Government & Policy

Hospital IT chiefs from the region also discussed insurance coverage for AI-related risks.

The Electronic Health Record Association wants Health and Human Services leaders to address conflicting rules for analytics tools, and also seeks clarity on electronic case reporting requirements.

Meanwhile, Malaysia and China have started aligning and streamlining their medical device registrations through a first global regulatory reliance programme.

The agency is also proposing to phase out the Inpatient Only list (IPO) over a three-year period.

The OECD's Dr Candan Kendir shares how countries can use the latest Patient-Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS) results to engage stakeholders to discuss policy changes that can improve patient experiences.

It supports a national longitudinal study that aims to track health trajectories unique to the Indian population.

An Advent Health hospital is seeking to order Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to pay $2 million for denied claims related to documented diagnoses, and to stop using clinical validation models to deny payments.

Also, a Hong Kong project has bagged $4 million to pilot an AI for screening haematuria in simple clinics.

The new hub for aligning artificial intelligence tech with ethical frameworks already has several key initiatives underway, including partnerships to combat healthcare fraud and develop deployment guides for safe use of clinical AI.

This year's conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, highlights real-world digital health transformation strategies and AI applications in healthcare.