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Dr. Gauri Puri, chief business officer for healthcare at WNS, a global business process management company, offers a deep dive that can lead IT leaders at hospitals and health systems on the road to digital success.

Trained using more than 100,000 echocardiograms from atrial fibrillation cases, the algorithm has shown its ability to predict which patients could develop irregular heart rhythms within 90 days.

Also: OM1 now offers a platform that translates population patterns for clinical decision-making at the provider level.

The goal is to tackle documentation burden, giving clinicians more time with their patients and decreasing burnout, says the health system's chief clinical officer.

An evidence-driven, app-based tool leverages trending and forecasting data to help multiple sclerosis patients manage their fatigue, says Dr. Guido Giunti, digital therapeutics lead at Trinity College Dublin and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award winner.  

Targeting the most time-consuming admin work can help boost job satisfaction.

Gustavo Adolfo Torres Becerra, healthcare manager at Minsait, an Indra company, talks about how interoperability enables citizens’ clinical data to be recorded to help them receive more personalized care and become involved in their own health.

A surgeon at OrthoCarolina tells the story of implementation of just such a system at his practice, integrated with their Epic EHR – and points the way where artificial intelligence can help, not replace, professional coders.

Gabriel Garcia-Lopez, health information systems director at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, explains how attending a HIMSS conference inspired him to serve on HIMSS committees to help advance LGBTQ+ health equity – and led to a 2024 Changemaker Award.  

Best practices for integrating AI into your technology infrastructure.