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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

FDA clears advanced AI model for predicting heart failure risk
The new algorithm from Implicity evaluates implantable device data and monitors patients for changes that suggest they could experience severe heart failure symptoms in the near future. It was designed to alert clinicians up to weeks in advance.
Industry Watcher’s Digest
Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.
About that bipartisan $32B ‘roadmap’ for AI policy: What’s in it for healthcare?
This week Washington took a major step toward nailing down a solid game plan on federal AI spending for everything outside of defense.
Cardiology ranked No. 2 among all specialties with 122 FDA-cleared AI models
Only radiology is associated with more FDA-cleared AI algorithms than cardiology, according to new federal data.
Industry Watcher’s Digest
Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

September 20, 2023

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Federal regulation of AI: What the likely framers and innovators are saying now

Last week brought the latest in an occasional series of conversations on AI between governmental leaders and Big Tech honchos.

September 20, 2023

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FDA clears AI-powered brain MRI evaluation software

The newly approved system was designed to assist clinicians with the detection of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

September 19, 2023

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

September 13, 2023

Provider execs are feeling pushed by AI buzz—and starting to do something about it

Almost 80% of provider organizations spent more on IT systems and software this year than last, yet only 6% have a plan in hand to incorporate generative AI into their digital ecosystem.

September 13, 2023

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

September 1, 2023

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Sparks fly as genomic medicine gets better acquainted with AI

AI is accelerating genomic medicine’s advance into the promised land of personalized, predictive and preventive care.

September 1, 2023

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

August 25, 2023

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These health systems have the biggest digital health portfolios

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

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Toylike robot pleases counseling clients where humanoid counterpart struggles to connect

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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FDA clears advanced AI model for predicting heart failure risk

Industry Watcher’s Digest

About that bipartisan $32B ‘roadmap’ for AI policy: What’s in it for healthcare?

Cardiology ranked No. 2 among all specialties with 122 FDA-cleared AI models

Industry Watcher’s Digest

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