Data+AI World Tour for Government 2025 - Building an AI-Native Future for CMS

Patrick Newbold, Chief Information Officer for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Director of the Office of Information Technology, shares how CMS is building an AI-native future that delivers better care, strengthens trust, and safeguards resources. As the largest healthcare payer in the United States, CMS leverages Databricks to harness the power of its data to better serve beneficiaries and prevent fraud. From converting legacy SAS code using Databricks Assistant to identifying improper payments with predictive models, Databricks supports CMS’s need to deliver services at speed and scale.