Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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

Healthcare consumers are wary of healthcare systems packing AI. 

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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. 

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Healthcare AI newswatch: UnitedHealth lawsuit, humanized medical AI, mobile AI care clinics, more

A federal judge has vacated five of seven complaints against UnitedHealth Group—yet is allowing the AI-implicated suit to advance. 

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4 important AMA insights into physician thinking on, behavior with healthcare AI

Two in five practicing physicians are equal parts enthused over and worried about AI in healthcare. That’s the same ratio the American Medical Association turned up the last time it conducted its Physician Sentiment Survey.

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Healthcare AI newswatch: End-of-life AI, deepfake healthcare workers, AI drug prescribers, more

End-of-life decisions are often anything but easy. AI might be able to help. 

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Global consortium: The future of AI in healthcare is dynamic—and demanding

An international cluster of 117 researchers from 50 countries has arrived at a consensus on six principles that, in the team’s considered view, ought to guide the use of AI across healthcare worldwide. 

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Healthcare AI Digest

People are still asking if AI will replace doctors or other healthcare workers. 

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Healthcare systems are proceeding apace with GenAI—and learning as they go

Last summer more than 40% of 121 hospital executives surveyed said their organization had already realized a decent ROI in generative AI. However, a C-suite slice of nearly the same size said it was too soon to know for sure.