In this episode of Tell Me Where IT Hurts, host Dr. Jay Anders reports from the 2024 HLTH conference.
From the floor of the recent HLTH conference, Dr. Jay Anders catches up with three healthcare technology leaders:
- Grace Vinton, Host of HITea with Grace and media specialist with Amendola discusses how AI applications are becoming more focused on specific healthcare conditions and problems, moving beyond general AI claims.
- Tim O’Connell, MD, co-Founder & CEO of emtelligent, highlights the shift from AI chatbots to workflow accelerators in healthcare, and introduced their new product for AI-assisted document review targeting payers and review organizations.
- Colin Banas, MD, CMO of DrFirst, addresses interoperability progress and patient empowerment, while discussing DrFirst’s expansion in medication management through their MyndShift Technologies acquisition for handling total benefits management.
Show Notes
Dr. Anders and guests delve into emerging and evolving industry trends and takeaways from the conference, including:
- The evolution of AI applications from generic solutions to condition-specific implementations
- AI’s role in healthcare logistics and hospital operations
- Healthcare equity and rural healthcare access challenges
- Patient and caregiver empowerment through AI tools
- Shift from AI chatbots to workflow acceleration tools
- Medical documentation transformation and structured data needs
- Prior authorization automation and benefits management
- Healthcare interoperability progress
- Medication management technology advancement
- Impact of AI on administrative vs. direct patient care
- Concerns about AI terminology dilution and overuse
- Integration of pharmacy and medical benefits management
Show Links
- Colin Banas on LinkedIn
- DrFirst
- Tim O’Connell on LinkedIn
- emtelligent
- Grace Vinton on LinkedIn
- HITea with Grace
- Dr. Jay Anders on LinkedIn
- “Tell Me Where IT Hurts” on Healthcare NOW Radio
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