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"Think about where you want to apply AI – documentation, patient engagement, revenue cycle, clinical trials – and go talk to those teams," says its VP of data and research. "The developers will be there. That's where the real conversations happen."
The Electronic Health Record Association tells ASTP/ONC that some unresolved issues make it difficult to comment on specific IT certification proposals. And the American Hospital Association says it has concerns about privacy and security standards.
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A top AI researcher at Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center describes the good and the bad of patients' increasing use of large language models to research their health. Health systems must embrace this new trend, he says.
Scott Doerr, virtual CISO at Fortified Health Security, previews his upcoming HIMSS26 talk where he will provide a practical framework for building ransomware resilience.
Decision follows 15-state lawsuit over the elimination of seven childhood vaccines from their recommended status.
Healthcare organizations rely on cryptography-based security, but the infrastructure faces radical change with the rise of quantum computing. A panel of experts at HIMSS26 will explore what's needed to improve asset reliability and data protection now.
Providers that have invested in high-quality virtual platforms are well-positioned to scale efficiently while maintaining strong outcomes and meeting the expectations of patients, payers and policymakers, says one tele-behavioral care CEO.
The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act, which would offer grants to help healthcare organizations improve their prevention and response capabilities, moved out of the HELP Committee for consideration in the full Senate.
In less than a year, Denmark's Digital Skin Cancer Diagnostics (DSCD) initiative has transformed the pathway for suspected skin cancer, cutting waiting times from 18 weeks to just one day and reducing unnecessary biopsies by up to 35%.
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Dr. Paul A. Testa, CHIO at NYU Langone Health, says artificial intelligence demands the same level of institutional commitment, governance and cultural investment that the best health systems brought to EHR adoption.