Health Information Management

AHIMA Launches Resource Hub for Non-Clinical AI Use in Healthcare

February 9, 2024 - The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has launched its AI Resource Hub to provide healthcare and health information (HI) stakeholders with knowledge around the use of non-clinical artificial intelligence (AI) tools. In response to the rise of AI utilization in healthcare, AHIMA partnered with Alazro Consulting to interview...


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