Healthcare IT News

04/15/2025

Shifting from 'patient centric' to 'patient active' healthcare

Sara Luisa Mintrone, chief marketing officer for the Dedalus Group, believes that, since the pandemic, patients want to participate in their own care rather than passively waiting for treatment decisions to be made for them.

04/15/2025

Catalonia's AI journey: Patient risk stratification since 2015

04/15/2025

CMS signals cutting future Medicaid demonstration programs

House GOP members are demanding cuts of at least $1.5 billion in federal spending, but Senate Republicans are divided.

04/15/2025

Study: Racial, ethnic minorities are underrepresented in AI mammogram interpretation

A study published in the European Journal of Cancer says inaccurate results and misdiagnoses could occur if diverse populations are not included in clinical research.

04/15/2025

Hackensack Meridian Chief AI Officer on the intersection of business and technology

The CAIO should not just understand both of those disciplines, but intuit what AI is good and bad, what's scalable, and whether it's the right fit, says Sameer Sethi, the New Jersey health system's chief AI and insights officer.

04/15/2025

HHS updates regulatory guides for the safe use of EHRs

ASTP has released the 2025 SAFER Guides, which aim to improve health systems' adherence to electronic health record best practices. They were updated by clinicians with informatics training and informaticians with clinical experience.

04/15/2025

Chief AI Officer on becoming one and working with the C-suite

Sameer Sethi, SVP and chief AI and insights officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, offers tips for IT execs looking to become a Chief AI Officer and ways a CAIO can work with the C-suite to ensure AI gets done right.

04/15/2025

White House releases guidance on federal AI use and procurement

Two new memos update federal AI policy, which the White House says will accelerate innovation, strengthen public trust and prioritize U.S.-developed AI tools.

04/14/2025

Former National Coordinator headed to Mayo Clinic, reports say

Micky Tripathi, who also served as acting chief artificial intelligence officer at HHS, is said to be in line for the new chief AI implementation officer role at the Minnesota healthcare innovator.

04/14/2025

Brown University policy expert talks about the future of telehealth flexibilities

Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, chair of the school's department of health services, policy and practice, discusses the frustrations and promise of telehealth reimbursement and regulation – and describes how the current situation is stifling virtual care innovation.

04/14/2025

HIMSSCast: 'How do we grow again?'

Healthcare organizations need to increase revenue while cutting expenses and find ways to personalize the patient experience.

04/14/2025

Ethical AI needs inclusive training data

Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation at Siemens Healthineers, says that as the use of AI tools in healthcare advances, companies must train algorithms on data that reflects the patient populations they will serve.

04/14/2025

Tackling coding workforce shortage in Australia

Northern Health in Melbourne has replaced its legacy system with AI-assisted coding.

04/14/2025

Google's genAI powers pharmacy, nurse handoff automation at Manipal Hospitals

Pharmacy order processing was brought down to under five minutes.

04/14/2025

Seoul to back startups in accessing hospital data and more briefs

Hong Kong's Health Bureau has added pathology reports viewing functionality to its mobile health application.

04/11/2025

Want a successful digital health career? Lead with purpose

Keeping focused on why they do their work can help health IT professionals serve patient populations more effectively, says Luis Belén, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and a HIMSS25 Changemaker.