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 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. 

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To prepare tomorrow’s doctors for evidence-based medicine, instruct today’s med students in dHealth and AI

Medical students are broadly familiar with digital health technologies. Relatedly, they believe AI will play a crucial role in the future of healthcare. These are good signs for the advancement of evidence-based medicine. 

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Despite AI, burnout continues to dog radiologists

Wasn’t radiology the fastest medical specialty to embrace and adopt AI? And yet burnout continues to afflict many if not most radiologists. 

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5 ways GenAI can enhance graduate medical education

Generative AI has a bright future in medical education. That goes not only for medical schools but also for postgraduate settings in which residents and fellows do most of their learning while also caring for patients.

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Nat’l Academy of Medicine sets ‘priorities for action’ as healthcare mulls next moves with AI

Given the precarious excitement of the moment—or is it exciting precarity?—policymakers and healthcare leaders must set directives guiding not only what to do with AI but also when to do it. 

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5 benefits of AI-enabled EHR systems

Integrating AI into the electronic medical record can make patient data more usable and dependable for end-users, according to a review of the relevant scientific literature published this month in the American Journal of Clinical and Medical Research.

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AI in the ICU (and elsewhere): Less stress, better conditions, alleviated shortages

When appropriately applied in critical care settings, AI can deliver considerable value to clinical staff, hospital management and local communities. In the process the technology may help resolve persistent staffing shortages.

4 ways HHS plans to help shape a national strategy for healthcare AI

HHS has thought through the ways AI can and should become an integral part of healthcare, human services and public health. Last Friday—possibly just days ahead of seating a new secretary—the agency released a detailed plan for getting there from here.

Around the web

A string of executive orders from the White House created serious concerns among radiologists and other healthcare providers throughout the United States. The American College of Radiology issued a statement to help guide its members through the chaos. 

Bridgefield Capital, founded in 2015, has previously invested in such popular brands as Cirque Du Soleil, Del Monte and Quiksilver. This transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. 

Given the precarious excitement of the moment—or is it exciting precarity?—policymakers and healthcare leaders must set directives guiding not only what to do with AI but also when to do it.