Key points: As AI continues to play a more important role in healthcare, the need for regulation and use becomes more critical. AI has been increasing the demand for HI professionals’ skill sets.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on healthcare is a hot topic for health information (HI) professionals, leaving open questions about pros and cons, risks, workflow and applications, especially in terms of an AI governance framework that must cover current regulatory requirements. AI has been increasing the demand for HI experts’ skill sets to keep up with the changes.
All this leads to three main areas that HI experts should know about to ensure that AI is delivering the healthcare value it should: Data, application, and security.
The new role of HI professionals is to be “that advocate or that champion of technology being deployed in a people-process way that ensures that there is that strategic and mission-driven benefit to your healthcare system and, ultimately, to our patients.”
(source: https://journal.ahima.org/page/keeping-up-with-artificial-intelligence-the-role-of-hi-professionals)
As AI continues to play a more important role in healthcare, the need for regulation and use becomes more critical. HI professionals who understand AI can lead these initiatives and impact growth. To remain up-to-date professionals must develop AI skills, understand AI applications, and use AI tools effectively.
AI has the ability to transform how healthcare is delivered. It can support productivity and the efficiency of care delivery by allowing healthcare systems to provide more and better care.
While AI can streamline operations, it also brings new vulnerabilities that cybercriminals may exploit. As AI uses highly sensitive patient data, healthcare leaders and HI professionals need to understand how AI capabilities can impact the security and integrity of their associated healthcare digital systems.
“Ultimately, every healthcare organization must establish rules and policies for the use of AI within their organization that cover both the risks and the benefits. Security leaders play a pivotal role in ensuring such rules are created and implemented.”
This is where Primeau Consulting’s AIRMAP comes into play. It is designed to support risk management and data governance and to enhance your overall data and information governance program in a hybrid, cloud-hosted environment.
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Resources:
https://journal.ahima.org/page/keeping-up-with-artificial-intelligence-the-role-of-hi-professionals
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/transforming-healthcare-with-ai
