Artificial Intelligence

"AI can fundamentally change the physician experience with an EHR by making it an intelligent partner for the clinician," says Paul Brient, chief product officer of athenahealth.

While privacy regulations are still developing, IQVIA brings humans into artificial intelligence models to think through, trigger and make the go, no-go decisions, says Updesh Dosanjh, practice leader for technology solutions.  

Also, two hospitals under SingHealth have started adopting Lunit's AI chest X-ray solution.

At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, physician and author Dr. Harvey Castro explored the implications as artificial intelligence expands and increasingly augments clinical decision-making. Providers need to be key players in AI development, he said.

Boston Children’s, CVS, Geisinger, UC San Diego and Wellspan are among the 28 providers and payers promising their AI and machine learning models are geared to ensure healthcare outcomes that are "Fair, Appropriate, Valid, Effective and Safe."

The agency said the new strategy is critical to achieving its goal of reducing cancer deaths by 50% and improving the burdens of cancer treatments on patients and families.

Despite broad concern by health IT developers and owners, some deadlines have been pushed out in HTI-1, the new federal rule governing certification, AI transparency and other standards, while those for decision support algorithms have not.

Peter Shen, head of the digital and automation business at Siemens Healthineers, shows how, and how healthcare can increase adoption of artificial intelligence – with appropriate guardrails in place for safety, transparency and ethics.