July 2021

Notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days
COVID outcomes predictor suffers only slight sophomore slump
That time again: The 20 best hospitals in the US
Medicare improves racial healthcare inequities
Bias-resistant AI advances personalized medicine in surgery
AI separates EHR wheat from weeds so clinicians can get on with patient care
Healthcare system still suing patients after being sold
Lonely older adults take more high-risk medications
Medical orgs support mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers
AI chatbots spawned by COVID look to grow their niche
Scholarly futurists project healthcare AI’s trajectory across 3 time windows
US public OK with AI for heart, cancer, anxiety care—AI video pain monitoring, not so much
Big Tech player promises big interoperability via new data engine
AI biopsy dilemma: Wolf or husky, equity or bias?
American Hospital Association wants all healthcare workers vaccinated
AI casts wide net to predict functional decline in the elderly
Johnson & Johnson reaps higher profits
COVID-19 vaccination opinions vary by political affiliation
Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandated for healthcare workers?
Watson is alive, well and continuing IBM’s quest to help drive AI into healthcare
Colonoscopy AI passed meaningful milestones but has miles to go before it sweeps
Only 5.6% of hospitals comply with price transparency rule
CMS may charge hospitals for not posting prices online
$103M earmarked for healthcare workforce burnout
Explainable AI’s pros ‘not what they appear’ while its cons are ‘worth highlighting’
Bereavement better understood, treated with assist from AI
Alcohol consumption linked to multiple cancers
COVID cases rise again
AI experts to med students: Don’t compete with the machine. Collaborate with it
AI guides delicate CT decisionmaking in the ED
Walgreens expands partnership with VillageMD
Dollar General ventures deeper into healthcare
CVS: Pandemic influenced personal health improvements
Major medical school finds AI literacy lacking within its walls
Virtually trained NICU nurses sensitively respond to babies’ pain
University launches ‘first of its kind’ certification program in healthcare AI
Retinopathy screening a canary in the coal mine of AI-enabled nonspecialist care
AI bests expert surgeons at flagging likely complications in upcoming operations
Multigenerational health histories strong medicine for preventive health
1 specialty the exception as telehealth continues to tumble
Notable regulatory approvals of emerging technologies over the past 30 days
10 robots for cranial neurosurgery on the market or in the works