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Earlier this month in Brooklyn, HIMSS informatics leader Rob Havasy joined us for a discussion about the excitement and challenges he sees as health systems scale up their adoption and deployment of new AI tools.

"A use case is generating an appeal letter – a domain change is reimagining revenue cycle management," explains Jessica Lamb, a partner at McKinsey & Company. She offers a primer on the rising technology.

Hospital IT chiefs from the region also discussed insurance coverage for AI-related risks.

Artificial intelligence gives Cedars-Sinai's clinicians EHR-supported diagnoses and treatment plan recommendations after patients complete virtual urgent care clinic intake questions in a structured chat.

As European healthcare data regulations evolve, Alexander Berler, IHE Catalyst's strategic business development director, says adopting its integration profiles can help vendors ensure their tools meet interoperability standards.

Additional results include a 30% improvement in MRI imaging turnaround time, an 83% reduction in patient placement time and a 28% decrease in post-anesthesia care unit holds, among other successes.

Collaboration between Emirates Health Services (EHS) and Oracle Health has powered a series of award-winning EHR-integrated digital care pathways, aligned with UAE’s 2031 healthcare vision.

Also, the South Korean government plans to develop foundational AI models for preventing age-related diseases.

Burnout levels can vary greatly in organizations using the same EHR platform. KLAS Enterprises' Coray Tate says this indicates that training and supporting clinicians in EHR use may help prevent or reduce burnout.

Also, a Hong Kong project has bagged $4 million to pilot an AI for screening haematuria in simple clinics.