HIMSS24

AI could identify early signs of heart disease and even Alzheimer’s in ocular images. But Kerry Goetz, associate director, NEI Office of Data Science and Health Informatics, says a lack of interoperability keeps this image data out of EHRs.  

Whende Carroll, clinical informatics advisor, HIMSS, offers a preview of upcoming HIMSS24 sessions on ethics and AI in nursing, and discusses how AI and virtual care technology can empower patients and mitigate the effects of nursing shortages.  

Amid healthcare staffing struggles, Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, assistant professor of biomedical informatics and pediatric endocrinology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, says AI-generated documentation can give clinicians more time with patients.  

HIMSS president and CEO Hal Wolf discusses healthcare trends, including patient engagement, AI advancements and cybersecurity challenges, and how HIMSS24 offers attendees a chance to learn from each other and collaborate in responding to those trends.  

Prashant Natarajan, vice president of strategy and products at H2O.ai, is looking forward to talking to other HIMSS24 attendees about how healthcare organizations and HIMSS can work together to make AI tools more accessible to patients.  

Gain insights on how to evolve acute and post-acute care at home programs that address conditions like congestive heart failure with Cleveland Clinic ACO's Jessica Hohman and Integrated Hospital Care Institute's Richard Rothman at HIMSS24.  

Ahead of HIMSS24, they discuss their upcoming book, "Diagnosed," which is written for patients navigating their care journey, and preview an accompanying white paper designed to help IT leaders create intuitive and empathetic patient experiences.  

Brenna Loufek, SaMD regulatory affairs manager at Mayo Clinic, talks bridging the gap between research and clinical practice when bringing AI-enabled digital health tools to market in a preview of her and her colleagues' upcoming session at HIMSS24.  

Interoperability Institute's Jim St. Clair and the VA's Thomas Osborne and Dr. Paul Tibbits say digital representations in healthcare research are evolving rapidly. They'll have updates on modeling at the personal and enterprise levels at HIMSS24.  

In presenting Care New England's approach to digital transformation at HIMSS24, Trent Sanders of Kyndryl said he and CNE's Tomas Gregorio will share how to leverage partnerships to drive growth and improve care.