/ en Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:40:00 -0500 Tue, 22 Jul 25 06:15:00 -0500 /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-07-22-3-takeaways-retain-top-clinical-informatics-talent <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/3%20-Takeaways-to-Retain-Top-Clinical-Informatics-Talent.png" data-entity-uuid="55d23fe8-8943-4b97-8f7c-48e89378eafe" data-entity-type="file" alt="3 Takeaways to Retain Top Clinical Informatics Talent. A black stethoscope against a green background with a dart stuck in the center of a bullseye on the stethoscope's bell which has electronic circuits extending from it." width="1200" height="751"><p>Physician informatics leaders have been assuming a wider role in hospitals and health systems in recent years as artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation and IT governance take on greater strategic importance.</p><p>This broadening of roles has come with shifting priorities and in some cases growing pains, according to a recent <a href="https://wittkieffer.com/insights/navigating-change-and-growth-insights-into-physician-informatics-leadership" target="_blank" title="WittKieffer: Navigating Change and Growth: Insights Into Physician Informatics Leadership">survey report</a> from the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) and the consultancy WittKieffer.</p><h2>Underlying Challenges Surface</h2><p>While the respondents generally depict a positive evolution of roles and responsibilities in medical informatics, open-ended responses expose underlying challenges. Many of the 160 respondents noted that the expansion of their duties often results in a “do more with less” situation, rather than an increase in the recognition or value attributed to informatics.</p><p>This is primarily due to budgetary constraints, limited funding for new roles and hiring freezes, which highlight the financial pressures many organizations face, the report states.</p><p>Data show that 83% of informatics leaders say their responsibilities have increased over the past two years. Areas with the most significant growth include:</p><ul><li><span><strong>95%</strong></span><strong> AI tools and machine learning algorithms</strong></li><li><span><strong>50%</strong></span><strong> Digital transformation</strong></li><li><span><strong>45%</strong></span><strong> Governance and prioritization</strong></li></ul><h2>Top priorities for informatics this year</h2><p>More than one-quarter (29%) of chief medical informatics officers (CMIOs) now hold direct responsibility for organizational AI initiatives. The leading strategic informatics priorities for this year, according to respondents are:</p><ul><li><span><strong>77%</strong></span><strong> Implementing AI applications</strong></li><li><span><strong>57%</strong></span><strong> Optimizing electronic health records (EHRs)</strong></li><li><span><strong>39%</strong></span><strong> Addressing clinician burnout</strong></li><li><span><strong>25%</strong></span><strong> Population health improvements</strong></li><li><span><strong>25%</strong></span><strong> EHR implementation</strong></li></ul><p>Implementation of vendor solutions (86%), AI strategy development (82%) and governance framework responsibilities (81%) constitute primary AI responsibilities, while only 34% report involvement in developing in-house solutions.</p><p>This pattern suggests that health care organizations frequently leverage vendor expertise rather than developing internal capabilities, the report states.</p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/What-are-the-top-priorities-for-infomatics-at-your-organization-this-year.png" data-entity-uuid="d16eb47f-8cce-4f95-8652-fc3378676629" data-entity-type="file" alt="What are he top priorities for informatics at your organizations this year?" width="2117" height="1977" class="align-center"><h2>Talent Dynamics: Recognition, Training and Retention</h2><p>Nearly nine out of 10 respondents say they are “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their current job. They say positives in their role include collaborating with other departments, communication with executive leadership and feeling valued by colleagues and the organization.</p><p>Nevertheless, the CMIO landscape is dynamic, with those in the profession having a strong appetite for career growth, the report’s authors note. This creates both opportunities and risks for health care organizations striving to maintain stable informatics leadership.</p><p>The space is poised for ongoing turnover as 64% of physician informatics leaders are contemplating changing roles or retiring soon, the survey data showed. This raises concerns regarding leadership continuity within organizations.</p><p>Interestingly, only 21% of organizations have established succession plans for leading medical informatics positions such as CMIOs, chief health informatics officers (CHIOs), associate CMIOs and associate CHIOs, the report states; 52% have no plan in place and 27% are still creating one.</p><p>In addition, nearly three-quarters of the medical informatics leaders identified team upskilling and creating development opportunities as their two most significant talent-related challenges. Nearly half cited improving team culture as a key challenge.</p><h2>3 Takeaways for Health Care Leaders</h2><p>The report’s authors offer these recommendations to health care executives responding to today’s changing dynamics in the market for physician informatics leaders.</p><h3><span>1</span> <span>|</span> Enhance recruitment efforts.</h3><p>Attracting top-tier candidates requires more than a compelling job offer. Organizations should highlight their forward-looking technology strategies and commitment to innovation to appeal to candidates who aspire to be at the forefront of advancements in the field. Emphasize the supportive community and development opportunities to position your organization as a place where candidates can thrive, grow and make a significant impact.</p><h3><span>2</span> <span>|</span> Rethink retention efforts.</h3><p>To retain top talent, organizations should engage CMIOs in strategic innovation projects that align with their desire for career growth and impact. Prioritize upskilling and development opportunities, such as training programs and mentorship. Foster a positive team culture by encouraging open communication, recognizing achievements and promoting work-life balance to improve employee satisfaction and loyalty.</p><h3><span>3</span> <span>|</span> Prioritize succession planning.</h3><p>Develop a succession strategy to align talent with emerging needs by carefully evaluating your team’s technological goals and targeting talent that can achieve these objectives. A structured succession process can reduce the administrative burden on clinicians, improve patient outcomes and position organizations as market leaders.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" width="721" height="130" data-entity- type="file" class="align-center"></a></p><p><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="360" height="300"></a></p></div></div></div>.field_featured_image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } .featured-image{ position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } h2 { color: #9d2235; } div.sticky { position: sticky; top: 0; } Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:15:00 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) /case-studies/2025-07-01-wellspan-york-pennsylvania-wellspan-raises-bar-innovation-collaboration-patient-safety <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><h2>WellSpan Raises the Bar for Innovation, Collaboration on Patient Safety</h2><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WellSpan-Health-logo.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="ab6a0e7c-d069-45a3-8e4e-71168d283236" data-entity-type="file" alt="Wellspan Health logo" width="445" height="236" class="align-left"><p>WellSpan serves more than 1.5 million patients annually through a physician-led, integrated health system comprising nine hospitals, more than 250 patient care locations, and more than 2,500 physicians and advanced practice providers who strive to deliver great care and enhance quality of life across central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.</p><p>Founded in 1880, WellSpan is a multispecialty medical group of 23,000 team members providing nationally recognized, advanced specialty care and supporting lifelong wellness by partnering closely with communities to address local health care needs.</p><p>WellSpan is continually innovating to bring advanced technologies and processes together to benefit patients and staff, reimagine health care and transform communities. Leading with compassion, WellSpan has received prestigious awards and recognition for its leadership in quality and safety improvements.</p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WellSpan-Health-clinician-and-patient.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="e9e5c6c9-3099-41ae-b6b0-3cfb2da25e37" data-entity-type="file" alt="WellSpan Health clinician and patient." width="1079" height="607"></p><h2>Tiered System of Safety Engages All Staff, Leading to Improved Outcomes</h2><p>WellSpan prioritizes creating a safe environment for patients and team members. The system accomplishes that through daily tiered safety huddles that engage all team members, helping foster a culture of continuous improvement.</p><p>WellSpan’s tiered safety huddles are meticulously structured, enabling staff to identify problems, concerns or opportunities for improvement and then escalate issues to the appropriate levels in the hospitals or systemwide. With six tiers, everyone is involved and engaged in identifying and resolving potential safety concerns, from security and custodial staff to clinical teams, site managers, operational leaders and executive leadership.</p><p>Issues are raised and escalated through this tiered structure, creating a holistic focus on safety in which all team members are working toward the common goal of improving safety and ensuring zero harm for patients, providers and staff. Team members are encouraged to overreport rather than underreport issues, helping encourage an honest, open dialogue.</p><p>WellSpan’s safety huddle system also celebrates the safety “wins” and recognizes team members who helped raise and escalate issues. Recognizing team members for their contributions to safety improvements amplifies each team member’s efforts and ensures that their input does not go unnoticed. By involving team members in daily tiered safety huddles, WellSpan is building a more reliable system that delivers the highest quality of care and safety for everyone.</p><p>AHA cited this pioneering, measurable approach to improving safety when awarding <a href="https://www.wellspan.org/articles/2024/07/web---aha-quest-for-quality-prize">Wellspan the prestigious 2024 Quest for Quality Award</a>. Implementing the tiered-huddle strategy led to a 45% decrease in serious safety events during care and a 97% increase in team members feeling empowered to report patient safety concerns.</p><h2>AI Tools Elevate Patient Safety, Staff Well-being</h2><p>WellSpan hospitals are harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve patient safety and alleviate staff burnout through a revolutionary system empowering nurses and nursing assistants to monitor patients and perform certain routine tasks virtually.</p><p><a href="https://www.wellspan.org/articles/2024/01/12897" target="_blank">Fully implemented in summer 2024</a>, the Artisight system uses a two-way audiovisual system to enable nurses and nursing assistants to check on and engage with patients virtually. Artisight allows for remote monitoring of patients who may be at risk for falls or who may inadvertently remove lines or tubes needed for their care. The system also allows nurses to remotely conduct discharges, admissions and patient education. A pilot program of Artisight at WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital showed positive results, with a 39% decrease in patient falls and a 25% improvement in nurses’ well-being.</p><p>WellSpan radiologists utilize Aidoc, which uses AI to flag patient imaging results for abnormalities that may not be noticed by the human eye. Other care providers use the DAX system that uses AI to convert conversations between providers and patients into clinical notes.</p><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/WellSpan-Health-staff-member-presening-ai-tool.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="54cb8a4c-0b7b-442e-9d55-033e0b0b24ad" data-entity-type="file" alt="WellSpan Health staff member explaining progress made through the use of Artisight system harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve patient safety and alleviate staff burnout through a revolutionary system empowering nurses and nursing assistants to monitor patients and perform certain routine tasks virtually." width="1079" height="607"></p><p>WellSpan’s creative and strategic use of technology promotes high-quality care, leveraging not just AI but information technology, telehealth, robots and customizable data-tracking dashboards. By embracing new technologies, WellSpan can address staffing challenges while improving patient care, safety and the overall care experience.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/07/Patient-Safety-Member-Story-WellSpan-York-Pennsylvania.pdf"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-Patient-Safety-Member-Story-WellSpan-York-Pennsylvania.png" data-entity-uuid="02e4be4a-da55-4f85-81f8-b8f42808ac94" data-entity-type="file" alt="Patient Safety Member Story: WellSpan | York, Pennsylvania page 1." width="695" height="900"></a></div></div></div> ol.blue { counter-reset: item; } ol.blue li.blue { display: block; } ol.blue li.blue:before { content: counter(item) ". 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These include playbooks, tools and a new certification program rooted in The Joint Commission’s platform for evidence-based standards and CHAI’s consensus-based best practices for health AI.</p><p>AI’s integration and potential to improve patient care is enormous — but only if done right, noted Jonathan B. Perlin, president and CEO of The Joint Commission, in a statement announcing the partnership. “By working with CHAI, we are creating a road map and offering guidance for health care organizations so they can harness this technology in ways that not only support safety but engender trust among stakeholders,” he added.</p><p>“The integration of AI into health care presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges. This effort between The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI represents a thoughtful approach to navigating how to best deploy and implement these emerging technologies,” said Michael Pfeffer, M.D., chief information and digital officer, Stanford Health Care. “This partnership, the guidance, tools and certification it aims to provide will help accelerate innovation, mitigate risk and enable health care organizations to fully leverage AI’s potential to improve patient outcomes and clinician workflows.”</p><p>The organizations expect the first guidance to be issued this fall, with AI certification to follow.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" width="721" height="130" data-entity- type="file" class="align-center"></a></p><p><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="360" height="300"></a></p></div></div></div>.field_featured_image { position: absolute; 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Maintaining a strict chain of command during security incidents is crucial for clear decision-making and response.</li><li><strong>Enterprise emergency management</strong>. Physical and cybersecurity, once separate, are now deeply interconnected due to frequent disruptions. Unifying security, emergency management and business continuity strengthens preparedness, response and recovery.</li><li><strong>Vulnerability management and security awareness</strong>. Strengthened antivirus protection, identity and access management, and automated patching improve security posture. Additionally, phishing prevention and breach response training remain key priorities.</li><li><strong>Emergency preparedness</strong>. Regular drills, tabletop exercises and structured communication ensure effective crisis management.</li><li><strong>Threat monitoring and response</strong>. 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The organizations will co-develop a series of AI playbooks, tools and a certification program based on The Joint Commission’s platform for evidence-based standards and CHAI’s consensus-based best practices for health AI. The first guidance will be released this fall, followed by AI certification.</p> Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:26:15 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) /care-delivery-transformation/clinical/technology-enabled-care <div class="cdt-banner-wrap"><div class="clinical-banner-wrap"><div class="clinical-banner-wrap-content"><h1 class="text-align-center">Technology-enabled Care</h1><h2 class="text-align-center">Care Delivery Transformation Framework<br><span>Clinical Settings</span></h2></div></div></div> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:44:42 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) /education-events/harnessing-power-partnerships <p><em><strong>AHA Leadership Scan: A Series of Virtual Panel Discussions</strong></em><br><br><strong>Harnessing the Power of Partnerships </strong><br><em>Transformative strategies to cost-containment and technological integration </em> </p><p><strong>Tuesday, July 15, 2025 </strong><br><em>1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific  </em></p><div class="webreplay"> .webreplay{ border: solid 2px #777; padding: 15px 5px; margin: 0 0 10px 15px; } @media (min-width:360px){ .webreplay{ min-width: 290px; float: right; } } <h2 class="text-align-center"><small>On-demand Webinar</small></h2> MktoForms2.loadForm("//sponsors.aha.org", "710-ZLL-651", 4691);</div><p>Health care providers are at a tipping point. Mounting financial pressures, a constrained labor market, and the accelerating pace of technological change are exposing the limits of today’s labor-dependent models. In this environment, sustainable reinvention—not incremental optimization—is essential. Join us as we explore bold strategies to free up financial and human capacity by leveraging sourcing partnerships, automation, and AI to fundamentally rethink how work gets done.  </p><p><strong>Implementing innovative cost-containment approaches. </strong>Panelists will explore the implementation of robust utilization management programs and the transformation of care delivery models, such as shifting to home-based care, to achieve more sustainable and cost-effective health care services.</p><p><strong>Embracing the power of partnership in transformation.</strong> Participants will discover the benefits of partnering with sourcing providers that not only addresses financial elements, but also accelerates the transformation process. This partnership mindset not only makes financial sense but also accelerates the transformation process by providing access to specialized talent and skills necessary for successful implementation.</p><p><strong>Enhancing operational efficiency.</strong> Learn how health care organizations are developing tech strategies that can enhance operational efficiency across various areas of the health care value chain and augment human processes with automation. This includes understanding the specific tools and technologies that can be leveraged to streamline processes, identify cost variations and improve patient outcomes.</p><p><strong>Attendees Will Learn:</strong></p><ul><li>To identify nontraditional approaches to advancing efficiency in back-office operations.</li><li>To build greater organizational resiliency in supply chain and other essential operations.</li><li>To explore the value of various partnership operating models.</li><li>To benefit from the collective insights from front-line, tech-savvy leaders who are optimizing the power of automation to drive improved performance.</li></ul><p><strong>Session Panelists:</strong></p><p>Kristin Ficery <br><em>Senior Managing Director </em><br><strong>Accenture</strong></p><div><p lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="2146811975" paraeid="{80e1b98a-6687-4f86-896c-1f654d1b0984}{119}">Steve Downey, M.S., Management of Technology <br><em>Vice President, Chief Supply Chain & Support Services Officer </em><br><strong>Cleveland Clinic Foundation </strong></p><p lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="2146811975" paraeid="{80e1b98a-6687-4f86-896c-1f654d1b0984}{119}">Amanda Chawla, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMRP<br><em>Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Post Acute Care Officer</em><br><strong>Stanford Medicine </strong></p></div><div><p lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="1767124233" paraeid="{8314609e-544e-4471-90c8-9b0d143c8e15}{77}">William “Bill” Moir, MBA <br><em>SVP of Care Delivery Support Services Operations </em><br><strong>Henry Ford Health </strong></p></div><p><strong>AHA Moderator:  </strong></p><p>Mike Schiller  <br><em>Executive Director, </em><strong>Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)  </strong><br><strong>The ���������� Association </strong></p><p>By attending the AHA Leadership virtual panel discussion "Harnessing the Power of Partnerships" offered by the AHA, participants can earn up to <strong>1 ACHE Qualified Education Hour</strong> toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. </p> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-06-03-3-health-care-takeaways-google-io-2025 <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/3-Health-Care-Takeaways-from-Google-IO-2025.png" data-entity-uuid="b23e93d4-46a0-4e5e-b31c-f6462add9566" data-entity-type="file" alt="3 Health Care Takeaways from Google I/O 2025. The logo for Google I/O 2025 conference." width="1200" height="751"><p>It was no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) dominated news coming out of last month’s <a href="https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-io-2025-all-our-announcements/" target="_blank" title="Google: 100 things we announced at I/O">Google I/O 2025</a>, the tech giant’s annual developer conference.</p><p>And as in past conferences, excitement abounded about where AI is headed and how fast some of the grandest visions for the technology’s promise could be realized. Here’s a rundown of what grabbed our attention.</p><h2>Could AGI Really Be Here in Five Years?</h2><p>Google's co-founder Sergey Brin and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shared slightly different projections about whether artificial general intelligence (AGI) would arrive by 2030 or slightly later.</p><p>AGI generally has been understood to mean AI that matches or surpasses most human capabilities, which could have potentially huge implications for health care and other fields.</p><p>The trouble is, AGI remains somewhat of a unicorn. Plenty of tech gurus and AI developers can describe AGI, but no consensus exists on what it would look like or how it could change lives once it gets here, notes a recent <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/05/21/google-sergey-brin-demis-hassabis-agi-2030" target="_blank" title="Axios: Google leaders see AGI arriving around 2030">Axios report</a>.</p><p>Hassabis predicts developers likely will need a couple more big breakthroughs to get to AGI. One of those breakthroughs already may have been partially achieved via reasoning approaches that Google, OpenAI and others unveiled recently, he said.</p><h3>Takeaway</h3><p>AGI developments bear watching in health care, regardless at what pace they occur. And make no mistake. Experts believe AGI has a future in all fields — whether that’s two, five or 10 years from now. AGI's self-learning can transform health care, improving diagnoses and personalized treatments. However, its integration presents regulatory, ethical and public perception challenges.</p><h2>MedGemma Could Speed Development of Health AI Apps</h2><p>The launch of <a href="https://deepmind.google/models/gemma/medgemma/" target="_blank" title="DeepMind: MedGemma homepage">MedGemma</a>, an open model for multimodal medical text and image comprehension, has the potential to accelerate development of new health applications.</p><p>It is designed to be a starting point for developers building such applications as analyzing radiology images or summarizing clinical data, and its small size makes it efficient for fine-tuning specific needs. When evaluated on the <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.13081" target="_blank" title="What Disease does this Patient Have? A Large-scale Open Domain Question Answering Dataset from Medical Exams">MedQA benchmark</a>, its baseline performance on clinical knowledge and reasoning tasks is similar to that of larger models, Google states.</p><p>MedGemma follows on the heels of Google’s Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer (AMIE) launch last year. AMIE is a research AI system based on a large language model that is optimized for diagnostic reasoning and conversations. Google says it trained and evaluated AMIE along many dimensions that reflect quality in real-world clinical conversations from the perspective of both clinicians and patients.</p><p>To scale AMIE across a multitude of disease conditions, specialties and scenarios, Google developed a self-play-based simulated diagnostic dialog environment with automated feedback mechanisms to enrich and accelerate its learning process.</p><h3>Takeaway</h3><p>Speeding development of medical AI programs is important, but experts note that users must remain diligent in testing programs for the possibility of errors, privacy breaches, biases in decision-making and potential replacement of human judgment.</p><h2>An AI operating system to enhance efficiency</h2><p>Google outlined how its Search with <a href="https://blog.google/products/search/ai-mode-search/" target="_blank" title="Google: Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode">AI Mode</a> powered by Gemini 2.5 (an experimental tool at this point) could help health care organizations improve operational efficiency, improve the patient experience and support better clinical outcomes. A <a href="https://medium.com/@rstechcreations2020/gemini-2-5-pro-vs-complex-clinical-notes-you-wont-believe-how-well-it-did-978c21c2e75f" target="_blank" title="Medium: Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Complex Clinical Notes: You Won’t BELIEVE How Well It Did!">new report</a> shows one health care AI expert’s experiments with Gemini 2.5.</p><p>The AI Mode rollout to all U.S. users employs Gemini 2.5’s advanced reasoning, multimodal capabilities and contextual understanding to handle complex, longer queries (two to three times longer than traditional searches) and ask follow-up questions. It provides conversational answers rather than traditional link-based results.</p><p>Google’s Deep Search, meanwhile, breaks down queries, performs web exploration, iteratively browses and synthesizes information into structured responses or reports. AI Mode incorporates Deep Search, which analyzes hundreds of sources in real time to generate comprehensive research reports, enhancing its utility for in-depth queries.</p><h3>Takeaway</h3><p>Potential use cases include image classification, clinical reports, summarization, triage and medical Q&A. The models are for research, not clinical use, requiring developers to validate and adapt them before deployment. Google states that health care users can use Deep Search to assist physicians in summarizing a patient’s medical history across multiple providers, analyzing lab results and other tests, while generating a comprehensive overview to support decision-making.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" width="721" height="130" data-entity- type="file" class="align-center"></a></p><p><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="360" height="300"></a></p></div></div></div>.field_featured_image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } .featured-image{ position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } h2 { color: #9d2235; } h3 { color: #9d2235; } Tue, 03 Jun 2025 06:15:00 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) /news/headline/2025-05-28-agencies-release-guidance-ai-data-security <p>The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and international partners May 22 released <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/05/joint-cybersecurity-information-tlp-clear-ai-data-security-may-2025.pdf">guidance</a> on securing data used for artificial intelligence and machine learning systems. The guidance outlines potential risks from data integrity issues in various stages of AI development and usage, and it provides best practices to secure AI-based system data. Additionally, the guidance examines three significant areas of data security risks in AI systems — the data supply chain, maliciously modified or “poisoned” data and data drift.  <br><br>“This crucial reference guide, compiled by the world’s leading government AI experts, is a must-read for health care leaders involved in the governance, development or deployment of AI systems in their organizations,” said John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk. “The guide discusses specific methodologies to help ensure data security and integrity throughout the AI system lifecycle. These include starting with sourcing reliable data sets and employing immutability and encryption tools, along with digital signatures, to validate and record any trusted changes to AI systems and data.” <br> <br>For more information on this or other cyber and risk issues, contact Riggi at <a href="mailto: jriggi@aha.org">jriggi@aha.org</a>. For the latest cyber and risk resources and threat intelligence, visit <a href="/cybersecurity">aha.org/cybersecurity</a>.</p> Wed, 28 May 2025 16:02:02 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-05-27-digital-health-funding-surges-q1-ai-leading-way <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Digital-Health-Funding-Surges-in-Q1-with-AI-Leading-the-Way.png" data-entity-uuid="734cd6d5-6942-4131-9c5b-726f64e0d487" data-entity-type="file" alt="Digital Health Funding Surges in Q1, with AI Leading the Way. The hand of a venture capitalist inserts funding into a AI hospitals building." width="1200" height="751"><p>Digital health funding, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) companies, surged 47% in Q1 over the previous quarter, even as deal volume slipped 9%, according to a recent <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/ai-trends-q1-2025/" target="_blank" title="CB Insights: State of AI Q1’25 Report">CB Insights report</a>.</p><p>This underscores a broader venture capital trend: Investors are making fewer bets but writing larger checks.</p><p>Investments reached the highest level since mid-2022 despite contraction in contract deal volume. The divergence can be attributed to a more selective funding environment, with capital concentrating around established companies, particularly those leveraging AI for specialized health care applications, the report explains.</p><h2>3 Takeaways from the Report</h2><h3><span>1</span> <span>|</span> Megarounds are back, and AI is claiming most of them.</h3><p>Funding from megarounds ($100 million-plus deals) rose to $2.5 billion across 11 deals in Q1, capturing 46% of all digital health funding. AI-focused startups secured eight of the 11 megarounds, signaling where investors expect outsized returns.</p><h3><span>2</span> <span>|</span> AI companies are capturing more than half of digital health funding.</h3><p>AI startups raised $3.2 billion in Q1, or 60% of all digital funding, the report states — up from 41% in 2024. Top-funded segments included AI-derived small molecule drug discovery and clinical documentation tools, underscoring the shift toward targeted, high-impact applications.</p><h3><span>3</span> <span>|</span> Unicorn creation rebounds, driven by AI-native platforms.</h3><p>Digital health saw six new unicorns in Q1 (companies with more than $1 billion in value) — more than in all of 2024. With half of these investments focused on AI related to provider workflows, the data suggest that investor conviction is highest where AI directly supports care delivery.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" width="721" height="130" data-entity- type="file" class="align-center"></a></p><p><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="360" height="300"></a></p></div></div></div>.field_featured_image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } .featured-image{ position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } h2 { color: #9d2235; } Tue, 27 May 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Artificial Intelligence (AI)