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From the end of the Public Health Emergency to the launch of ChatGPT and the Apple Vision Pro, executives reflect on what stood out to them this year.

Brian Esterly, CEO of TimeDoc Health, discusses health IT's role in bringing together patients and care teams and facilitating self-care management, particularly for patients with chronic conditions in healthcare deserts.  

Employers aligned with Carrum can offer two years of treatment coverage to non-metastatic breast cancer patients via Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute.

Also, Cipla has increased its stake in digital pharma solutions company GoApptiv.

AI is a tool to help people everywhere realize their health potential, said HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowden. If there was a time for learning, sharing and building a community of AI decision-making tools, it is now.  

Guidehealth acquired Arcadia's managed services organization and value-based care services division. It also signed an agreement to leverage its data analytics platform.

Steven Ullman, the University of Miami's director at the Center for Health Management and Policy, discusses telehealth use during and following the pandemic, why patient and provider satisfaction varies, and policy predictions for 2024.  

The award will support veterans' access to the California-based virtual reality company's FDA-authorized at-home chronic low back pain offering, RelieVRx.

The company will use the funds to prepare for commercialization in the U.S., enhance its platform and seek FDA clearance for its VERAFEYE platform.

Naomi Fried, founder and CEO of PharmStars, discusses the company's fifth cohort focused on solving challenges in therapeutic delivery and the 11 startups graduated from its accelerator program, including Cellular Vehicles and ZiO Health.