HIMSS TV

Rohit Ghosh, founding member of Qure.ai, discusses deploying AI and machine learning to radiology and examples of success stories.

Microsoft Chief Medical Officer Simon Kos sees a need to improve healthcare and so the software giant is focusing on such areas as AI, population health, public cloud, precision medicine and virtual services.

Hospitals have to make manufacturers realize that prospective clients are buying based on security, says Parham Eftekhari, executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology.

Deirdre Ruttle, vice president of strategy at InstaMed, says that patients need a better experience when paying medical bills.

Brian Eastwood, content strategist at ReviveHealth and a HIMSS19 social media ambassador, says hospitals are deploying the tools in patient rooms to handle low-priority tasks like turning on the TV or closing shades.

The idea that AI needs no management is a myth, says Nathan Wenzler, senior director of cybersecurity at Moss Adams. Instead, smart people must be involved to make decisions about the data and findings.

David McSwain, interim CMIO at Medical University of South Carolina, says telehealth technology has evolved to the point where virtual visits can now include entire care teams in ways that just aren't possible when clinicians are using phones.

Andrew Pendergast, VP of product at ThreatConnect, talks about providing external threat intelligence as well as skepticism about AI.

Ian McCrae, founder and CEO of Orion Health, says machine learning can provide physicians and nurses with medical records that are usable and not overwhelming.

There's game-changing tech on the healthcare horizon, but clinicians need to be on board, says Prof. Jane Griffiths, associate professor and chief nursing information officer at the Dubai Health Authority.