Patient Engagement

It has also revealed ongoing work applying AI to track medical resource utilisation in real time.

Robert Slepin, chief digital officer at SE Health and an emeritus CIO adviser at Epic, describes the key aspects of digital transformation that provider organizations need to understand, the primary technologies involved and how to best organize such a comprehensive effort.

Chris Whelchel, a consultant with expertise in helping health systems with these varied challenges, shares advice that CIOs and other IT leaders at provider organizations can put into place now to help achieve results.

Cognixion has created a non-invasive brain-computer interface that works alongside AI and augmented reality to help ALS and traumatic brain injury patients communicate. Andreas Forsland, CEO and cofounder, offers a deep dive.

UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center needed to help patients feel more ready for surgery. With new automated workflows, it was able to achieve 100% positive patient satisfaction scores.

REM sleep behavior disorder almost always is an early sign of Parkinson's or dementia, often preceding other symptoms by 10-15 years. Researchers think the tool can enable development of new therapies for those diseases.

Measuring digital maturity and building up analytics programs can help providers use AI tools to meet patient needs more effectively, says Natasha Ramontal, HIMSS senior digital health strategist.

Expectant parents in Arkansas will have access to state resources aimed at improving health literacy and adopting healthy habits.

Messaging tools, including automation, can help build trust in clinicians and encourage patients, says Ed Mitchell, Advocate Health's director of strategic partnerships, and Aaron Sheedy, Xealth COO.

The health system sees about 50 cases per day with one of its referring health systems – more than 18,000 cases per year where care is improved and patients and their families have a better experience, the CDIO reports.