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 Gil Bashe – Twenty-five months ago, I wrote for Medika Life after yet another school shooting shook the nation. My plea then was simple but searing: let lawmakers witness what first responders see when they enter a classroom turned crime scene—the chaos, the quiet after the sirens, the grief of parents confronting the unimaginable.
By Gil Bashe – This is not a crisis of scarcity. It is a crisis of priorities. The U.S. health system does not consistently organize its clinical, financial, or policy decisions around the shared goal of improving people’s health: their physical and mental well-being.
By Gil Bashe – Tom Lawry’s latest work is not just another entry in the crowded shelf of health reform manifestos. It’s a departure — a soulful, purposeful, and powerfully personal invitation for Americans to reclaim their role in shaping a sustainable, people-centered health system.
By Gil Bashe – In today’s data-driven world of medicine, we often equate better care with better technology and better outcomes with advanced diagnostics. And yet, one truth remains: the most powerful force in healing is not found in a test result but in the presence of another human being who truly sees you.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of September that we think deserve sharing again.
By Gil Bashe – If the healthcare sector were a country, it would be the world’s fifth-largest contributor to greenhouse gases following China, the US, India, and Russia. The planet’s health and our own are joined, and the health community must unite with environmental affairs experts to collaborate on what must be done to keep the planet vibrant.
By Gil Bashe – There are plenty of reasons to fear ChatGPT and augmented intelligence (AI) — not so much today — but its potential to compete with human creativity in the future. Many justify its value. Others explain its dangers. This is a double-edged sword conversation — both points of view have merit.