Alisa Chestler
Alisa Chestler

Overcoming Barriers to EHR Adoption in Behavioral Health

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Behavioral health providers were excluded from the 2009 HITECH Act, which contributed to significant disparities in EHR adoption between mental and physical health providers. The Behavioral Health Information Technology (BHIT) Coordination Act could help remedy this, yet regulatory and societal barriers to full interoperability remain.

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Harsha Rajasimha, Ph.D.
Harsha Rajasimha, Ph.D.

AI and the Lack of Diversity in Data: Implications and the Path Forward for Rare Disease Research

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Genomics data scientist Harsha Rajasimha, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Chairman of IndoUSrare, highlights the risks of developing AI/ML algorithms based on biased data, as well as efforts underway to improve global collaboration on the collection and sharing of health data that may help us realize the potential of AI in diagnoses and treatment of rare diseases.

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John Schwope
John Schwope
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The Power of AI to Enhance Clinical Trials

By John Schwope

AI not only improves data collection and analysis, it impacts which products are engaged in clinical trials, determines necessary medical criteria, helps design the trials and can even choose the best participating facilities. The result is, organizations that leverage AI will be more successful and will go to market faster than those that don’t.

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