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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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Can AI really rescue clinicians from the burden of admin?

Clinicians are drowning in documentation, spending far more time on admin than patient care, prompting interest in generative AI and automation to reclaim clinical...

Possible effects of proposed PBM transparency rule

The CMS proposed PBM transparency rule would require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose compensation, rebates and deal terms to plan sponsors and regulators. Stakeholders...

Healthcare’s AI problem isn’t the model – it’s the data

Healthcare leaders have moved beyond hype about generative models to confront a harsher reality: data, not models, is the primary bottleneck to safe, effective...

Unlocking AI’s value through ‘phygital’ care

SingHealth is redesigning patient-journey workflows as it transitions to a hybrid "phygital" public healthcare cluster in Singapore, marrying in-person services with digital care. Group...

Virtual care use climbs, but many health systems lose money on digital services

U.S. hospitals and health systems are expanding virtual care — telehealth, remote monitoring and digital front doors — but many still lose money on...

Australia developing virtual care standards and more briefs

Australia's health safety regulator, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC), has been tasked with developing national safety and quality...

Adopting VR in community senior services

Resthaven Marion Community Services, part of South Australia's Resthaven aged care charity, is piloting virtual reality to support rehabilitation therapies for older adults in...

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