Artificial Intelligence

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy enables doctors to perform minimally invasive biopsies in distant areas of the lungs, including small nodules in the peripheral regions.

The year ahead will see policies evolving along with the tech, says Brigid Bondoc, partner and life sciences attorney at Morrison Foerster, who discusses regulatory approaches that foster innovation while protecting safety.  

Being a cybersecurity professional has its difficulties – like tackling bad actors and working out how AI can improve or hinder strategies to ensure healthcare system security, says Richard Staynings, chief security strategist at Cylera.

A randomized clinical vignette survey across more than a dozen states, with hospitalists, NPs and PAs taking part, evaluated systematically biased algorithms and how clinicians make decisions with image-based AI guides.

Tom Hallisey, digital health strategy lead for the Healthcare Association of New York State, offers thoughts on recent ONC regs on model transparency – and some tips for deploying ambient AI intelligently.  

1990 Suwa Seriya, now equipped with Mediwave's emergency response suite, posts a response time of 11 minutes and 38 seconds.

Hospitals and health systems worldwide are finding their way forward with AI and automation initiatives of varying shapes and sizes. Anne Snowdon, chief research officer at HIMSS, describes the trends she's seeing.  

Also, FPT has closed a deal to exclusively distribute Nipro's blood glucose monitors in Vietnam.

GuideHealth acquired Arcadia's managed services organization and value-based care services division. It also signed an agreement to leverage its data analytics platform.  

One venture capitalist predicts big news for genAI in healthcare next year, but also expects more government intervention to help protect against patient safety risks and provider liability.