On this special episode of Tell Me Where IT Hurts, Dr. Jay Anders welcomes back (for a third time) Micky Tripathi, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Acting Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
It’s quite a title – one that reflects the many hats that he wears.
Together with Dr. Anders, Tripathi discusses the current state of healthcare technology, interoperability, and AI implementation in healthcare. Both share personal stories illustrating their own experiences with healthcare system disconnects – despite the many existing technological capabilities they both advocate for.
Tripathi explains recent regulations like HTI-1 and HTI-2, which aim to improve healthcare data sharing and transparency in AI implementation. And they discuss how current healthcare systems are technically connected but often fail at the implementation level, with staff unaware of available capabilities.
The conversation delves into AI’s potential in healthcare, with Tripathi emphasizing its transformative nature while acknowledging current limitations and the need for proper training on clinical data. They also discuss the bipartisan nature of health IT policy and the successful public-private partnership model of TEFCA. The conversation concludes with Tripathi expressing his wish for a healthcare system that takes a lifetime perspective on patient care, rather than the current fragmented approach.
Show Notes
Among the topics covered…
- Healthcare interoperability challenges and implementation failures
- Recent healthcare IT regulations (HTI-1 and HTI-2)
- AI implementation and transparency requirements in healthcare
- TEFCA (Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement) development
- The role of FHIR APIs in healthcare data exchange
- Provider adoption and understanding of AI technologies
- Public-private partnerships in healthcare IT
- Bipartisan support for health information technology
- The need for better data standardization
- The challenge of processing and utilizing large amounts of medical data
- The future of AI in clinical workflows
- The importance of lifetime patient care perspective
- “If you could change one thing …”
Show Links
- Micky Tripathi on LinkedIn
- Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) / Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
- Micky Tripathi Bio on HealthIT.gov
- Dr. Jay Anders on LinkedIn
- Dr. Tripathi’s first appearance on Tell Me Where IT Hurts (December 2021)
- Dr. Tripathi’s second appearance on Tell Me Where IT Hurts (December 2022)
- Tell Me Where IT Hurts on Healthcare NOW Radio
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