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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That’s no mere hospital—it’s a ‘complex adaptive system.’ Use GenAI accordingly.

From the perspective of management science, healthcare is a complex adaptive system marked by intricate feedback loops and overlapping interdependencies. As such, the sector demands caution by those introducing large-language AI into its tangled webs. 

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3 points to ponder before tapping AI for mental healthcare

Earlier this year, patients treated by an AI chatbot for some common mental health challenges got better. This was significant because the patients were part of the first randomized and controlled trial for this type of AI intervention. 

AI in healthcare can uplift human potential

Global market researchers: ‘Build a culture that uses healthcare AI to uplift human potential’

To maximize returns on AI investments, healthcare organizations should align AI initiatives with core competencies. The effort should focus on optimizing experiences for workforces as well as patients. 

A symbiosis observed: How AI is refining the savviness of the e-patient

The shoulders on which healthcare AI stands span from the advent of the World Wide Web, email and electronic medical records to the ubiquity of smartphones, patient portals, telehealth and personal health wearables. 

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Research review: Patients have understandably mixed feelings about AI in healthcare

A new review of the relevant scientific literature suggests many if not most patients are aware that healthcare AI’s emerging benefits exist side-by-side with its persistent uncertainties. 

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5 attributes every AI system will soon need to make hay in healthcare

“Dr. AI” will never replace a single human physician. But its many makers’ relentless pursuit of perfect performance all but guarantees the technology a prominent role in healthcare. 

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Research brief: Cybersecurity threats inherent to AI-aided remote patient monitoring

Leveraging the upsides of RPM with AI demands human attention to numerous challenges. Primary among these are privacy and cybersecurity risks, researchers report. 

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How to let AI simplify the complexities of care (rather than allowing it to do the opposite)

Healthcare AI can add considerable value to patient care practices, but it can also “just add noise to an already complex system.” 

Around the web

Heartflow, known for its AI-based CCTA evaluations, appears to be going public. The news follows years of momentum for the California-based company, including improved Medicare reimbursements for cardiac CT and a new Category I CPT code for its Plaque Analysis software.

Suman Tandon, MD, an American Society of Nuclear Cardiology board member, explains the group's call on Congress to update a number of healthcare policies. 

The 2026 MPFS proposed rule includes higher conversion factors across the board. However, some cardiology groups remain concerned about a series of reimbursement reductions for high-value cardiology services.