Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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Biden Administration itemizes AI accomplishments to date
Half a year after President Biden officially directed federal agencies in the executive branch’s bailiwick to “seize the promise and manage the risks” of AI, the White House has posted a status report.
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Large language models, other GenAI options stimulating tech purchasing in healthcare
Budgeting for generative AI in healthcare has skyrocketed, albeit in pockets, by as much as 300% year over year.
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Both sides now: 6 contended points regarding AI in healthcare

In 2018, almost a quarter of surveyed Americans expected healthcare to be among the earliest and hardest hit of all employment sectors. However, in 2023, McKinsey & Co. projected overall demand for healthcare workers to grow by 30% by 2030.

January 4, 2024

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

December 22, 2023

physician adoption of augmented artificial intelligence

AMA takes physicians’ collective temperature on current, planned use of AI

For AI to achieve sweeping adoption across U.S. medicine, physicians will need to be assured they won’t be held liable should clinical algorithms make mistakes.

December 22, 2023

pope francis artificial intelligence treaty

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

December 15, 2023

What will it take to win consumer buy-in on GenAI for healthcare?

Americans aren’t OK with generative healthcare AI that was developed without physicians and is sold by vendors without track records.

December 15, 2023

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

December 6, 2023

ethical healthcare artificial intelligence

Ethical healthcare AI in 8 mnemonic elements

Artificial intelligence researchers are making a “great plea” to guide the ethical development and use of generative AI in medicine.

December 6, 2023

congressional hearing on artificial intelligence

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December 1, 2023

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These health systems have the biggest digital health portfolios

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

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Toylike robot pleases counseling clients where humanoid counterpart struggles to connect

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.