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Smart TV's are giving patients the ability to control their environment.
Houston Methodist Hospital is using text messaging, voice technology and generative AI predictive analytics to drive patient-centered care.
Healthcare executives need to determine whether investments impact cost, quality and time, says Patti Phillips, cofounder of ROI Institute.
At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, Dennis Chornenky of UC Davis Health looked to the near future of agentic AI – and forecast fast-moving leaps in the technology that require careful planning and governance strategies.
Cybersecurity
Where data integrity and privacy are subject to a variety of complex standards, laws and rules, organizations must drive security at every turn to protect patient data as well as exchange it.
The Data: Elemental to Health campaign has been focused on public health surveillance to facilitate an immediate response to health threats.
Dr. Tabitha Offutt-Powell said the technology is evolving, but with that comes challenges and limitations.
The company's global healthcare director dives into the major update of medical search: "Both new genAI capabilities represent a significant step forward in how healthcare organizations can access, view and use critical patient information."
In the journey to better healthcare, take a lot of smaller IT steps and clear hurdles along the way – the gains made become more evident nearing the summit, says Marcus Perez, president of Altera Digital Health, at HIMSS25.