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It has also brought back 40 hours per week of staff time back to nursing care.

Electronic authorization can be a boon for hospitals and group practices in more ways than one, says Kristina Hutson, senior director of product development at Availity.

Progress has been made with artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare, says Kathy Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Project Ronin, who notes that some stakeholders are still risk-averse.

The rates are holding steady at 34% since 2021, but the percentage of clinicians citing a chaotic work environment has stayed at 28% over the last five years.

Lauren Ruane, co-head of Healthcare for J.P. Morgan’s Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries, explains how the firm works to understand physicians' needs when developing financial tools and automating back office functions.

When is a virtual nurse needed? What are the skill sets required? What outcomes are hospitals seeing with virtual nursing? Lisbeth Votruba, RN, chief clinical officer at AvaSure, offers perspective.

An expert offers his perspective on an age-old question for health system CIOs.

A cyber hack into a third-party vendor's email led to the exposure of patient and clinical data, resulting in care delays and clinical workflow disruptions across the health system. 

Investment in the AI platform on Microsoft Azure could accelerate multimodal data analysis and performance – and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

The health system has been able to do 7% more surgical cases despite having to close 20% of its ORs at times. The organization now is meeting or exceeding budgeted volumes.