While the Biden administration and federal agencies have made price transparency a long-term goal for the U.S. healthcare industry, a recent study revealed Americans aren’t actually shopping around very often for better healthcare prices.

According to the agency, directories can serve as important resources for patients who need to locate providers or compare health plan networks.

We spoke to executives from some of healthcare's most prominent vendors to find out what challenges are on their radar in 2022 and beyond. 

Monique Rasband, vice president of imaging, cardiology and oncology, KLAS Research, explains a few of the key technology trends in cardiovascular information systems (CVIS).

Validation and testing of all algorithms is needed to eliminate any biases in the data used to train the AI, according to Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Team for North America.

Grocery delivery services company Instacart has launched Instacart Health, which the company says will work to make nutritious food more accessible and address social determinants of health.

Researchers involved in a new study said it is unclear whether the virus infection itself was a factor, or if it was environmental factors such as a move to remote learning or the shutdown of sports and school activities that may have caused the increased risk.
 

Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit healthcare system operating in seven states, has launched a telehealth program aimed at reducing hospital transfers among pediatric patients and lowering costs.