Artificial Intelligence

Conveying compassion, or "digital empathy," is possible through such innovative technologies as virtual coaching and chatbots – if consumers trust the healthcare source, says John Sharp, Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS.

Artificial intelligence will also continue to be a big focus, as it becomes more clear which startups are succeeding in their initial target sectors. VCs are also eyeing genomics analytics tools, as well as other more practical technologies.

The five principles all stem from the basic viewpoint that AI-enabled solutions should complement and benefit customers, patients, and society as a whole.

Joseph Dorocak, manager of population health analytics at Cleveland Clinic, says the health system puts AI to work for two intertwined aims: better patient outcomes and financial return.

These services include digital diagnostic pathology, access to proton therapy information, teaching surgery, an AI-enabled care for in-patients and an autonomous robot for operating rooms.

An expert at AI-based cloud fax tech vendor Concord Technologies offers his look ahead at the year – focusing on AI, cybersecurity and interoperability.

As she leaves the agency after three years, Siddiqui touts data-driven accomplishments such as AI, data privacy, opioid response and work with states on social determinants of health.

The major player in imaging and health IT discusses the trends and some of its technologies with an eye on helping HIMSS20 attendees navigate the show.

The health system announced its partnership with the developer of behavior change technology at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference this week.

The cloud giant’s director of product, healthcare and life sciences discusses these three trends and why they will be important at the big HIMSS20 event.