Nora Plainert

Nora Plainert

Healthcare Analytics Expert
Nora Plainert is a thought leader in healthcare analytics and informatics, discussing how predictive data analytics can be used to custom-tailor individual treatment in personalized medicine. Nora also analyzes a broader view of data in managing population health and reviews informatics tools used in practice—including Electronic Health Records, clinical decision support systems, and more. 
UToledo Health Adopts Ambient AI to Cut Documentation Burden
Organizational Governance UToledo Health Adopts Ambient AI to Cut Documentation Burden

The modern healthcare landscape has reached a critical tipping point where the administrative demands of electronic health records often supersede the fundamental human connection between a physician and a patient. At the University of Toledo Health, better known as UToledo Health, leadership

Can Longitudinal Data Unlock the Full Power of Medical AI?
Care Can Longitudinal Data Unlock the Full Power of Medical AI?

Faisal Zain has navigated the complex intersection of medical device innovation and digital health for years, witnessing firsthand how the industry struggles to turn fragmented data into life-saving treatments. As Big Tech players like Amazon and Google move deeper into the life sciences, the

AI and Soaring Costs Are Rewiring Benefits Brokerage
Data and Information AI and Soaring Costs Are Rewiring Benefits Brokerage

Record-high healthcare spending, faster premium jumps, and AI-accelerated provider billing collided with shifting plan designs to force employee benefits brokers into a new operating reality that prizes speed, clinical fluency, and data-driven counsel over the neat renewal cycles of yesterday.

Can Centralized Genomic Databases Ever Be Secure?
Data and Information Can Centralized Genomic Databases Ever Be Secure?

Volunteers gave blood, scans, and the secrets of their DNA to help science cure disease, yet the same data traveled across borders, landed on an e-commerce site, and revealed how easily controlled access can turn into copyable stock that outlives promises, policies, and platforms. The UK Biobank

What Are the AHA’s Insights on the New USCDI v7 Standards?
Data and Information What Are the AHA’s Insights on the New USCDI v7 Standards?

The rapid evolution of digital health infrastructure has placed the American Hospital Association at the forefront of a critical dialogue regarding the implementation of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Draft Version 7 of the United States Core Data for I

Trend Analysis: Hybrid Digital Health Delivery Models
Care Trend Analysis: Hybrid Digital Health Delivery Models

The traditional white-walled clinic is no longer the sole gateway to medical expertise, as patients increasingly expect care to meet them in the environments where they live, work, and learn. Healthcare delivery has undergone a fundamental transformation, moving beyond emergency virtual pivots

Is Trust the Missing Link in Healthcare Interoperability?
Data and Information Is Trust the Missing Link in Healthcare Interoperability?

The seamless exchange of health information represents the essential foundation of modern medicine, yet the true heartbeat of the industry remains the human connection between patients, caregivers, and clinicians. While technological discussions often prioritize the intricacies of coding standards

Lawmakers and Unions Oppose OPM Plan to Collect Health Data
Data and Information Lawmakers and Unions Oppose OPM Plan to Collect Health Data

The delicate equilibrium between administrative efficiency and the fundamental right to medical privacy has reached a critical breaking point as federal agencies seek unprecedented access to personal health records. The federal government maintains one of the largest employer-sponsored insurance

CMS HealthTech Ecosystem – Review
Data and Information CMS HealthTech Ecosystem – Review

The American healthcare landscape has long struggled with a technological paradox where patients navigate world-class medical procedures while still carrying stacks of paper records between appointments. The CMS HealthTech Ecosystem serves as the federal government's definitive response to

The Role of Health Information Exchanges in Modern Care
Data and Information The Role of Health Information Exchanges in Modern Care

The seamless movement of clinical data across disparate medical systems serves as the central nervous system for a healthcare environment striving for precision and efficiency. As the industry navigates the complexities of the current year, 2026, the demand for interoperability has shifted from a

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