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By and large, U.S. hospitals and health systems do not have an AI adoption problem. But many—if not most—have an execution problem: They struggle to turn a set of installed AI tools into a measurable operational value. 

Family physicians and other primary care providers don’t mind being held to account for care quality by healthcare administrators. The rub is that multiple other stakeholders often demand similar levels of answerability, pulling the doctors in different directions at once. 

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Developed by a board-certified diagnostic and interventional radiologist, the platform was trained using subspecialty data that general AI applications typically lack.

Christoph Wald, MD, MBA, FACR, vice chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors, professor of radiology and senior associate consultant for radiologist at Mayo Clinic, explains the ACR resources available to radiology practices to better evaluate artificial intelligence imaging algorithms.

Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors, explains the resources available to practices looking to bolster cybersecurity.

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Although the company is already bringing in revenue from medical radioisotopes, the new funding will help further these initiatives and drive additional research and development.

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Researchers explored data from more than 8,000 patients treated over a three-year period. 

Nicholas Marston, MD, MPH assistant professor of medicine, and a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, presented the late-breaking VESALIUS-CV data on the use of evolocumab for the reduction of major cardiovascular events in patients who do not have significant atherosclerosis. #ACC26

Late-breaking data out of ACC.26 suggest a more aggressive treatment approach for these patients could be beneficial. 

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Pulnovo Medical, a global medtech company, plans on using the funds for clinical development, regulatory submissions, commercialization and much more. 

Philips' Verida Spectral CT system

The Spectral CT Verida system is powered by artificial intelligence, offering users AI-enabled image reconstructions, improved noise reduction and enhanced image quality.

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AI can help care teams get additional value out of routine head CT images.

The U.S. healthcare system is facing a deepening workforce shortage driven by policy constraints, limited training capacity and immigration barriers—issues that could significantly worsen in the coming years without reforms, according to Anders Gilberg, senior vice president, government affairs at Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), in the above video interview. #MGMA #IMMIGRATION

MGMA says Trump’s immigration policy combined with Congress’s unwillingness to fund additional medical residency positions is a primary driver accelerating the growing U.S. healthcare staffing shortage.

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Landiolol, sold under the brand name Rapiblyk, is only meant to be administered in a hospital setting. It was initially approved for adult patients in 2024.

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By and large, U.S. hospitals and health systems do not have an AI adoption problem. But many—if not most—have an execution problem: They struggle to turn a set of installed AI tools into a measurable operational value.