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The aim is to find new uses of real-world data in AI development, and to help health systems move from fragmented, compliance-heavy processes toward the creation of ethical, scalable innovation pipelines, a UPMC expert explains.

With the retirement of Ann Mond Johnson, the ATA's board has promoted Senior VP for Public Policy Kyle Zebley to lead the telehealth organization. He will stay on as executive director of lobbying arm ATA Action.

The AI-powered prior auth requirements under the CMS' Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model would increase provider burden and could harm patients since it prioritizes cost savings over medical judgment, the lawmakers say.

It is part of approved committee measures, including connecting health data across public health facilities into a national HIE platform and drafting a new Digital Health Act.

During a panel, Walensky and Chip Kahn, CEO of Federation of American Hospitals, discussed current policies they say are negatively impacting the healthcare sector.

The hospital has continued to see growth in scans at multiple locations – meaning it is holistically seeing more patients who need this essential follow-up care, says its director of advanced cardiovascular imaging.

Healthcare organizations' concerns about cyber threats were also mixed with complacency, according to a new survey from Travelers. And one analyst says too few providers are taking action to protect themselves and their patients against cyber risk.

Extending previous dermatology AI foundation work, the new model connects scans, records, and clinical notes within a unified framework to improve data-driven decision-making nationwide.

Edward Marx, a longtime CIO and expert in IT strategy, discusses his ideas for a new way patients can interact with AI-enabled physicians – one that offers big potential, but could pose a threat to hospitals' existing care models.

With Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights, the health system hopes that by extending its clinical and operational expertise to healthcare organizations worldwide, it can help shrink the digital divide and improve patient outcomes.