The Evolution and Role of AI in Healthcare 2025
Sponsored by Merit Health
Presenter: CHRIS DAVIS, MD, MSMI, FACEP, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer, North Mississippi Health Services, Tupelo, MS
Recorded on August 26, 2025 | Credit Offering Period: October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Chris Davis, MD, joined North Mississippi Health Services as Chief Information Officer
(CIO) in 2020. He brings expertise in improving patient care, quality and safety by implementing and optimizing electronic health record (EHR) systems, promoting technology adoption and partnering with health care providers on leveraging IT capabilities. He previously worked at Brookwood Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama, where he served as CIO and chief medical informatics officer for six years.
His employment history includes serving as CMIO for Baptist Health System in Birmingham and Inpatient CMIO for Mercy Health System in St. Louis.
Davis received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, a master's degree in medical informatics from Northwestern University in Chicago, and his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in Little Rock. After completing flight surgeon training at the School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, he served as a flight surgeon and chief of aerospace medicine with the Arkansas Air National Guard in Little Rock and Ft. Smith. He is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Preventative Medicine in Clinical Informatics.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - At the end of the program, learners should be able to:
Discuss examples of various tools and techniques used by artificial intelligence developers.
Describe key considerations for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare focusing on accuracy, user experience and ethics.
Integrate a step-by-step approach for implementing artificial intelligence tools.
Evaluate specific use cases for artificial intelligence in healthcare.
PHYSICIANS
The Merit Health designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category
1Credits)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Merit Health is accredited by the Southern States
CME Collaborative (SSCC) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
A record of attendance will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional organizations.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Greg Oden, MD - MH Chief Medical Officer; Joshua Williams, MD, PhD; Wendy Barrilleaux, PT, DPT - MH River Oaks; Ashley Morgan, Medical Staff Manager - Merit Health Market; Tammy Whitton, Director of
Physician Outreach - Merit Health; Melanie
McMillan - Marketing Manager, Wanda King - MH
Continuing Medical Education Coordinator.
Disclosure: Chris Davis, MD, speaker and the planning committee for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support: NONE
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