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Jay Rughani, investment partner at a16z, discusses 2023 events, predictions for digital health funding in 2024 and proper AI regulation to avoid stifling innovation.

Thomas Hallisey, HANYS digital health strategy lead, discusses appropriate regulations on digital health at the state and federal levels and the need for continuous management as technology moves from automating healthcare to augmenting it.  

Sehat Kahani is now exploring predictive AI in telehealth.

Also, Cipla has increased its stake in digital pharma solutions company GoApptiv.

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.  

Guidehealth acquired Arcadia's managed services organization and value-based care services division. It also signed an agreement to leverage its data analytics platform.

As host of HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, Robert Havasy, senior director of the Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, discusses the cautious optimism and warnings he heard from speakers and attendees about AI technology and its progress.  

Leaders in digital health foresee investors having a high bar for funding in 2024, looking toward companies with proven modalities and a clear pathway to profitability.

At the HIMSS AI Conference in San Diego, panelists discussed the steps needed to strategically incorporate AI into the healthcare setting.

The American Medical Association uses “augmented intelligence,” not “artificial intelligence,” as the tech is meant to support, not replace, people, said Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the AMA. Still, new regulatory paradigms are needed.