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Healthcare AI newswatch: Trump-era AI regs, AI sign language, AI dentistry, more
The Trump administration will probably play to type when it comes to regulating AI.
Generative AI isn’t changing everything for patients and providers—but it’s not leaving much unaffected, either
Generative AI is altering the way healthcare consumers size up hospitals, group practices and individual providers. But the comparison shopping would pose a challenge to healthcare organizations even if AI hadn’t entered the picture.
Healthcare AI newswatch: Consumer mistrust, humanoid robots, vendor wars, more
Healthcare consumers are wary of healthcare systems packing AI.
Antibiotics prescriptions: There’s a large-language model for that
Add this to the list of high-risk healthcare activities to which generative AI can contribute: prescribing antibiotics.
Opportunistic imaging detects signs of heart disease in lung cancer patients
These findings show that opportunistic imaging could go a long way toward making more patients aware of the cardiovascular risks they face—all without requiring additional scans to be performed.

Telehealth provided value for heart failure patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Overall, researchers found, 30-day readmission was less common when heart failure patients used telehealth to check in with a physician after discharge.

Examples of two lung cancers that were caught using low dose CT lung screening. Image from RSNA

Q&A: What updated reimbursement policies could mean for CT lung screening rates in the United States

The ACR said a recent reimbursement rule change for low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung screen scans will help open up screening to more patients.

Young patient recovering after world’s first combination heart transplant and thymus procedure

“This has the potential to change the face of solid organ transplantation in the future,” one surgeon said.

Prior authorization burdens are increasing

Healthcare leaders agree prior authorization burdens are increasing.

Viewing medical images encourages patients to adhere to healthier lifestyles, meta-analysis shows

Researchers examined how sharing medical imaging with patients might encourage healthier behaviors, such as smoking cessation, following a healthy diet and increasing physical activity.

Cardiac hospitals still treating patients as war in Ukraine continues

Despite the Russian invasion, many Ukrainian cardiologists are staying behind to treat patients.

President Biden outlines new COVID plan in state of the union address

President Biden shared an outline of his new plan to combat the ongoing COVID-19 crisis during his State of the Union speech on March 1.

Patient demand for telemedicine remains strong

Clinicians and health systems have had more time to optimize their telemedicine practices, contributing to an increase in telemedicine’s overall favorability among patients, according to a report by Doximity.

Care Delivery

Healthcare AI newswatch: Trump-era AI regs, AI sign language, AI dentistry, more

Generative AI isn’t changing everything for patients and providers—but it’s not leaving much unaffected, either

Healthcare AI newswatch: Consumer mistrust, humanoid robots, vendor wars, more

Antibiotics prescriptions: There’s a large-language model for that

Opportunistic imaging detects signs of heart disease in lung cancer patients