Regulation

The American Medical Association uses “augmented intelligence,” not “artificial intelligence,” as the tech is meant to support, not replace, people, said Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the AMA. Still, new regulatory paradigms are needed.

Dr. Michael Howell, Google's chief clinical officer, discusses what federal regulators should consider while configuring rules around AI use in healthcare and how the company ensures health equity within its medically tuned LLM, Med-PaLM.  

Health systems' cybersecurity infrastructure is only as strong as its weakest third-party vendor, says chief healthcare officer at Ordr Wes Wright, and government should fund cybersecurity because it requires systems to have a digital footprint.

Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer at NextGen Healthcare, talks about the end of pandemic-era telehealth policy changes, how providers have adopted telemedicine following the pandemic and CMS' commitment to telehealth and privacy.

The approach Connecticut is taking on AI is not to pause it because it has great potential but to keep a close eye on it, states Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.

Digital therapeutics improve access to care, but face reimbursement challenges. Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, describes the DTA's work with CMS and policymakers to gain support for this new care model.

Drew Ivan, Rhapsody's chief strategy officer, discusses how health systems can leverage digital solutions to manage data more efficiently while building regulatory compliance and flexibility into their IT infrastructure.

Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, previews his upcoming HIMSS23 panel on how the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization caused conflicting rules and regulations nationwide and affected healthcare data and access.

Hospital leaders must focus on improving operations, building new revenue streams, and preventing regulatory risk, according to Nioura Ghazni, a partner in the corporate practice group of Sheppard Mullin’s San Francisco office.

Robert Anderson, Jr., CEO of Cyber Defense Labs, on how healthcare organizations protect themselves against cyberattacks, federal technology resources, policy implications and the complexities of cyberinsurance.