Doctor smiles and waves into a laptop during a telehealth visit
10:30 AM

The agency is proposing telehealth access grants to establish fixed, secure environments outfitted with reliable internet and secure video that connect veterans hobbled by the digital divide to health services.

Gabriel Jones of Proprio on AI
09:33 AM

From preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance to visualization and predictive analytics, AI has many new roles to play to help surgeons do their best work.

Pharmacist sorting pills
09:21 AM

Approximately 10% of all U.S. healthcare workers will divert opioids or other controlled substances from their workplace at some point in their career.1 Drug diversion, or the illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs, remains a top challenge at hospitals and health systems across the country, and is often undiscovered and underreported.2

Healthcare workers in a meeting
09:00 AM

As healthcare organizations grapple with rising costs and evolving payment models, achieving positive margins is more critical than ever.

Avihai Sodri of Antidote Health on telemedicine
12:00 PM

The CEO of a telehealth services provider explains why patients being seen remotely by physicians first can also help with accessibility, data integrity and consistency.

Bird's eye view of Nashville during the day
10:55 AM

By partnering with Meharry Medical College, the cloud giant says it aims to enhance community care and wellness in Middle Tennessee with AI and clinical applications, spark health innovation and cultivate workforce skills.

Morgan L. Waller, RN, of Children's Mercy Kansas City on telemedicine
12:15 PM

The number of telehealth services provided by Children's Mercy Kansas City is astounding. And they get tremendously high patient satisfaction scores. The health system's nurse director of telemedicine offers a detailed tour, with some key advice for her peers.

Person on laptop at kitchen table with another who holds up prescription bottle for telehealth doctor
10:48 AM

The group expects support for virtual care to continue after the 2024 Election, but urges action as soon as possible to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities past the end of the year.

HKUST Provost professor Guo Yike presenting their new health LLMs
11:14 PM

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has recently developed four large language models, including models for cancer detection and an AI chatbot for physicians.

A doctor in a virtual consultation with a patient
11:10 PM

It will likely adopt the standards of Chinese insurer Ping An for its online family doctor contract service.