Artificial Intelligence

On the provider side, 58% of organizations polled are using AI for administrative tasks, such as medical coding, billing and scheduling, while 44% are deploying it for clinical decision support and imaging analysis.

They're used to forecast the longitudinal behavior of trial participants – and by predicting individuals' likely response to a drug, can improve data quality and shorten trial timelines, says Unlearn CEO Steven Herne.

Automated functionalities and analytic tools are soon coming to EMC Healthcare's EMR system. 

Juan Lavista Ferres, CVP and chief data scientist at Microsoft's AI for Good Lab, and Meghana Kshirsagar, senior research scientist, discuss their research on protein symmetry.  

Also: Palo Alto Networks announced that it will buy Protect AI's suite of secure-by-design products to help enterprises reduce the risks of artificial intelligence model manipulation and related attacks.

The nation has maintained longitudinal electronic health records for patients since the 1990s, says Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services – which has since enabled clinicians to leverage AI for predictive, proactive care.

Caroline Zago, healthcare informatics leader for Latin America at Philips, says the company leverages AI and machine learning to streamline workflows, make data easier for patients to understand and elevate care quality.

The Trump administration has changed course from the Biden administration's AI roadmap and is seeking to develop a national AI framework, says HIMSS Senior Director of Public Policy Jonathan French.

Integrating data and AI to improve decision-making and the patient experience; training staff to lead AI adoption; creating trustworthy AI; and much more, presented by Accenture's Global Health Technology Lead Andy Truscott.

Also: Ambience Healthcare's AI platform is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.