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More than 1,000 hospitals and 22,000 clinics are now exchanging patient data through Epic Nexus, the EHR giant's health information network operating under the national interoperability framework.

The pros of using genAI and the challenges that require some caution, according to Rajiv Kolagani, vice president and chief data and AI officer at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

Abhinav Shashank, Innovaccer cofounder and CEO, says his company can help providers and payers connect data into a single layer that can support population health initiatives, revenue cycle automation and other big projects.

One recent artificial intelligence project at the Pennsylvania health system is the launch of the virtual patient monitoring and nursing platform to boost patient safety while alleviating nurses' workloads. 

CliniComp's electronic health record leverages intrinsic artificial intelligence to improve clinical workflows and increase speed to billing and collections, says Sandra Johnson, the company's SVP of client services.

Participating in HIMSS' Immunization Integration Program demonstrated how Office Practicum's EHR enables pediatricians to more effectively manage and integrate vaccine data, say the company's Chris Gibson and Dr. Rich Szabo.

Anurag Mehta, Omega Healthcare CEO, says using LLMs to analyze claim denial letters and create tailored appeals can drive efficiency, but humans must always be in the loop to approve or edit the resulting documents.

"These are real lives, potentially extended or saved because an AI system surfaced the right data at the right time, and our teams were equipped to act on it," says the health system's COO. And the tech has helped boost the case closure rate by 50%.

"By making it faster and easier to use the most up-to-date guidelines at the point of care, we anticipate a more consistent application of best practices, which can contribute to improved patient trajectories," says the hospital's CMIO.

Healthcare providers face significant challenges in pathology. By enabling more efficient, collaborative workflows, digital pathology solutions can help them transition from legacy analogue processes and address the shortage of trained pathologists.