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In a panel discussion, IT professionals and health system executives discussed the challenges of implementing AI across diverse healthcare settings.

Artificial intelligence that detects surgical site infections from patient-submitted photos with 73% accuracy could enhance patient care and also reduce clinician burdens following surgeries.

Dr. Matt Crowson, the genAI expert at Wolters Kluwer Health, dives into the company's new survey of caregivers and execs on the technology and explains where hospitals and health systems need to do the work of getting it up and running properly.

American Hospital Association data shows hospitals are using automated processes for public health reporting for immunizations, syndromic data and lab results – but it's not always easy.

The burden then shifts to hospitals, which puts clinicians in a tough spot, relying on AI that might not generalize, with no real way to track performance or course correct – that's an unacceptable blind spot, says one healthcare AI governance expert.

While 17,000 federal workers have already lost their jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, "a department-wide RIF is off the table," says Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. "But that doesn’t mean we’re done improving VA."

In buying the real-time monitoring and patient engagement platform to unify disparate sources of health information, Samsung Electronics says data flowing from wearables could help improve clinical insights and prevent patient care delays.

The California arm of the massive health system jumped from one to more than 50 value-based care quality contracts in eight years. It earned more than 50 quality awards in 2024 alone. And it continues to close care and disparity gaps.

High levels of adoption and continuous optimisation are crucial in realising EMR benefits. 

Data from this past year showed that 65% of individuals accessed patient information online at least once in the past year, up from 57% in 2022. Those managing chronic conditions or recent cancer diagnoses are even more engaged, says ASTP/ONC.