Integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into healthcare promises substantial advancements but requires careful consideration of technical, ethical, and regulatory challenges. Closed LLMs of private companies offer ease of deployment but pose risks related to…
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Smart Hospitals Transform Patient Care-2025
Building Future-Ready Healthcare Environments
At the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, industry leaders gathered to discuss “Building the Future: The Path to Smart Hospitals.” The panel, moderated by Doug Mirsky, vice…
Regulatory considerations for successful implementation of digital endpoints in clinical trials for drug development
Regulatory acceptance of Digital Health Technology (DHT) -derived endpoints can be a long, multifaceted and costly process. Success relies on establishing a global strategy as part of the development program including health authority consultations…
Continue ReadingAddressing contemporary threats in anonymised healthcare data using privacy engineering
Cyber-attacks on healthcare entities and leaks of personal identifiable information (PII) are a growing threat. However, it is now possible to learn sensitive characteristics of an individual without PII, by combining advances in artificial…
Continue ReadingMedical foundation large language models for comprehensive text analysis and beyond
Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) show significant potential in medical applications but are hindered by limited specialized medical knowledge. We present Me-LLaMA, a family of open-source medical LLMs integrating extensive domain-specific knowledge…
Continue ReadingInterpretable multimodal transformer for prediction of molecular subtypes and grades in adult-type diffuse gliomas
Molecular subtyping and grading of adult-type diffuse gliomas are essential for treatment decisions and patient prognosis. We introduce GlioMT, an interpretable multimodal transformer that integrates imaging and clinical data to predict the molecular subtype…
Continue ReadingMachine learning on interictal intracranial EEG predicts surgical outcome in drug resistant epilepsy
Surgical success for patients with focal drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) relies on accurate localization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ). Currently, no exam delineates this zone unambiguously. Instead, the EZ is approximated by the area…
Continue ReadingMillie + $12m; AI Optics FDA 510(k); TIA partners with Nourish; Pediatric Digital Medicine Playbook
Welcome to the February edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we explore groundbreaking advancements in digital health—from TIA’s new partnership with Nourish for personalized nutritional counseling to AI Optics’ FDA-cleared retinal screening camera. We…
Continue ReadingEvaluating base and retrieval augmented LLMs with document or online support for evidence based neurology
Effectively managing evidence-based information is increasingly challenging. This study tested large language models (LLMs), including document- and online-enabled retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, using 13 recent neurology guidelines across 130 questions. Results showed substantial variability….
Continue ReadingCharting a course for the smart hospital of the future
LAS VEGAS – At HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Doug Mirsky, vice president of the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) moderated a panel on, “Building the Future: The Path to Smart Hospitals” at the…
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