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Parham Eftekhari, executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, says hospitals have to demand more secure products so manufacturers wake up to realize prospective clients are buying based on security.

Patients need a better experience when paying medical bills, says Deirdre Ruttle, vice president of strategy at InstaMed.

Hospitals are deploying the tools in patient rooms for such tasks as turning on the TV or closing shades so clinicians can focus on patient care, says Brian Eastwood, content strategist at ReviveHealth and a HIMSS19 social media ambassador.

Nathan Wenzler, senior director of cybersecurity at Moss Adams, says the idea that AI needs no management simply isn’t true; instead, smart people are needed to make decisions about the data and findings.

Telehealth technology now enables virtual visits with entire care teams, which isn’t possible when clinicians use phones, says David McSwain, interim CMIO at Medical University of South Carolina.

Andrew Pendergast, VP of product at ThreatConnect, explains the value of external threat intelligence and why he is skeptical about AI but not machine learning.

Machine learning can provide medical records to physicians and nurses in a coherent manner so the data is usable and not overwhelming, says Ian McCrae, founder and CEO of Orion Health.

There’s game-changing tech on the healthcare horizon, but technology partners and clinical partners must be on the same page, says Prof. Jane Griffiths, associate professor and chief nursing information officer at the Dubai Health Authority.

His Excellency Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Assistant Undersecretary for Support Services at Ministry of Health & Prevention in the UAE, describes how the government is using AI to improve outcome for patients and clinical staff.

Angelique Carson, editor of The Privacy Advisor at IAPP, says that EU citizens are better protected now that the General Data Protection Regulation is in place.