders on their EMR experience, we dive into the complexities of the technology's implementation down under. Our guests share insights on navigating challenges like interoperability, third-party integrations and data exchange journeys. They also discuss the impact of statewide consultations and regional alliance groups on feature implementation and provide their perspectives on the evolution of My Health Record.

Chief Ambulatory Executive Blake Windham shows how urgent care visit time has been driven down, patient experience has been improved and overall expense-per-visit is down thanks in part to artificial intelligence.