Clinical

The biggest hurdles in healthcare are rooted in how it is provided and IT is fundamental to process improvement, says University of South Carolina professor and HIMSS25 Changemaker Elizabeth Regan.

It has also revealed ongoing work applying AI to track medical resource utilisation in real time.

New artificial intelligence innovations for healthcare from Google, GE Healthcare and others at the chip maker's summit.

The provider organization has seen an increase in clinically appropriate interventions, a reduction in time to treatment, and increased efficiency in radiology workflows. The AI chief offers a deep dive into this AI technology success.

UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center needed to help patients feel more ready for surgery. With new automated workflows, it was able to achieve 100% positive patient satisfaction scores.

Shawn Weldin, IT director at Sabetha Community Hospital and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient, says concerns about reimbursement and the costs of new tools can hinder digital transformation efforts.

First Databank's technology resides within electronic health records and can offer clinicians guidance on issues such as patient-specific dosing and possible drug interactions, explains Virginia Halsey, the company's SVP of strategy.

Better information practices help new nurses learn proven treatment methods while gaining experience in hands-on care, explains Elsie Gori, nursing informatics specialist at Lone Star Communications and HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient.

REM sleep behavior disorder almost always is an early sign of Parkinson's or dementia, often preceding other symptoms by 10-15 years. Researchers think the tool can enable development of new therapies for those diseases.

A new tool researched at Regenstrief Institute aims to help get symptom assessment data integrated into EHRs and incorporated into clinical workflows.