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Most hospitals do not patch medical devices at the same frequency as traditional networks and need compensating security controls to address their unquantified device vulnerabilities, says Richard Staynings, chief security strategist at Cylera.

Medical XR use in psychotherapy and its validity in mental healthcare offerings discussed by Dr. Kim Bullock, a psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist and founder of the Virtual Reality and Immersive Technology Clinic at Stanford University.  

DeepScribe has worked to build trust in its ambient AI by deploying validation models that prevent inaccuracies and maintain the integrity of the clinical documentation it generates. Matthew Ko, its cofounder, president and COO, explains.

Moving forward, it's working with Epic on EHR chart summarization via artificial intelligence, with an initial focus on inpatient hospital course summary. The top digital health MD tells all.  

Talkdesk can integrate AI with EHRs so patients don't have to repeat information and agents can express empathy in their calls, explains Patty Hayward, the company's healthcare and life sciences GM.

Artificial intelligence can streamline the patient journey and bring about real individual health tracking, contends Dr. Brian Hasselfeld, senior medical director of digital health and innovation at Johns Hopkins Medicine.  

Forming collaborative healthcare ecosystems between health systems, insurers and IT developers helps supports the goal of delivering cost-effective preventive care, says Adam Chee, associate professor, National University of Singapore.

Many healthcare organizations underestimate the expense of on-premises cybersecurity and may miss early signs of an attack if teams don’t know what to look for, says Max Rogers, senior director of the security operations center at Huntress.  

Hours a day in different workflows on multiple systems leads to burnout. Nicole Rogas, president of symplr, explains how the company consolidates systems and uses AI to automate workflows - leading to more time for patients.

Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are the chief concerns in the region, followed by cloud adoption and use of machine learning in medical imaging, says Sam Amory, managing director for the Middle East and Africa at Dedalus.