FINN Partners’ Post

Senior Partner Beth Friedman, FACHDM attended #HIMSS25, where conversations centered around proven #AI success stories and health tech solutions to propel clinical efficiency and patient experience. Here are Beth’s key takeaways:    ✅ Rethink patient experience with smart rooms  Smart hospital room design took center stage as Valley Health System and Vibe Health by eVideon showcased proven advancements in care team efficiency and patient engagement. Northwell Health and Nebraska Medicine also shared their patient success stories in partnership with Vibe.    ✅ Look for real AI results AI discussions at #HIMSS25 focused on practical applications over hype. Tom Lawry challenged vendors to clearly define how AI creates value.    Warris B. from Claimable shared this example – using AI, patients can draft appeal letters to their health plans in 20 minutes instead of two weeks. And Dr Zafar C. from Seattle Children's explained how adaptX’s AI tools helped anesthesia teams achieve the first-ever opioid-free surgery center and stop 3,900 metric tons of CO2 from entering the Earth’s atmosphere.    ✅ Leave no one behind to achieve positive health outcomes #NCMedicaid and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System presented how their Unite Us platform and community outreach programs help thousands of high-risk Medicaid members while also saving #healthplans $85 per member, per month. Similarly, Sparta Community Hospital integrated SDOH capture into their TruBridge EHR and reengineered processes to achieve a 98% improvement in data compilation, with automated dashboards for SDOH action and reporting. Susan Gutjahr summed up the urgency in these community efforts: “In rural health, when we ask a social needs question, we must be able to act on it.”    ✅Keep clinicians productive and happy Advancements in #ambientlistening and #voiceenabledclinicaldocumentation took the spotlight during the pre-conference AI summit and in the exhibit hall. This included announcements by Microsoft’s Dragon CoPilot, Zoom, Teledoc Health, Abridge, and more. Christopher Wickersham, CHCIO, AVP of Support Services at CereCore, also reiterated the need for strong clinical IT help desks to keep physicians happy and productive as EHRs embed these tools and higher levels of support are needed during his conversation with Jim Tate on The Tate Chronicles.    ✅ Stay informed and connected during turbulent times Hal Wolf, CEO at HIMSS, reiterated what most attendees were thinking: the health sector is facing unprecedented pressure, including federal cuts for clinical research and Medicaid. Now more than ever, trusted health voices are needed. This includes FINN Partners.    Our own FINN team recorded podcasts, met with journalists, covered sessions, and conducted dozens of interviews to keep you informed and connected. Look for our upcoming #HealthUnaBASHEd and #FINNVoices episodes recorded live at HIMSS on Healthcare NOW Radio.