Health systems must prioritize real-time collaboration and data sharing with social service organizations, according to Halima Ahmadi-Montecalvo, VP of research at health IT firm Unite Us. Speaking ahead of HIMSS25, she argued that, as healthcare shifts towards value-based care, technologies enabling these processes will become crucial. Unite Us’s tools help integrate social care into clinical workflows, charting the impact on health outcomes and financial performance. The VP also touted the power of AI and predictive analytics to identify high-risk patients and direct targeted interventions.
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