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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.

Missed opportunities: Many high-risk patients still not taking aspirin to prevent CVD

Aspirin is known to be an effective, affordable way to prevent cardiovascular disease.

‘Gray market’ vendors hike up prices during drug shortages, leaving hospitals in a bind

Hospital executives find themselves in a challenging position—pay big bucks for hard-to-find medications or risk letting their patients down.

GPT-4, a new upgrade from the team behind ChatGPT, can help doctors with difficult diagnoses

The new and improved AI-based language model outperformed human clinicians in a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

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AI spots critical heart defects missed by the human eye

“If we can deploy our model on a population-level ECG screening, we would be able to pick up many more of these patients before they have irreversible damage,” a cardiologist behind the new study explained.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

How the 2022 contrast media shortage impacted stroke care

A team of specialists tracked CT utilization before, during and after the 2022 shortage, sharing its findings in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

Radiologist accuracy takes a hit overnight, especially with advanced imaging exams

Serious discrepancies between preliminary imaging reads and final radiology reports are at risk of accumulating when the prelims are rendered during overnight hours.

Biden administration invests $100M in strengthening nursing workforce

The funding is a response to the escalating demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and nurse faculty throughout the United States.

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’