Organizational Governance

Roger Neal, VP and COO at DRH Health, says that due to the complexities of the healthcare industry, "our goal right now needs to be to get neutral" rather than getting ahead of cyberthreat challenges.

Dr. Deepti Pandita, UC Irvine Health CMIO & VP of Clinical Informatics, says that "if you don't have governance, anything can fall apart," and discusses the need to engage a diverse multi-stakeholder group to vet every AI project that is deployed.

Define Ventures surveyed more than 40 executives from 15 of the top 20 pharma companies on the readiness of AI in healthcare, says Carolyn Magill, venture partner at the VC firm. A vast majority said AI is a priority in healthcare.

Dr. Hojjat Salmasian, CDAO and leader of AI at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the first steps toward an AI strategy for hospitals and health systems as well as the key elements needed.

WakeMed Health & Hospitals IS project manager Elizabeth Murumalla discusses the health system's deployment of genAI and predictive modeling and its collaboration with Epic to manage challenges.

MaineHealth's Lizzy Mulcahy, DNP, and Dr. Tracy Jalbuena discuss the importance of sharing data with stakeholders and partners as well as how to get more patients involved and interested.

Narayana Health has also reduced administrative workload by over 50%.

Semarang Medical Center Telogorejo Hospital has been recognised for simplifying the patient journey using mobile and EMR technologies.

Because of this, Bethsaida Hospital Serang has also achieved 96% patient satisfaction.

Challenges such as workforce shortages that are not getting any better and tight funding are driving the healthcare industry toward AI deployment, says Rob Havasy, HIMSS senior director of informatics strategy.