Quality and Safety

The organization has released a draft framework to ensure that algorithms and artificial intelligence applications in healthcare perform responsibly, and in the service of better health for all. 

Chief Digital and Information Officer Craig Richardville stresses three tenets: simplicity, alignment and risk sharing.

Senators Hawley and Blumenthal asked UnitedHealth Group how Change Healthcare's systems were breached, why the clearinghouse suffered "such an egregious and unexplained outage" and the extent of data compromised in the ransomware attack.

DeepScribe has worked to build trust in its ambient AI by deploying validation models that prevent inaccuracies and maintain the integrity of the clinical documentation it generates. Matthew Ko, its cofounder, president and COO, explains.

Darren Lacey discusses the key foundational technologies underlying healthcare's IT infrastructure, and how innovative approaches to open-source tooling and memory safe languages can help improve health systems' cybersecurity posture.

And technology is key, as the health system's new Consumer Data Hub provides a secure 360-degree view of the patient, while its new Enterprise Data Fabric unifies diverse data sources – offering immediate access and enabling advanced AI-powered analytics.

Leidos' Partnership for Defense Health announced the deployment of MHS-Genesis, the U.

The new Office of Management and Budget policies will require "concrete safeguards" around the transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence across government – including at the CDC, VA hospitals and other federal sites.

The personalized, large language model-backed framework is designed to provide support for patient needs – whether answering urgent health questions or just lending an empathetic ear.

The accomplishment puts the health system in a better position to attract and retain the talent that is so critical to its ability to serve its patients, says its VP of operations.