Bridging the gap between providers’ advice and patients’ actions

Nicole Ramage, HIMSS' senior global market insights manager, says her department's focus is expanding to help healthcare leaders better understand AI adoption, market trends and regional differences across North America, EMEA and APAC.

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.

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.