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Megan Coder of the Society for Digital Mental Health cautions that patients may rely on general-purpose AI chatbots that are unsuitable for mental health treatment rather than seek care from a human clinician.
Eric Poon, Duke University Health System CHIO, says the system has gone from being drawn to trendy AI tools to ensuring that AI investments align with its organizational priorities.
The challenge is having that information flow be more proactive, says Dr. Steven Lane, CMO of Health Gorilla.
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.
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.
Eric Alper, SVP and chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Health, says the hospital has deployed 40 AI models despite limited resources, prioritizing use cases that improve care delivery, efficiency and financial sustainability.
Mark Mabus, CMIO and SVP of EHR at Parkview Health, says the organization is leveraging Epic's built-in generative AI capabilities before considering third-party solutions to maximize value and simplify implementation.
The chief information officer of the Mountain View, California-based health system discusses how it's prioritizing AI and digital transformation today – and how a pioneering EHR deployment nearly 60 years ago still influences its innovative spirit.
Katie Prevas, Suki AI's medical director, says ambient AI tools can do more than compile visit notes, including preparing patient summaries, understanding clinical context and improving coding to reduce claim denials.
Michelle Stansbury, associate chief innovation officer at Houston Methodist, talks about how the hospital has built a more engaging patient experience, from scheduling to interactive bedside technology to post-discharge texting.
A randomized trial using AI is tripling the accuracy of detecting hospital-acquired delirium, a condition that can be fatal, says Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada research chair in healthcare data and analytics at the University of Toronto.
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.