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Business associates vetted for the CMS Medicare App Library must still consider their third-party risk requirements, says Scott Stuewe of DirectTrust. However, vetted FHIR-based data exchange apps are helping to improve the comfort of data holders.

The underlying challenge is how to fund an industry that's very important but is also perpetually on the brink of bankruptcy, says Kunal Sarda, CEO of Arya Health.

Tara Steele, executive director of the Safe AI for Children Alliance, says new AI apps must be proactively built to shield children from harm, rather than changed after children have been harmed or endangered.

Dr. Leeda Rashid, formerly of the FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence, recommends that the federal government develop enforceable governance frameworks with oversight and accountability that cover AI tools' full lifecycles.

Karolina Tadel of Poland's Ministry of Health discusses the country's digital health advances, including establishing e-referrals, e-prescriptions, an e-registration platform for appointments and AI-assisted radiology imaging.

Stephan Krumm of Germany's Federal Ministry of Health discusses DigitalRadar, a customized, EMRAM-inspired model that the country uses to assess the digital maturity of its hospitals within a regional context.

Leaders from the Lombardy, Tuscany and Lazio regions of Italy discuss using HIMSS' EMRAM maturity model to measure the impact of digital health projects funded by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

David Novillo Ortiz of WHO's European regional office discusses a study that found significant weaknesses in AI governance across European health systems, and how the agency is developing a roadmap to help member states strengthen their AI oversight.

Oscar Solans Fernandez of Catalonia's Ministry of Health says the ministry has created an AI-powered healthcare platform that includes clinical guidelines and a medication database to help AI agents provide accurate answers.

Italy's 21 regions each run distinct healthcare systems, but Dr. Achille Iachino of Italy's Ministry of Health says the country's EMRAM assessment brought together stakeholders across all regions to advance digital maturity.

New U.S. Department of Labor rule would have an immediate positive effect on pharmacies and negatively impact the big Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), says Dae Y. Lee, attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

Julie Richard of France's Ministry of Health says France already has processes in place for the use of data from its national health database in research, creating a strong foundation for pan-European health data sharing.