MobiHealth News January 13, 2026
Julia Zarb, principal and founder of Blue x Blue, discusses her upcoming HIMSS26 talk, exploring “human in the loop” AI practices and workflows that support human decision-making.
Julia Zarb, principal and founder of Blue x Blue, teases her upcoming 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exposition in March, where she will discuss a growing disconnect between how “human in the loop” is described in healthcare AI and how it functions in practice.
MobiHealthNews: Can you give us a short overview of what you will discuss?
Julia Zarb: HITL is becoming a default reassurance in healthcare AI — appearing in policies, governance frameworks and implementation plans — usually meaning a person is expected to review, accept, modify or reject an...







