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HIMSS Media editors discuss 2025 healthcare trends in a HIMSS TV video, including the shift toward mature AI use cases, ROI, regulation gaps, and challenges healthcare executives face when choosing vendor partners and implementing AI tools.

Watch: https://www.mobihealthnews.com/video/2025-year-healthcare-ai-matured

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new organizational structure, approved by the Department of Health and Human Services. The office, effective Dec. 18, is charged with developing grant criteria for the Rural Health Transformation Program and will partner with the HHS Office of Acquisition and Grants Management. Read more from Andrea Fox, Senior Editor, Healthcare IT News:

CMS launches Office of Rural Health Transformation Serving as the primary liaison for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, the ORHT is now responsible for coordinating, overseeing and driving rural healthcare policy in the United States.

Although hospital bed occupancy is around 75% in the U.S., this percentage is projected to rise. The good news is that rapidly evolving technology will help reduce the hospital bed-shortage crisis and its associated issues. Alexander Podgornyy, Managing Director at IT Medical, LLC, discusses one of these technologies, remote patient monitoring (RPM), and its role in helping reduce provider burden.

Read HIT Consultants, “5 Ways Remote Patient Monitoring is Reducing Hospital Readmissions,” to learn more about how providers are assisting patients from their homes:

5 Ways Remote Patient Monitoring is Reducing Hospital Readmissions Alexander Podgornyy, Managing Director at IT Medical LLC shares 5 Ways Remote Patient Monitoring is Reducing Hospital Readmissions

Advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities are emerging at a rapid pace as major information and health systems announce its varied healthcare applications. Progress is amplified by new functionality from major EHR platforms and impacted by policy changes. This HealthData Management article examines recent developments expected to impact healthcare organizations in the years ahead.

Read, “How recent technology advances map the progress of AI:”

How recent technology advances map the progress of AI - Health Data Management New capabilities from solutions vendors and changing industry dynamics offer new proving grounds to demonstrate key functionalities.