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Also, two hospitals under SingHealth have started adopting Lunit's AI chest X-ray solution.

Also, regional health services in Western Australia are rolling out Magentus' oncology patient record.

At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, physician and author Dr. Harvey Castro explored the implications as artificial intelligence expands and increasingly augments clinical decision-making. Providers need to be key players in AI development, he said.

Boston Children’s, CVS, Geisinger, UC San Diego and Wellspan are among the 28 providers and payers promising their AI and machine learning models are geared to ensure healthcare outcomes that are "Fair, Appropriate, Valid, Effective and Safe."

One industry observer notes the massive digital transformation in how care is accessed and the historic increases in cyberattacks have been pushing more provider organizations to expect much more from their IT vendors.

Digital health stakeholders said that AI will be used next year to help ease administrative tasks for providers, improve clinical trial participation and increase transparency in healthcare.  

The agency said the new strategy is critical to achieving its goal of reducing cancer deaths by 50% and improving the burdens of cancer treatments on patients and families.

Despite broad concern by health IT developers and owners, some deadlines have been pushed out in HTI-1, the new federal rule governing certification, AI transparency and other standards, while those for decision support algorithms have not.

The company's portable, battery-operated and Bluetooth-connected device with RPM capabilities enables patients to complete respiratory treatments from anywhere.

EHR optimization, limited application of artificial intelligence, and working with machine learning and natural language processing where proven are some of the areas for which these experts say CIOs and other leaders must be prepared.