Government & Policy
Dr. Don Rucker, former ONC head and current chief strategy officer of 1upHealth, says the fundamental point of star ratings is balancing the interest of patients with that of taxpayers.
Yiannos Tolias of the European Commission's DG Sante discusses how the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will help developers access data to train healthcare AI applications that will benefit the EU's entire population.
HIMSS' new Policy Principles for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning focus on safety and trust; transparency and privacy; and workforce and sustainability. Jonathan French, senior director of public policy at HIMSS explains more.
"It's a disruptive technology, and we're all trying to figure it out," says Dayton VA Medical Center HTM Service Chief Zachary Arose. He discusses research applications, imaging innovations and operational efficiencies.
The Coalition for Health AI is helping chart the way forward with its draft framework for responsible deployments and other critical guidance. CHAI's cofounder Dr. Brian Anderson talks model integrity, assurance labs, alignment and more.
Petra Wilson, HIMSS senior advisor, European health policy and EU affairs, says digital health projects should find synergies with each other and build user trust to ensure sustainability after funding programs end.
Anne Moen of Gravitate-Health says the company wants to work with regulators to help European patients translate prescription information into their language of choice while traveling through the EU.
Emmanouil Tsiasiotis, project manager at Italy's ALTEMS, calls for healthcare stakeholders at all levels to join the EDiHTA initiative and help create a unified, sustainable digital health technology assessment for the entire EU.
Leah Binder, Leapfrog's president and CEO, says the structural measure for 2025 will assess whether hospitals have a structure and culture that prioritizes safety in care delivery.
Dr. Tapani Piha and Dr. Cátia Pinto of HIMSS' Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe talk about examples presented at the group's 2024 meeting of governments that have integrated digital health through funding innovations themselves.
