By Lauren Sausser & Darius Tahir – Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients.
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By Scott R. Schell PhD MD MBA – Health systems face dual pressures: Increasing patient demand and flat clinical capacity. Documentation takes up to a third of a clinician’s day. Ambient scribing, using AI to capture and structure physician-patient conversations in real time, offers a potential solution.
By Deepan Vashi – Rebranding of the Health Equity Index reward brings new opportunities and challenges to Star ratings program. The name change reflects the agency’s “goal of ensuring exceptional care for all enrollees,” according to the CMS April 2025 capitation rate announcement.
Dr. Thomas Kelly – For decades, healthcare technology procurement has followed a predictable playbook: identify a regulatory need, evaluate integration capabilities, negotiate with vendors, and roll out system-wide. But ambient AI is changing this fundamental approach.
By Lyall Vanatta – Connecting the Dots Between Marketing and Revenue in Healthcare Through AI-Powered Call Intelligence – Healthcare organizations invest billions in marketing to attract new patients. Yet many still struggle to translate these efforts into revenue growth.
By Gil Bashe – At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, the energy was palpable, and the audience quiet and focused. This wasn’t a tech demo or a sales pitch. It was a gathering of health sector stewards—leaders seeking clarity amid the fog of anticipated disruption.
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By Ram Krishnan – AI is quickly changing the field of healthcare, including behavioral health. From making clinical notes more efficient to supporting diagnosis and treatment plans, AI offers a wide variety of new capabilities for providers. However, despite its potential benefits, AI raises concerns about data privacy, ethical considerations, and potential impact on the human element of care.
By Ivor Campbell – The rise of home-diagnostics, automated healthcare and now artificial intelligence is moving us ever closer to a stage where for most public health delivery services, the initial triaging of all non-emergency cases will be done remotely.