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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Clinics tap GPT-4 to ease charting burden, improve patient care

The hope is that the GPT-4-based notes assistant will ease the burden of manual charting on physicians while also offering patients more personalized visit summaries, Carbon Health announced June 5. 

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Medical educators encouraged to equip physicians-to-be with 4 AI competencies

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed an elective course that can quickly transform fourth-year medical students from functional AI novices to budding AI experts.

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China’s AI concerns presented for public consumption

Tech-enabled risks are top of mind for the head of the Chinese Communist Party—and AI is prominent among these.

Center for AI Safety extinction statement

Tech thought leaders issue terse warning on humanity’s ‘risk of extinction’ at the hands of AI

Several hundred AI experts, stakeholders and commentators are alerting the world to the technology’s potential for widespread harm. 

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White House spotlights 3 newly added items on AI to-do list

The Biden Administration has refreshed its efforts to encourage AI innovation while mitigating AI risks.

Federal Trade Commission issues warning to health companies about the misuse of consumer data

The new policy statement warns that any inaccurate or misleading claims to consumers about how their data is collected and used will be considered a violation of the FTC Act.

A 'moving target': PCPs call out inconsistent regulations in the rollout of telehealth

These regulations varied between states and insurance plans, and they affected reimbursement as well.

patient acceptance of medical AI is rising

Is crafty ‘Dr. AI’ already siphoning mindshare from actual doctors?

Patients can be persuaded to place almost as much confidence in diagnostic AI as they have in primary care physicians.

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Merit Medical to purchase Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio for $210M

Two medical device companies have announced a transaction that could shake up the U.S. electrophysiology market. 

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Abiomed, Biosense Webster, Cerenovus now all known as Johnson & Johnson MedTech

These companies were already part of the Johnson & Johnson family, but they had still retained their previous brand names. Now, each one is officially going by Johnson & Johnson MedTech. 

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Safety update: Sensor issue with Abbott CGMs ruled a Class I recall

The sensors of certain FreeStyle Libre 3 devices are producing inaccurate glucose readings and should not be used. Two patient injuries have been reported. Abbott first reported the problem in July. 

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