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While the president's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary awaits his nomination hearing, acting director Dr. Dorothy Fink issued a "pause on issuing documents and public communications," including social media, to all department heads.

Jennifer Stoll of OCHIN will speak at HIMSS25 on deploying artificial intelligence to benefit rural health systems and medically underserved communities.

New research from the University of Minnesota shows wide discrepancies, not just with artificial intelligence adoption, but with how well providers are equipped – financially and technically – to assess their AI tools for efficacy and integrity.

Inequities that already exist in the healthcare system, and may be amplified by LLMs, could be addressed through the proving ground of artificial intelligence assurance labs, according to Brigham Hyde, CEO of Atropos Health.

While medication adherence is a cornerstone of value-based care, it depends on the right team, tools and targeted patient engagement to be effective, says one chief medical officer.

"Health systems have reason to worry," says consultant Michael Abrams of Numerof.

Project Stargate includes a partnership between Oracle's Larry Ellison, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son that aims to enhance cancer detection and personalized vaccines.

Former Georgia rep Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's choice for Veterans Affairs secretary, told members of Congress that the minimal deployment of the new electronics health records system "is not acceptable."

Bernke Papenburg, program manager of Robotics at Rijnstate Hospital in the Netherlands, previews her HIMSS25 talk, where she will discuss the challenges associated with deploying digital technology in a hospital setting.

Using artificial intelligence in radiology for the first time can be daunting, says one AI and imaging expert in a preview of his HIMSS25 session, but the advantages are substantial.