Is five a magic number that people will click on to find out what’s on the list? Is it just the right number you think you have the time to read? I don’t know but there are lots of lists out there with 5 things you should know. These got me to click through and I think they were worth sharing.
Dodail
5 GEO AI Innovations Transforming Healthcare Systems in 2025 – Healthcare organizations worldwide are racing to harness the power of Geographic Information Systems (GEO) combined with Artificial Intelligence, and for good reason. Recent studies reveal that 89% of healthcare executives consider location-based AI solutions critical for their future success. This powerful combination is revolutionizing patient care, resource allocation, and public health management in ways previously unimaginable.
Putting the 5 Pillars into Practice: Real-World AI Implementation in Healthcare – By Jim Younkin, MBA, Senior Director, Audacious Inquiry, a PointClickCare company – While Americans have generally embraced consumer technologies like smartphones and social media, healthcare AI is proving to be different. Consumer technologies typically gain widespread adoption despite initial concerns, but healthcare AI faces deeper skepticism from both providers and patients. This cautious approach reflects the unique challenges and higher stakes involved when AI intersects with patient care and sensitive health data. This skepticism is well-documented in recent research.
Innovative Consulting Group
5 Things Keeping Healthcare CIOs Up at Night in 2025 – By Christopher Rogowski, General Manager, Healthcare IT Solutions – What are the critical challenges for healthcare IT leaders in 2025? Our Client Advisory Board, a group that includes CIOs from prestigious academic and regional healthcare organizations, recently met for a three-day offsite to discuss this very question. Interestingly enough, AI breakthroughs are not their only concern. Here are their top five actual priorities.
RisingStack
AI in Healthcare: 5 Real-World Examples That Actually Solve Problems – AI in healthcare is no longer theory. It’s showing up in real hospitals, solving specific problems. Not just in research papers or flashy demos, but in production. This post walks through five recent examples where AI made a real difference. No hype, just what was built, what problem it tackled, and how it fit into the real world. If you’re a dev or PM looking to build something in the healthcare space, these are worth a look.
Artech
The Future of Healthcare Careers: Skills That Will Be in Demand by 2035 – Ten years from now, the most effective people in healthcare won’t just know how to treat symptoms; they will also understand how to prevent them. They’ll learn how to read a dashboard. They’ll understand what an AI tool is suggesting and when to ignore it. And they’ll still be able to look a patient in the eye and listen to them. his isn’t a guess. It’s already happening. Healthcare and social assistance are set to grow faster than any other industry over the next decade. That’s driven by longer lifespans, more chronic illnesses, and a system that needs more intelligent and flexible people to keep it standing.
AI Insider
5 Ways AI Is Transforming Healthcare Right Now – AI is already changing the healthcare game. From voice assistants in exam rooms to diagnostic tools that talk to medical images, hospitals and clinics are becoming faster, smarter, and more efficient with artificial intelligence. In this video, we’ll explore five real-world examples of how AI is making patient care more personalized, reducing clinician burnout, and helping medical researchers find answers faster. If you’re curious about how AI is being used in real hospitals today, this video is for you.
NPR
5 ways Trump’s megabill will limit health care access – By Phil Galewitz, Julie Appleby, Renuka Rayasam, Bernard J. Wolfson – The tax and spending legislation the House voted to send to President Donald Trump’s desk on Thursday, enacting much of his domestic agenda, cuts federal health spending by about $1 trillion over a decade in ways that will jeopardize the physical and financial health of tens of millions of Americans.
AGS Health
The Troublesome Five: Navigating Complexities in Inpatient Coding – By Leigh Poland – Inpatient medical coding presents unique challenges, with certain conditions frequently contributing to payer denials and impacting quality trends. Five areas frequently present complexities that can significantly impact inpatient coding outcomes, including symptom coding, acute respiratory failure (ARF), sepsis, acute kidney injury (AKI), and homelessness as a social determinant of health (SDOH).
Nurse.com
5 Things Nurses Wish They Learned in Nursing School – By Zelda Meeker – Nursing school is full of exams, clinicals, and endless studying — but certain lessons can only be learned on the job. Some nurses look back and realize there were things they didn’t fully understand until they gained real-world experience. We spoke with six nurses to find out what they wished they had known while they were in nursing school and what advice they’d pass on to future nurses. Their insights offer valuable lessons that go beyond standard nursing school resources and help bridge the gap between the classroom and real-world experience.
Andros
A Closer Look At The 2025 NCQA Credentialing Requirements – By Mark Hirschhorn – Big shifts are coming to credentialing, and the July 1, 2025 NCQA updates are just the beginning. At Andros, we’re not just preparing for change—we’re built for it. Our recent full, three-year CVO accreditation from URAC, alongside our longstanding NCQA certification, puts us in rare company—fewer than 25 credentialing organizations nationwide hold both. These milestones aren’t just recognition, but validation of the rigor, scale, and trust that health plans and provider organizations count on every day.
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