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Other tips Alda Mizaku, chief data and AI officer at Children's National Hospital, offers peers looking to be Chief AI Officers include finding a way to stay current with AI technology and focusing on responsible use and ethics.

Alda Mizaku, chief data and AI officer at Children's National Hospital, also says they need to have strong leadership capabilities and effective communication skills, being able to talk with a diverse set of stakeholders.

While artificial intelligence-driven scribes need to evolve for edge cases, the future of healthcare AI is additive and we're in a transformational moment, says Dr. William Morris, Ambience Healthcare CMO.

Deepak Prakash, CTO and cofounder of Sonio, says that because maternal health data is targeted by cybersecurity threat actors, providers must ensure that they have the right levels of security to protect patient privacy.

The supply chain can be the "sweet spot" for health systems looking to reduce costs, says David Kirshner, managing partner at LogicSource and former CFO of Boston Children's Hospital.

AI, cybersecurity, telehealth, reimbursement, plus a change in the administration promise an interesting year ahead. Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews editors discuss.

AI, cybersecurity, patient engagement, reimbursement and rev cycle, virtual care and more. Join the editors of Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews as they forecast new trends and developments for the year ahead.

The past two years has seen a significant increase in the number of AI officers as health systems look for opportunities to advance AI and need a leader focused on the space, says Zachary Durst, IT practice consultant at WittKieffer.

Clinicians spend about 28 hours a week on administrative tasks, taking away from patient time, says Aashima Gupta, Google Cloud's healthcare vertical lead.

Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart, says these processes are in need of modernization, and shows how modernization can improve the experience for residents and families.

While many are anticipating longer review periods and larger filing and documentation requirements, the question of what changes will happen at the FTC under the new presidential administration remains, says John Saran, a partner at Holland & Knight.

Dan Torrens, eHealth Technologies CEO, discusses where providers are in shepherding patient data exchange across the finish line and speeding up time to care. "People are stuck in the current way of doing things. The infrastructure is there."