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Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer for 1upHealth, discusses TEFCA going live, ONC's Health IT Certification Program, key takeaways from the final HTI-1 and how ONC's certification rule may burden both providers and vendors.   

Brigid Bondoc, partner and life sciences attorney at Morrison Foerster, discusses government priorities pertaining to federal regulation of AI, where complications may arise, and concerns she has heard related to policy decisions.  

The company offers diagnostic tests and therapeutics to detect and treat endometriosis, female fertility and bacterial vaginosis.

President Biden failed to overturn a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on sales and imports of Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2.

Brian Esterly, CEO of TimeDoc Health, discusses health IT's role in bringing together patients and care teams and facilitating self-care management, particularly for patients with chronic conditions in healthcare deserts.  

Jay Rughani, investment partner at a16z, discusses 2023 events, predictions for digital health funding in 2024 and proper AI regulation to avoid stifling innovation.

Thomas Hallisey, HANYS digital health strategy lead, discusses appropriate regulations on digital health at the state and federal levels and the need for continuous management as technology moves from automating healthcare to augmenting it.  

Sehat Kahani is now exploring predictive AI in telehealth.

Also, Cipla has increased its stake in digital pharma solutions company GoApptiv.

AI is a tool to help people everywhere realize their health potential, said HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowden. If there was a time for learning, sharing and building a community of AI decision-making tools, it is now.