Amanda Heidemann, MD

Amanda Heidemann is the senior clinical content consultant for clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer Health. She is board-certified in family medicine and clinical informatics, bringing her extensive experience to Wolters Kluwer and the UpToDate® team to work with health administrators and care organizations seeking clinical transformation and optimization of technology solutions. She is passionate about using technology to enhance the patient-physician relationship and to deliver high-quality health care. More about her professional background can be found on her LinkedIn profile.

AI governance in health care has to reach the exam room

Health Technology

September 17, 2026

Hospitals and health systems have spent the past several years building AI governance programs. They have formed committees, written policies, reviewed vendors, and debated where these tools belong in clinical care. That work matters.

But as a physician, I worry that too much of the conversation still stops short of the exam room. A health system can approve a tool, complete a compliance review, and satisfy a governance checklist while leaving …

4 questions to ask about enterprise AI drug dosing

Amanda Heidemann, MD

Health Technology

April 27, 2026

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how health care organizations support clinicians and, ultimately, how they care for patients. That transformation, however, is unfolding along two very different paths at the point of care.

In one model, adoption is clinician-driven. Tools are downloaded, tested, and incorporated into daily practice without formal enterprise involvement. This organic uptake often reflects real clinical need, especially in environments defined by time pressure and cognitive overload. But it …

Gen Z’s DIY approach to health care

Amanda Heidemann, MD

Medical Education

August 19, 2025

There is a generation change happening in how health information and care is accessed, understood, and delivered, driven by Gen Z. They are the first generation of digital natives and the first to fully benefit from the Affordable Care Act, which has cut uninsured rates in half for 19- to 25-year-olds, improving access to preventive care services. But now, as they enter adulthood and are becoming responsible for their …

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Gen Z’s DIY approach to health care