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AI is a tool to help people everywhere realize their health potential, said HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowden. If there was a time for learning, sharing and building a community of AI decision-making tools, it is now.  

Guidehealth acquired Arcadia's managed services organization and value-based care services division. It also signed an agreement to leverage its data analytics platform.

As host of HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, Robert Havasy, senior director of the Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, discusses the cautious optimism and warnings he heard from speakers and attendees about AI technology and its progress.  

At the HIMSS AI Conference in San Diego, panelists discussed the steps needed to strategically incorporate AI into the healthcare setting.

The American Medical Association uses “augmented intelligence,” not “artificial intelligence,” as the tech is meant to support, not replace, people, said Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the AMA. Still, new regulatory paradigms are needed.

Healthcare organizations and technology companies must work together to ensure responsible and ethical AI use and to explore the true benefits of AI.

Updesh Dosanjh, practice leader of technology solutions for lQVIA, discusses ensuring fairness while using AI in clinical trials, the value of digital twins and the necessity of building and consistently adapting frameworks around AI use.  

Digital health stakeholders said that AI will be used next year to help ease administrative tasks for providers, improve clinical trial participation and increase transparency in healthcare.

Peter Shen, head of the digital and automation business at Siemens Healthineers, discusses the value of adopting a Hippocratic Oath and ethical standards for AI use in healthcare to ensure the safe creation and training of algorithms.