Population and Public Health

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.  

Healthcare organizations and technology companies must work together to ensure responsible and ethical AI use and to explore the true benefits of AI.

Updesh Dosanjh, practice leader of technology solutions for lQVIA, discusses ensuring fairness while using AI in clinical trials, the value of digital twins and the necessity of building and consistently adapting frameworks around AI use.  

Paulina Ilmonen, mathematician at Aalto University in Finland, is heading a project simulating how a zombie apocalypse would spread to gain insights into the potential spread pattern of the next pandemic or a mass disinformation campaign.  

Dr. Nele Jessel, chief medical officer at Athenahealth, discusses how bringing behavioral health tools, such as telehealth, into the primary care setting can improve access to services and reduce the stigma around mental health conditions.  

Foley & Lardner's Nathaniel Lacktman and Louis Lehot discuss which categories of digital health hold the most potential for M&As and why in this contributed piece.

Execs overwhelmingly cite genAI as having the most significant impact in healthcare this year, though others provide alternative takes on the years' events.

The healthcare technology company will evaluate the impact of the City of San Antonio's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) project.

Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU’s College of Nursing and Health Professionals, relays the importance of educating students on SDOH, including the challenges of healthcare access faced by rural residents.  

Deirdre Saulet, market vice president for oncology at Carrum Health, discusses the digital platform for self-funded employers' participation in the Cancer Moonshot initiative.