Episode 125: National Standards for AI Governance in Healthcare with Don Taylor
In this episode, host Dan Karnuta welcomes Don Taylor, the chairman of the board of directors at the Healthcare Standards Institute Foundation, which is responsible for developing a national standard for the implementation of artificial intelligence as it relates to the governance of the healthcare industry.
The in-depth discussion by the two faculty members and healthcare administration experts in The University of Texas at Dallas focuses on how artificial intelligence is being integrated into the healthcare industry and the urgent need for its governance and standardization. Since the use of AI is now, or soon will be, used in everything including clinical decision-making, administrative tasks, patient interaction and even insurance claims, Karnuta and Taylor discuss the significant concerns raised by its use including its ethics, patient privacy and organizational accountability.
Becky Greenfield, a healthcare attorney and a partner at boutique law firm Wolfe Pincavage, joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about the complexities and risks associated with alternative health plans that are not mandated by the Affordable Care Act. Plans like healthcare sharing ministries, limited benefit plans and short-term insurance can appear similar to conventional healthcare insurance but they lack essential consumer protections like coverage for pre-existing conditions, essential health benefits, and balance-billing safeguards.
Felixia Colón joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about how artificial intelligence is being used, and is transforming, healthcare business operations. They cover care delivery methods, staffing models, the importance of establishing guardrails prior to AI’s use and address the risks of bias inherent in AI and how that problem can be overcome.
Caitlin McVey, associate vice president of the Memorial Hermann Institute for Nursing Excellence, joins host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Health Education and Learning (HEAL) High School in Houston which prepares students to transition directly into high-demand healthcare jobs directly after graduation.
David Dawson, senior vice president of Conifer Health Solutions, joins host Dan Karnuta to discuss the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare-related revenue-cycle management.
Attorneys-at-law Lawrence Laddaga and Dale Turner of the law firm Laddaga-Garrett, P.A, join host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Medicare Advantage plans in Medicare. They discuss its history, its problems and its future.
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