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4 points about healthcare AI that notable experts are emphasizing in the public square
The brain is the single most complex internal system in the body. That’s a no-brainer. But can you name the runner-up? (Bonus points for guessing what this has to do with healthcare AI.)
Financial aid nonprofits merge to do more for patients feeling pinched by medical bills on top of overall inflation
Two medical charities that last year gave $640 million to 200,000 struggling Americans are combining forces so they can expand their collective wherewithal.
Do older patients shy away from mHealth apps—or do clinicians too often assume they will?
Researchers: “Clinicians’ perceptions about older patients’ interest in and ability to use mobile health apps may negatively impact recommendation of mHealth apps and subsequent adoption by older adults.”
Cardiologists perform first TAVR of its kind by anchoring valve to crushed stent
The patient, 78, presented with severe AR and no signs of calcification. She was considered a poor choice for surgery or traditional TAVR due to multiple risks. That is where the new-look ATLAS technique came in.
Post-COVID, nurses still ‘lack confidence in management to act in the best interest of patients’
As of 2024, some 32% of hospital nurses indicated they remained unhappy on the job. No less troublingly, more than a quarter said they wanted to quit work outright.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy: Mayo Clinic has more than 200 algorithms under development.

How can the world’s AI stakeholders work together toward the common goal of international scientific agreement on AI’s risks?

International experts formulate scientific approach to AI risk management

A lot of people from a lot of organizations in a lot of countries are working to coordinate oversight of AI’s risks. A budding project seeks to bring many of these minds together to advance the worthy goal of building global consensus with scientific rigor.

Cardiology groups share new AUC for cardiovascular imaging prior to noncardiac surgery

The new AUC document was designed to help care teams know when and how to perform imaging-based cardiovascular evaluations on patients undergoing nonemergent, noncardiac surgery.

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

The Department of Energy is concerned about AI’s mammoth appetite for, well, energy.

C-suite surveyors: AI ‘continues to excite healthcare leaders’

AI and patient care are “top of mind” for healthcare executives in 2024. The pairing seems opportune, since the surveyed leaders see the burgeoning technology as a key tool for improving the perennial mission.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Inari Medical is recalling its ClotTriever XL catheter for removing blood clots and other blockages from large blood vessels. The news comes after the FDA received several reports of “serious adverse events” due to the device becoming entrapped or blocking arteries in the patient’s lungs. Six deaths and four other patient injuries have been associated with the issue so far.

FDA announces recall of Inari Medical catheter after 6 deaths, 4 injuries

The FDA ruled that this is a Class I recall due to the significant risks for patients. Customers are not required to return the devices, however. Inari Medical has provided updated warnings and recommendations that should be followed.

TAVR and SAVR linked to comparable long-term outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

Researchers combined data from three well-known clinical trials—NOTION, Evolut Low Risk and PARTNER 3—and evaluated thousands of low-risk patients who presented with severe aortic stenosis.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Defibtech, a Nihon Kohden company, is recalling its RMU-2000 ARM XR Chest Compression Device due to significant safety concerns. This is a Class I recall, which means the FDA believes using the device “may cause serious injury or death.”

Automated chest compression device recalled after patient death

Regulators emphasized that these devices should not be used due to significant safety risks.

Care Delivery

4 points about healthcare AI that notable experts are emphasizing in the public square

Financial aid nonprofits merge to do more for patients feeling pinched by medical bills on top of overall inflation

Do older patients shy away from mHealth apps—or do clinicians too often assume they will?

Cardiologists perform first TAVR of its kind by anchoring valve to crushed stent

Post-COVID, nurses still ‘lack confidence in management to act in the best interest of patients’