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Cardiology makes up 10% of the 692 market-cleared clinical AI algorithms in the FDA’s latest update on the number of patient-facing AI now commercialized in the U.S. Experts share their thoughts on how it is being used.

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Former Kaiser Permanente nurse Maria Gatchalian will receive $11.49 million in compensatory damages from her ex-employer, $9 million of which is to make amends for emotional distress, along with some $30 million in punitive damages.

hospitals tops as healthcare spending hits $4.5 trillion

Big as it is, the hospital piece represented just a 2.2% bump over 2021—a modest increase compared with 2021’s spike of 4.5% over 2020.

Medical imaging makes up 76% of all the FDA-cleared artificial intelligence clinical algorithms used for direct patient care.

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Over the past three years, the value of claims waiting longer than 90 days for payment from commercial payers has risen by 33%. Stalled Medicare Advantage claims have spiked by even more.

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Prosecutors successfully argued that the patient would not have died if clinicians had ordered a routine CT exam. 

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If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology? 

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.