Health IT Analytics April 10, 2019
CMS Administrator Seema Verma discusses the intersection between artificial intelligence, price transparency, and patient empowerment.
Artificial intelligence will play a key role in fostering patient empowerment, improving consumer decision-making, and ultimately reducing healthcare spending, says CMS Administrator Seema Verma.
As CMS works to arm patients with the data they need to make cost-effective decisions about services and spending, artificial intelligence will become increasingly important for identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting meaningful decisions at – or before – the point of care.
“We are at a turning point in terms of how we can use data to support improvements to the healthcare system,” Verma said to HealthITAnalytics.com in an exclusive interview at the 2019 World Medical Innovation Forum. “The timing...