Bill Siwicki

The two executives in charge of virtual care at the New England health system explain why the term "building" has special meaning for them – and dive deep into what it takes to build highly successful telehealth programs to fill gaps in care.

When assessing ROI, "it's not just about improving care quality, it's also about strengthening the sustainability of the service line," says a physician expert from the Illinois health system.

Additionally, the health system's deployment of artificial intelligence has helped improve the patient experience and shrink overall expense-per-visit. Integris Chief Ambulatory Executive Blake Windham explains how.

Two researchers demonstrate how subtle response-time biomarkers – captured in minutes via digital assessments – can detect Alzheimer's and dementia risk far earlier than traditional methods.

The technology – no more paper – has standardized competency, improved transparency into orientation and competency attainment, and reduced time spent following up with staff to complete checklists.

Punit Soni's company is a major player in this area of artificial intelligence. Here he gives advice to healthcare CAIOs, CIOs and other IT leaders implementing the systems – and to doctors and nurses using them. He sees significant changes coming to healthcare over the next five years.

Dr. Ryan M. Trowbridge, owner of Bridge Dermatology, explains how he has used one vendor's technology and model to build his solo tele-dermatology practice as a complement to his full-time, in-person role with another healthcare group.

With synthetic data, innovation doesn't have to come at the cost of privacy – synthetic data enables hospitals, health systems and others to unlock new capabilities while keeping patient trust intact, a healthcare analytics expert says.

Kelli Garrison, also an independent IT consultant, says a good translator identifies different perspectives, biases and skill sets to help with collaboration, enable all voices to be heard and ensure the right technologies are selected.

The patient communication system powered by artificial intelligence handles routine calls, making way for life-and-death calls for matters like organ transplant to quickly get through to people who can make a difference.