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Dr. Sophia Toya prescribed thousands of orthotic braces that were not medically necessary, DOJ says.
This month, companies including Oracle, Medtronic, Atropos, Elation, LeanTaas, Palantir and more released artificial intelligence and virtual reality enhancements that offer health systems a menu of efficiency tools.
"When we think of virtual care as an extension of a continuous relationship rather than a transaction, we unlock its true potential for the kids who need it most," says Dr. Patricia Hayes, chief medical officer at Imagine Pediatrics.
At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum in Brooklyn next month, keynote speaker Tom Lawry will offer some no-nonsense perspective on the steps health systems need to take to make the most of their artificial intelligence investments.
Amid funding cuts and thin financial margins, health systems can rely on AI to reveal millions in uncaptured revenue.
Cybersecurity In Focus
Broad access to artificial intelligence has quickly evolved a new arms race in which healthcare security teams should implement AI from the ground up in their platforms and processes – and hold vendors' "feet to the fire" – to keep up with threats.
The Illinois-based health system has, among many wins, retained 2,400 clinicians and staff who, by traditional patterns, it would not have expected to stay. And it has seen more than a 200% return on every dollar spent on employee tuition.
Veterans Affairs chief Doug Collins told senators that he strongly supports President Trump's $3.5 billion FY26 earmark to bolster the rollout of Oracle Health across the VA's electronic health record modernization program.
Nursing and IT
Sarah Gloyne, RN, nurse supervisor of the innovation design unit at the Omaha-based health system, discusses how to make nurses happy with new technology and shares keys to success with a recent RTLS deployment.