Health systems aren’t seeing a ton of ROI when it comes to their AI investments quite yet, as use of the technology is still in an iterative stage. However, Mount Sinai CEO Brendan Carr thinks that is likely to change in the next couple years.

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Bill Fera — a principal and head of AI at Deloitte — said that the generative AI frenzy holds incredibly promising opportunities for health systems. He noted that in order for hospitals to succeed in the era of generative AI, they need to establish the right metrics for their pilots early on so they can quickly nix or scale them.

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During a fireside chat hosted by MedCity News at ViVE, Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich discussed the company’s decision to largely move away from CVS Caremark as its PBM and partner with several other companies.

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At ViVE, investors and health system executives shared their biggest pet peeves when it comes to pitches from digital health startups.

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A panel discussion of hospital executives at the ViVE event last month offered insight into the challenges of implementing innovation and what they have learned from their experiences.

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Research shows that an average of 17.5 veterans die by suicide each day. At ViVE 2024, Shereef Elnahal, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ under secretary for health, declared that even one veteran dying by suicide is too many — and promised that the VA is pursuing partnerships aimed at addressing this harrowing problem.

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At the Payer Insights sessions on Day 1 of ViVE 2024, a panel on prior authorization offered compelling insights from speakers who shared the positive developments in this area after years of mounting frustration. Speakers also shared challenges as they work with providers to figure out how policy developments and technology will work in practice.

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When it comes to behavior change support, humans are still better than AI, according to Dr. Carolyn Bradner Jasik, chief medical officer at Omada Health.

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Mari Savickis, Vice President of Public Policy with CHIME, will be moderating a panel discussion as part of the Cybersecurity Pavilion at the ViVE 2024  event in Los Angeles, scheduled for February 25-28. She said her organization anticipates several developments addressing cybersecurity this year.

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The Payer Insights Program at ViVE 2024, in partnership with MedCity News, kicks off day one at the event. This new immersive program will focus on the impact of rising healthcare costs, recent regulatory changes, and innovative payer solutions for optimizing data insights, minimizing costs, and expanding access to care.

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A preview of ViVE 2024 offers a sneak peek at the agenda and how the Payer and Provider Connect meeting platform initiatives have been revamped to maximize the quantity and quality of meeting for healthcare executives.

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This year, ViVE will celebrate nurses throughout the event’s programming, highlighting how their role has evolved, the challenges they face and how they are spurring innovation in different models of care. The event is powered by HLTH and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

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