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Michael and guest Rachel Blum discuss the importance of patient identity and data quality for trustworthy AI in healthcare.

Healthcare organizations are investing heavily in AI, analytics, and automation, but are the underlying data foundations ready to support those ambitions? Michael and guest Rachel Blum of Verato discuss why patient identity and data quality are critical to trustworthy AI, better decision-making, improved patient experiences, and stronger operational performance. From interoperability challenges to AI readiness, Rachel shares insights on what healthcare leaders should be asking today to ensure they're building on a foundation they can trust.

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Rachel Blum

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• patient identity
• data quality
• trust in healthcare
• interoperability
• decision-making

Keywords

• AI
• patient identity
• data quality
• healthcare
• interoperability
• analytics
• automation

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Organizations: Verato

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