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American Medical Association researchers found that artificial intelligence in healthcare sparked more enthusiasm among physicians in 2024, increasing 5% over the previous year, while their use of AI tools increased by 28%.

A deep dive into the sector of clinical and nursing informatics and the tools that can help healthcare providers feel more productive, from AJ Paraon, project specialist informaticist at the Mayo Clinic.

Albany ENT & Allergy Services projects its providers could achieve an 11-13% increase in efficiency with the ambient medical scribe system. And a decrease in reliance on scribes could reduce overhead costs and enable strategic resource reallocation.

Federal labor data showed joblessness in the technology sector up to 5.7% in January, compared to 3.9% this past December, surpassing the overall national unemployment rate of 4%.

Planning and funding director Dr Dale Bramley will be interim chief executive.

When evaluating electronic health record systems to minimize documentation burden, usability is always the big challenge, says one informatics expert. Customization capabilities can help a lot, and so can robust and ongoing training programs.

Stephen Ferrara, DNP, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and associate dean for AI at Columbia University School of Nursing, talks the role of artificial intelligence for NPs and discusses an AI/wearables use case.

Spatial intelligence, real-time monitoring and predictive analytics are helping San Francisco fire stations and firefighters lower rates of occupational diseases, says Emilio Goldenhersch, MKThink enterprise director.

He discusses new sessions and showcases, new member benefits, new networking opportunities and an array of new healthcare technologies to explore as attendees from around the world make plans to travel to Las Vegas from March 3-6.

"Health IT has always been a nonpartisan area for policymakers, so I expect that will largely remain the case," says longtime policy expert Leigh Burchell.