Government & Policy

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of AMA Background-katleho Seisa/Getty Images
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am December 18, 2023
The American Medical Association's principles on the development and deployment of AI highlight members' concerns and consider who should be held liable, says Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of AMA, speaking from the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum.
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By HIMSS TV 06:00 am December 08, 2023
AI can improve health equity, according to Dr. Michael Howell, chief clinical officer at Google, who will discuss the evolution of the company's medically tuned LLM and make regulatory recommendations for the use of AI in healthcare.  
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By HIMSS TV 06:00 am December 05, 2023
Thanks to a $2.4 million grant from the DoD, Rion is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute to study the company’s Exosome Product for service members. Dr. Atta Behfar, Rion CEO and cofounder, explains.  
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By TPP logo 12:00 pm November 20, 2023
While more countries are considering implementing a national EMR, they remain on the fence given its cost, notes TPP founder and CEO Frank Hester.
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By HIMSS TV 06:00 am November 20, 2023
"We've got to be able to do something to incent those smaller community hospitals," says Wes Wright, chief healthcare officer of Ordr, because they cannot afford to protect the large electronic attack surfaces created with meaningful use requirements.
Maria Hassel, Swedish eHealth Agency's international coordinator
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am November 07, 2023
Sweden is already using health data to improve health policy decisions and innovation. It is optimistic that EHDS legislation can be enacted within a year, says Maria Hassel from the Swedish eHealth Agency.  
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By HIMSS TV 06:00 am November 02, 2023
Electronic health record market, policy and funding variables have historically left behavioral health behind, but there is movement on all fronts, says Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity Team at Baker Donelson.
Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am October 25, 2023
CMS should get more information from Medicare users to help address their health disparities, suggests Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
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By T-Systems Singapore logo 09:30 am October 20, 2023
Andy Tan, who is now Healthcare Solution Lead at T-Systems Singapore, shares some advice on running a successful EMR implementation at a national scale.
Bogi Eliasen of the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.
By HIMSS TV 06:00 am October 20, 2023
Without prevention healthcare systems will be swamped. The Nordics' plans seek a balance, says Bogi Eliasen of the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.