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The supply chain represents 40% of a hospital's budget. The pressure to reduce cost is at an all-time high due in part to slow revenue growth - a major challenge for hospital CFOs - says David Kirshner managing partner at LogicSource.

Julia Strandberg, executive vice president and chief business leader of connected care at Royal Philips, told MobiHealthNews she anticipates continued mergers, partnerships and AI innovation in 2025.

Chief AI officers can help organizations address clinical issues, such as C. diff inspections and sepsis, and broader needs like scheduling, resources and improving the backend, says Zachary Durst, IT practice consultant at WittKieffer.

AI will transform healthcare with advances in multimodal technology, diagnostic imaging and automation, but its success depends on trust and seamless integration into workflows.

Some executives anticipate an acceleration of M&A activity as struggling startups seek exits, while others foresee more funding opportunities for companies with proven value in the sector.

The gunman reportedly targeted Thompson, waiting for him as he arrived at an investors' conference in Midtown Manhattan.

Sunny Virmani, group product manager of health AI at Google, discusses expanding access to AI models for diabetic retinopathy in India and Thailand, AI’s potential to transform healthcare and Google’s plans for AI in healthcare in 2025.

The women's healthcare company failed to find adequate product market fit, and the company's CEO, Alison Greenberg, says many lessons were learned along the way.

The modernized, outcomes-focused AMAM is meant to help health systems keep pace with the rapid evolution of analytics technologies and artificial intelligence and "support equitable, data-driven decision-making at scale."  

The aim is to expand Hello Heart's reach across patient populations by utilizing the Amwell platform.