Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.

Newly released episode of AI Amplified. Host Dr. Heather Bassett talks to Ronald Rodriguez MD PhD, a professor of medical education and program director for the MD/MS in Artificial Intelligence dual degree at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Reported payers and health insurance industry news from Carda Health, CVS Health, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Independence Blue Cross, AHIP, The Cigna Group, Medica, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and more.

By Quentin Chu – OpenAI’s entry into healthcare is good news, unambiguously. When the company behind ChatGPT announces a dedicated health product, it validates what many of us have known: AI has crossed the threshold of genuine clinical utility. Patient expectations are shifting. Health systems are finally ready to engage seriously with AI. The consumer health moment is real and worth celebrating.