Dr. Simon Kos is an internationally recognised leader in digital health, working in senior executive roles for over twenty years. He is a registered medical practitioner who has practiced critical care medicine in Australia. He holds an MBBS from UNSW, an MBA from AGSM and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Digital Health (FAIDH). Significant past roles include global chief medical officer of Microsoft based in Seattle, CEO of Next Practice, Physician Executive with Cerner, and the co-chair of the Global Commission to end the Diagnostic Odyssey for Children with a Rare Disease. He is currently the global chief medical officer at Heidi, co-founder of Lumyra AI, an advisor to organisations and an investor in digital health start-ups.
Healthcare AI in the U.S. has progressed to a point where traditional, HIPAA-style compliance alone is no longer adequate. The next phase of regulation and market expectation will require continuous, medical-grade AI governance, and companies that don’t adapt now will be left behind.