AI in Healthcare: What I Learned from Our Fireside Chat with AWS

By Leigh Burchell (Altera Digital Health), Chair, EHR Association

At a recent EHR Association General Membership Meeting, an event we hold monthly to bring together our members for conversations on a wide variety of topics, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bret Borota, Head of Global Strategic Sales and Business Development for Healthcare and Payer Segments at Amazon Web Services (AWS), for a wide-ranging fireside chat on the state of AI in health IT.

Bret brings a unique vantage point to this conversation: a current portfolio spanning medical imaging, EHRs, interoperability, revenue cycle management, and commercial payers, plus 20 years in health IT before joining AWS.

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EHRA Statement on “A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence”

The EHR Association shares the following thoughts on the Trump Administration’s A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence:

The national AI policy framework released by the White House is an important and promising step toward urgently needed regulatory clarity. The EHR Association has consistently supported a federal approach to AI governance to prevent the rapidly emerging patchwork of conflicting state requirements that complicate compliance, increase provider burden, and impede innovation. In addition to acting on this general policy framework, we urge Congress to include healthcare-specific AI governance requirements that differentiate between low- and high-risk use cases in any federal framework that is put forward. We will continue collaborating with federal and state leaders to ensure that healthcare AI policy protects patient safety, fosters provider and patient confidence, supports clinical workflows, and enables responsible progress.”

Tina Joros, JD, (Veradigm), Chair

EHR Association Artificial Intelligence Workgroup

Patient Safety Awareness Week: AI and the Power of Collaboration

By the EHR Association Patient Safety Workgroup

As the 2026 Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 8-14) theme, Team Up for Patient Safety, reminds us, advancing safety requires teamwork—and today, that team includes AI.

For EHR and other health IT developers, AI represents a powerful opportunity to strengthen the safety net that clinicians rely on every day. When thoughtfully designed, AI can help detect risks earlier, reduce manual errors, and transform safety event data into actionable insights. But the real impact comes from collaboration. AI is most effective when paired with human expertise, transparent design, and strong governance. By building AI tools that support clinical judgment rather than replace it, vendors can help create safer, more resilient care environments.

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Electronic Health Record Association Announces its 2026 Leadership Team and Priorities

CHICAGO – January 16, 2026 – The HIMSS Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association announced today the results of its annual leadership elections for terms that began Jan. 1, 2026. Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health, will continue as Chair, and Stephanie Jamison, Senior Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Greenway Health, continues as Vice Chair.

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EHR Association Statement on the AI Action Plan

The EHR Association shares the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which was released yesterday (July 23, 2025) by the White House. 

“The EHR Association commends the administration for its commitment to advancing safe, effective, and innovative AI. As we evaluate the implications of the AI Action Plan for our member companies, their healthcare provider clients, and, most importantly, patients, we reiterate our call for a uniform, risk-based regulatory model at the federal level. Fragmented state mandates risk slowing innovation and complicating compliance, which could deter innovation and adoption. We look forward to collaborating with regulatory agencies and impacted stakeholders to determine the best path forward in achieving the goals of the AI Action Plan.”

– Leigh Burchell of Altera Digital Health, Chair of the EHR Association

HIPAA Security Rule Part One: Proposed Overhaul Closes Some Gaps, Opens Others

By the EHR Association Privacy & Security Workgroup

This three-part blog series shares the EHR Association’s stance on OCR’s proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information. Part one is focused on our overarching concerns and issues with proposed definitions.

Proposed changes to the existing HIPAA Security Rule, released as HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information, include some long-overdue updates. However, the resources and costs required by healthcare provider organizations, health IT developers, and other regulated entities to comply with the sweeping changes will be too great for many to bear.

That was one of several important messages we shared with the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in our comment letter on the proposed rule

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