From the Health IT Buzz Blog – We all know what it’s like to get forms completed with all the right information (and to get it done quickly!), and patients seeking determinations on their eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance know this all too well.
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Our annual predictions for 2026 concludes with Value-Based Care. Throughout the past few weeks we have been asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2026. Check out all our predictions including AI in healthcare, interoperability, Life Sciences, Patient Experience, and the business of healthcare.
By April Miller – The medical community is adopting AI to streamline tedious processes, particularly at the front desk. Small medical practices can especially benefit from AI, as it provides advantages that were previously inaccessible to smaller practices.
By Shereese Maynard – 2025 was not a bad year; it was an honest one. If 2024 was the year healthcare innovation talked loudly, 2025 was the year it cleared its throat and started speaking plainly. Inside health systems, innovation teams were trimmed. Marketing departments were reduced or eliminated altogether.
By Dirk Schrader – Healthcare has always been a mission-driven industry, but it also sits at the intersection of some of the most aggressive cyber threats. Patient records are among the most valuable assets on the black market, and clinical operations are among the least tolerant of downtime.
Our annual predictions for 2026 continue with the Patient Experience. Throughout the past few weeks we have been asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2026. Check out all our predictions including AI in healthcare, interoperability, Life Sciences, Value-Based Care, and the business of healthcare.
By Steven Posnack – In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary’s office, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released a request for information focused on one big question:
By Buff Colchagoff – Every December I return to watching Home Alone. It is a holiday ritual and a reminder that chaos often begins with one small moment of disconnect. It makes for a delightful Christmas comedy, but it also resembles what many health organizations experience when they are left outside of broader interoperability networks.
Our annual predictions for 2026 continue with AI in Clinical Settings, look for Part 1, yesterday. Throughout the next few weeks we will be asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2026. Check back as we cover AI in healthcare, healthcare business, interoperability, Life Sciences, patient experience, and Value-Based Care.