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AI misdiagnoses raise new liability questions for health systems

A Florida lawsuit alleging artificial intelligence contributed to a patient's delayed cancer diagnosis is forcing renewed scrutiny of liability as AI is integrated into...

National University Hospital adds smartwatches to inpatient checks

The National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore is deploying smartwatches to continuously monitor inpatients' vital signs after a month-long pilot that showed the devices...

Ambient AI helps rural hospitals do more with less

Healthcare IT News reports that rural hospitals are adopting ambient AI to capture clinician-patient conversations, auto-generate clinical notes and streamline administrative tasks. Vendors and...
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New AI risks: ‘Cognitive spoofing’ and fake expertise

Healthcare organizations are rapidly deploying AI across clinical decision support, ambient documentation and revenue-cycle automation, seeking gains in accuracy and productivity. Dr. David Kirk...

AI’s toughest proving ground may be skilled nursing

PointClickCare CEO Dave Wessinger argues that skilled nursing facilities are the most unforgiving proving ground for healthcare AI, not academic medical centers. Unlike controlled...

$6M funding for mental health telehealth in NZ and more briefs

New Zealand's government is allocating more than NZ$10 million (about US$5.75 million) to Lifeline, Youthline and Whakarongorau to strengthen mental health and addiction telehealth...

Building a connected healthcare AI system in Catalonia

Catalonia is building a connected healthcare AI system that integrates regional electronic health records, diagnostics, and administrative data into an interoperable platform to enable...

AI note-taking helps clinicians reclaim patient time

Behavioral health clinicians face growing documentation burdens that cut into patient time and workflow, a problem highlighted by Aaron Weiner, executive vice president of...

HIMSSCast: Scaling AI in hospitals is harder than it looks

A HIMSSCast discussion and the HIMSS AI Landscape in APAC Healthcare 2026 report warn hospitals are stalling on AI not from lack of funding...

Could ‘Dr. AI’ soon practice medicine?

Advances in large language models, medical imaging AI and telehealth platforms are bringing the prospect of an autonomous 'Dr. AI' closer to reality. Researchers...

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