Bill Siwicki

Health systems that establish cloud-native infrastructure and support processes will not only be able to gain insights from their data to better serve patients and staff, but also usher in an entire new set of tools, one expert says.

Technology can nudge everyone from support staff to surgeons to make decisions that ultimately boost outcomes and enhance the bottom line, one AI health IT expert explains.

Direct-to-consumer telemedicine services offer many benefits, but prospective patients must take care. An expert from academia explains what to look for – and what to look out for.

Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of just-launched KeyCare, talks about how contracting with a third-party telehealth service works, the importance of the Epic link – and where he thinks virtual care is headed next.

In the first two years of the program, the health system reduced length of stay by half of a day, cut out 20,000 excess days and saved $40 million by eliminating inefficiencies.

Incorrect, outdated or incomplete utilization data may not accurately reflect the underlying health risks and needs of disadvantaged populations, according to new research from the Terry Group, which offers strategies to address the challenge.

The CIO at a Denver behavioral health center talks about how NLP can help with behavioral health, what it will take to get more providers to adopt the AI technology – and how it can help with managing social determinants data.

People with disabilities often are faced with higher rates of chronic conditions and experience a higher rate of financial difficulty covering the costs of care.

Low-touch digital apps and high-touch telehealth don't fully address the lack of capacity in behavioral health – VR can, says one psychologist, who explains how.

"VR's level of genuineness gives users a truly authentic experience that you see and feel immediately," says one surgeon, who offers an in-depth look at the technology. "It's wildly impressive."