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 Navigating the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act for Healthcare
npj Digital Medicine - (Monday August 12, 2024) The European Union’s recently adopted Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is the first comprehensive legal framework specifically on AI. This is particularly important for the healthcare domain, as other existing harmonisation legislation, such as the…  FDA seeks to advance health equity for medical devices
Healthcare IT news - (Monday August 12, 2024) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health is asking the public to consider disease burden, technology and other factors in the design of clinical studies that adequately reflect the… |
 SoundHealth Receives $7 Million Seed Round Funding and Launches SONU, the World’s First FDA-Authorized, AI-Enabled, Wearable Device for Treating Nasal Congestion Due to Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT Today - (Monday August 12, 2024) SONU is the First Over-the-Counter Device Authorized for At-Home Use that Extends the Toolbox of Treatment Options for Patients and Physicians and Offers a Safe Alternative to Pharmaceutical Treatments  Sheba Medical Center Develops AI Algorithm to Predict Pulmonary Embolism
HIT Consultant - (Monday August 12, 2024) What You Should Know: – Sheba Medical Center, a globally recognized healthcare leader, announced the publication of a groundbreaking study demonstrating the effectiveness of an AI algorithm in predicting pulmonary embolism (PE) risk upon… |
 Leeds Teaching Hospitals to trial laser-activated antimicrobial
Digital Health - (Monday August 12, 2024) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is to begin trials of a new type of laser-activated antimicrobial in an effort to prevent infections in patients undergoing brain surgery.  Alder Hey goes live with Meditech Expanse EPR
Digital Health - (Monday August 12, 2024) Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has become the second trust to go live with the Meditech Expanse electronic patient record (EPR) system. |
 Seoul National University Hospital latest to achieve Stage 6 INFRAM
Healthcare IT news - (Monday August 12, 2024) Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea has recently been validated for Stage 6 of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model. The hospital’s IT infrastructure architecture was assessed in five areas: mobility, security, collaboration, transport and…  Future-Ready: 10 Best Practices to Improve Prepay Claims Editing
HIT Consultant - (Monday August 12, 2024) Mark Turner, Vice President, Clinical Content, Lyric In the fast-evolving and intricate landscape of payment integrity, the value of prepay editing is paramount. As powerful AI and advanced analytics are being applied earlier in… |
 Monday Morning Update 8/12/24 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Sunday August 11, 2024) Top News Walgreens Boots Alliance may sell its majority stake in VillageMD primary care clinics business as it streamlines its business to focus on retail pharmacies, according to SEC filings.  How Often Do LLMs Hallucinate When Producing Medical Summaries? – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Sunday August 11, 2024) Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst released a paper this week exploring how often large language models tend to hallucinate when producing medical summaries. Over the past year or two, healthcare providers have been… |