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Various factors around ROI on virtual tech should be considered before implementation, such as billing revenue, increased efficiency, downstream revenue and improved outcomes, said experts at HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum.  

And Gary Hamilton discusses how these trends translate into technology innovations that can improve outcomes, gain efficiencies and help providers with the intricacies of value-based care.

At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum on Monday, Stanford Healthcare's Dr. Jonathan Chen brought some impressive sleight of hand to a very serious discussion.

The lack of effective EHR optimization to date is rooted in policy obstacles and a general lack of understanding.

Crucial Conversations is a framework that can promote a more empathetic work culture at healthcare organizations.

There must be a balance between giving clinicians solutions-based technology and giving them something else to learn.

And patient experience too, of course, which is "so interconnected" with clinicians being satisfied with their work, says VP Jessica Sweeney-Platt. She discusses the cloud pioneer's innovative work on AI and automation, new partnerships and more.

COO Helen Waters discusses early adopters of the company's ambient listening, search and conversational AI technologies, along with news on its latest work in precision medicine.

The anchor exhibitor has been working on data exchange for a long time. With the FHIR spec now widespread and becoming normative, good things are starting to happen across a variety of use cases – and the company plans to show how it's helping.

Hospitals become more humane environments as room alarms and beeps are replaced by interoperable apps carried by nurses.