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In traditional FFS, clinicians see one patient, but in value-based care, the provider is responsible for a population of patients and needs to know where else they have received care, which brings in the necessity for interoperability, says Dr. Harm Scherpbier, HealthShare Exchange CMIO.  

Israel has been in the game longer because it became fully electronic in the mid-90s, says Ran Balicer, HIMSS board of directors member.  

AI is not meant to replace doctors, but offers augmented intelligence to make physicians more successful, more accurate and faster, says Mount Sinai's CMIO Dr. Bruce Darrow.  

The policies address what AMA sees as the need for greater oversight of health insurers' use of prior authorization controls.

CertifyOS founder and CEO Anshul Rathi engineered a database of providers for payers.

System access was gained via a worker who accidentally downloaded a malicious file, according to the health system. 

Digital therapeutics can engage patients differently through wearables and telemetry and collect data, which is valuable to pharmaceutical R&D and patient engagement, says Aaron Gani, founder and CEO of RealizedCare.  

The decision comes after CMS lost two court cases, but the agency says it reserves the right to appeal.

The Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act would introduce legal consequences for over-aggressive private equity dealmaking.

Change is needed on Capitol Hill, which is why the Digital Therapeutics Alliance summit was held in D.C., says Andy Molnar, president of the group.