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Dr. Jay Anders, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems, says it is necessary to slow down AI implementation due to a lack of transparency, AI not being trained on real-patient data and the potential implications of synthetic data use.

Cybersecurity is linked to health equity and vice versa, says HIMSS senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy. Cybersecurity must extend beyond the clinical setting as data access to patient information is necessary.

Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health, highlights how artificial intelligence can help unearth social determinants of health and how AI can advance health equity.  

Valerie Rogers, senior director of government relations at HIMSS, discusses the need to address inequities within maternal health by leveraging technology, including digital health, across the spectrum of care and via federal public policy.

Mike Relli, principal at Knight Consulting, highlights the difficulties individuals face transitioning from incarceration into public life, Medicaid's 1115 waivers and interoperability, in order to support all stakeholders in the process.   

Third-party risk management was the No. 1 weak link reported in organizations' cyberdefense strategies, says Jill Brewer, market insights lead at HIMSS. The No. 1 technology to use is AI-powered threat-detection and analytics.  

Richard Staynings, a University of Denver professor, highlights the drawbacks and benefits of AI in patient care and precision medicine, advancing cybersecurity in healthcare, and malicious use of the technology to get past malware defenses.

Marjorie Rosen, HIMSS Chapter Advocacy vice chair, discusses unifying advocacy work between HIMSS chapters for health equity, providing mentorship for local community leaders and working directly with state legislatures to ensure neutrality.

Anurag Mehta, CEO and cofounder of Omega Healthcare, discusses the reasons for clinician and staff burnout and virtual nursing's role in easing providers’ duties, including responding to digital messages and completing EHR tasks.

Adam Hutchinson, oVRcome founder and CEO, discusses reducing phobias using VR exposure therapy, how the company fills the gap in VR psychiatric care access for providers and patients, and its trial on combatting social anxiety with VR.