Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Executive Editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity, ISMG

McGee is executive editor of Information Security Media Group's HealthcareInfoSecurity.com media site. She has about 30 years of IT journalism experience, with a focus on healthcare information technology issues for more than 15 years. Before joining ISMG in 2012, she was a reporter at InformationWeek magazine and news site and played a lead role in the launch of InformationWeek's healthcare IT media site.

Innovating Patient Care by Applying AI to EHR Data

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • December 25, 2023

Truveta is a collaborative effort whose members include dozens of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. It helps life sciences companies apply AI to a trove of electronic health records data to develop new treatments and study their effectiveness, said the organization's CEO, Terry Myerson.

FTC Bans Rite Aid From Using Facial Recognition Tech

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • December 20, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has banned Rite Aid from using AI-based facial recognition technology for security surveillance for five years after the retail drug store chain failed to implement safeguards such as mitigating risks for inaccurate outputs based on race and gender.

HHS 5-Year Health Data Strategy Prioritizes 'Responsible' AI

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • December 15, 2023

The Biden administration is heavily counting on "responsibly" leveraging AI as part of a five-year strategy that aims to harness data to enhance the health and wellness of Americans. That includes ambitions to drastically improve cancer care and reduce cancer deaths, among other top goals.

Addressing Privacy and Data-Sharing Hurdles in Healthcare AI

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • December 12, 2023

AI holds tremendous promise for both the administrative and clinical sides of healthcare, but obstacles still remain. One of the major hurdles is tied to patient privacy and the sharing of vast amounts of data needed to effectively tune AI models. What are some workarounds?

US House Members Eye Potential Regulations in Healthcare AI

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 29, 2023

As Congress weighs potential legislative and regulatory guardrails for the use of AI in healthcare, issues such as human oversight, privacy and security risk need close attention, said healthcare industry experts who testified during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.

How Biden's AI Executive Order Will Affect Healthcare

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 27, 2023

President Joe Biden's recent executive order for artificial intelligence encourages investment in AI while setting a vision for a regulatory framework to address issues involving AI technology safety, bias and other concerns in healthcare, said attorney Wendell Bartnick of the law firm Reed Smith.

AI in Healthcare: The Growing Promise - and Potential Risks

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 22, 2023

Exciting advancements in medicine through the use of AI are already happening, and many more are in the pipeline. But they need to be approached carefully and vetted properly for risk, said Dr. Eric Liederman, medical informatics and national privacy and security leader at Kaiser Permanente.

Lawsuit: Health Insurer's AI Tool 'Illegally' Denies Claims

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 16, 2023

The estates of two deceased UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage policyholders allege in a proposed federal class action lawsuit filed this week that the insurance giant is using an AI tool to illegally deny necessary coverage for post-acute care, such as skilled nursing, to elderly plan members.

How AI Can Help Speed Up Physician Credentialing Chores

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 13, 2023

Physician credentialing and healthcare billing are two areas that can be dramatically improved by using AI technologies, said Harman Dhawan, CEO and founder of Bikham Healthcare, a revenue cycle management services firm that is applying AI to its services offerings.

Biden's Executive Order on AI: What's in It for Healthcare?

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • November 6, 2023

President Joe Biden's recent executive order on artificial intelligence could affect the healthcare sector in an assortment of ways, such as putting checks and balances on plans to promote AI innovation and wider use of AI - while also safeguarding against potential harms to patients.

US House Panel: AI Regulation Begins With Privacy

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • October 18, 2023

The U.S. needs to pass federal legislation to establish a national framework of standards and a rules of the road for AI, but first passing federal data privacy legislation is an essential foundational part of that, some witnesses told members of Congress.

Why AI in Healthcare is Promising, But 'Not Magic'

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • October 7, 2023

The use of generative AI is being "highly explored" in healthcare and has great promise for a variety of applications, but it needs to be scrutinized closely, said Erik Decker, vice president and CISO of Intermountain Health and a cybersecurity adviser to the federal government.

Critical Considerations for Generative AI Use in Healthcare

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • September 15, 2023

Generative AI holds great potential for many amazing applications in healthcare, but it's critical to establish a strong framework before deploying it, said Barbee Mooneyhan, vice president of security, IT and privacy of Woebot Health, a provider of AI-driven online mental health services.

US Lawmakers Warned That AI Needs a 'Safety Brake'

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • September 12, 2023

As tech companies have jumped to incorporate AI in products, artificial intelligence with no human supervision runs the risk of catastrophe, warned two tech executives before a panel of U.S. senators who intend to introduce regulatory legislation later this year.

Threat Modeling Essentials for Generative AI in Healthcare

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • September 1, 2023

It's critical for healthcare sector entities considering - or already using - generative AI applications to create an extensive threat modeling infrastructure and understand all attack vectors, said Mervyn Chapman, principal consultant at consulting and managed services firm Ahead.