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How to use ambient AI in healthcare as litigious winds begin to blow: 10 tips from experienced attorneys
As a class-action lawsuit gets rolling in California over the use of ambient AI in healthcare, a national law firm is drawing takeaways for hospitals and other provider organizations. Makes sense: All AI-equipped providers are potential targets for similar litigation now.
American Heart Association takes on cardiac amyloidosis with new initiative
One of the project's biggest goals is helping clinicians identify patients in need of care earlier than ever.
Have clinicians been wrong about how they diagnose PAD?
The ankle-brachial index, a noninvasive diagnostic test for peripheral artery disease, may provide even more value than clinicians previously realized.
Social worker at hospital rocked by violence and split over what to do about it: ‘Why can’t [stakeholders] sit together and talk?’
In hospitals serving mentally unstable patients, it’s no easy job to balance sensitive patient treatment with effective worker safety. One U.S. institution has been finding out just how hard it can be.
FDA issues early alert over black matter in IV lines
Manufacturer ICU Medical is aware of the issue, which stems from a report from an unnamed healthcare organization. The company and the FDA are asking providers to monitor IV lines for any signs of particulates.

AI represents the single biggest opportunity to fundamentally transform healthcare since antibiotics.

Brainstorm, collaborate to save healthcare AI from a ‘failure of imagination’

The suggestion comes from a strategic communications professional who specializes in thinking creatively about how to unlock opportunities—including those that are, at present, hard to see.

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The 25 top US hospitals for diabetes care

U.S. News and World Report reviewed 660 hospitals, ranking them based on data related to treating diabetes and endocrinology.

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days: Mayo Clinic leads the league in AI readiness

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Workshop consensus: Fixing healthcare AI regulation will take more than tweaks and patches

Querying 55 thought leaders behind closed doors, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI has found only 12% believe healthcare AI should always have a human in the loop.

Tech companies team up to help cardiologists reach high-risk heart patients

Guidehealth and Story Health are joining forces to put AI-powered technology in the hands of heart teams.

A TAVR procedure being performed at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. These structural heart procedures require a team approach.

Temporary pacemakers after TAVR could reduce need for permanent implants

Care teams are always looking for new ways to limit the use of permanent pacemakers after TAVR. Could starting patients off with temporary devices be an answer?

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days. The Sam Altman-Arianna Huffington ‘AI health coach’ has attracted detractors ...

'Well-resourced and innovation-focused hospitals should mentor and provide technical support to underfunded or smaller hospitals.'

How to mitigate institutional inequities involving AI

When it comes to adopting healthcare AI, large, well-off hospitals are likely to frequently homer while smaller, struggling institutions go down looking. (Baseball analogy in honor of tonight’s Midsummer Classic.)

Care Delivery

How to use ambient AI in healthcare as litigious winds begin to blow: 10 tips from experienced attorneys

American Heart Association takes on cardiac amyloidosis with new initiative

Have clinicians been wrong about how they diagnose PAD?

Social worker at hospital rocked by violence and split over what to do about it: ‘Why can’t [stakeholders] sit together and talk?’

FDA issues early alert over black matter in IV lines