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David Morris, EVP at Cedar Gate Technologies, explains that the model allows for a gradual approach to risk for more conservative and less experienced ACOs, in comparison to ACO REACH, which requires a greater tolerance for risk.  

Trinity Health reaches out to patients on their preferred platform to encourage them to make needed visits. Dr. Roosevelt De Los Santos, its medical director for health informatics, describes why it works.  

Dr Georgi Chaltikyan of Germany's Deggendorf Institute of Technology says he believes teaching healthcare staff how to use AI technologies that automate workflows would help reduce burnout and lead to better patient outcomes.

Marco Marchetti, head of the HTA operational unit at AGENAS, says the country is introducing artificial intelligence to assist physicians in analyzing large volumes of clinical data from digital applications and medical devices.

Health systems outsource their revenue cycle management for many reasons, including reducing cost to collect and increasing yield, says Grant Veazy, CTO at Ensemble Health Partners.

They have a crucial role in improving healthcare technology usability, from testing to leadership, says Olga Kagan, RN, consortial faculty and associate adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient.

Internal sponsors have been hugely helpful in encouraging their peers to adopt telehealth and RPM at Providence, says Dr. Eve Cunningham, the health system's chief of virtual care and digital health, and a HIMSS24 Changemaker.  

Ellen Arigorat, nursing informatics program director at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, supports digital technology adoption in clinical workflows, with a focus on health equity.  

Showing clinicians how new technologies can streamline their workflows builds a connection with them and breaks down their resistance to adopting these tools, says Rachelle Landry, VP of clinical transformation at BD.  

Technology usability issues contribute to burnout. But involving clinicians in developing and deploying tools that fit their workflows is the answer, says Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association.