Data management

Payers need information for risk adjustment and providers need data to close gaps in care, says Piyush Khanna of CareFirst BCBS.

CertifyOS founder and CEO Anshul Rathi engineered a database of providers for payers.

Jackie Rice, VP and chief information officer at Frederick Health, says adding pharmacogenetic data to the health system's EHR enables alerts that advise clinicians on how a patient’s genes can affect drug response.

According to Office Practicum's Dr. Rich Szabo and Chris Gibson, the company's EHR provides pediatricians with a complete view of patient data so they can more easily manage the immunization process at the point of care.

The company will use its platform to track and analyze Team USA athletes' health, training and nutrition data, and collect data on fans both at home and attending events.

While clinicians are seeing positive results from AI tools such as ambient listening, Anurag Mehta, Omega Healthcare CEO, believes healthcare won't realize AI's full potential until data-security fears are overcome.

A strong asset and vulnerability management posture for all organizations – no matter the size – is the key to survival against ransomware attacks, says Katie Moussouris, founder and CEO of Luta Security.

While the change of administration means federal regulations and funding remain in flux, PointClickCare's Brian Drozdowicz believes healthcare vendors and organizations are making strides in improving interoperability.

Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, says she believes strong governance and psychology-based training can help healthcare organizations combat social engineering cyberattacks that exploit workers' instinct to help.

Kathy Bailey, principal data intelligence analyst at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses how she and her team used generative AI to identify pickleball injuries from patients' chart notes with 80% accuracy.