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Jan 6, 2024·TechCrunch
OpenAI's upcoming GPT Store provides platform for developers' compliant, public text-generating AI applications. Revenue-sharing scheme remains unclear. Expected to impact AI app creation and consultancy.
Jan 6, 2024·The Verge
Google developing "Bard Advanced", an improved, subscription-based version of Bard, powered by Google's new large language model, Gemini Ultra. Features include custom bot creation, enhanced prompt responses via AI, a "Gallery" to explore Bard's capabilities, and a new task system for image generation and custom background creation for shared Bard prompts. Availability and officialization of features remain unknown.
Microsoft's "AI PC" year commences with a Copilot key change on new PCs and laptops for quick access to Windows Copilot experience. Replacing the menu key, the AI-driven Copilot key initiates the chatbot-like Windows Copilot in Windows 11, or Windows Search where the feature is unavailable. The Copilot key will feature on new Windows 11 PCs, including upcoming Surface devices, by spring. The innovation forms part of Microsoft's plan to incorporate more AI features in Windows alongside branding Microsoft Edge as the "AI browser."
Jan 6, 2024·Chief Healthcare Executive
Healthcare tech companies predict increased role for AI and digital tools in enhancing patient care and operational efficiency in 2024. Emphasis on technology’s role in reducing labor pressures and managing costs. AI disruption expected, with need for strong safeguards. E-prescribing and data analytics gain attention, with focus on tech contributing to patient-centric approach, cost management, health outcomes. AI’s value to increase in non-clinical processes, provider data management, and patient care. Consumer-focused shift toward price transparency in ePrescribing anticipated; AI driven advancements expected in clinical documentation and medical billing. CEOs advised to view technology as strategic partner for future strategy development.
Jan 5, 2024·Health IT Answers
Predictive analytics, through data, algorithms, and machine learning, advance cash flow management in hospitals, helping forecast revenues, managing expenses, and streamlining reimbursements. Better patient risk predictions aid early diagnosis and personalized treatments, ensuring effective allocation of resources. Predictive models estimate future income, align staffing with patient load, and control costs by identifying resource usage patterns. Hospitals can predict payment timelines and amounts from insurers, managing cash flow better. Predictive analytics' integration requires IT professional, data analyst, and department head collaboration, with a focus on data accuracy and consistency. This technology is a strategic asset ensuring financial resilience in healthcare.
Jan 5, 2024·FTC
FTC seeking comment on proposed changes to Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) to clarify rule's relevance to health applications and other tech. Advances increase health data quantity and marketing incentive, but proposed amendments aim to respond to tech changes and market trends. Rule mandates breach notification by non-HIPAA covered personal health records vendors and related entities. FTC keen on personal health data protection, has taken multiple recent action against misuse. Proposed rule changes aim to extend HBNR's reach to non-HIPAA apps and technology, define "breach of security", clarify PHR related entity meaning, authorize expanded breach notice, and improve rule readability. Public comments invited for 60 days post Federal Register notice.
Jan 5, 2024·Duke AI Health
AI tools in healthcare, offering diagnoses, risk predictions, and decision support, are increasing yet lack regulation and oversight. Concerns include black box systems not performing as expected, possibly compromising quality and safety, and promoting inequities. Design decisions and training data affect an AI system's performance, making validation and ongoing assessment vital. Duke University has set up an oversight system for AI tools, and is part of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), working on creating guidelines for health AI systems to ensure trust, fairness, and transparency. The guidelines aim to monitor and assess the performance of AI systems throughout their lifecycle.
Jan 5, 2024·Industrial Cyber
GAO advises FDA, CISA to update agreement reflecting organizational changes to address medical device cybersecurity. FDA, CISA should enhance roles clarity in cybersecurity strategy. The outdated agreement doesn't cover all collaboration practices. Cyber threats to medical devices could delay patient care, expose sensitive data, disrupt healthcare operations and require costly recovery. FDA ensures safety and effectiveness of medical devices sold in U.S. The report addresses non-federal entities accessing federal support, federal agencies facing challenges, coordination of key agencies, and limits in agencies' authority over medical device cybersecurity. The report cites vulnerabilities in medical devices leading to cyber incidents. Last month, GAO identified need for full implementation of incident response requirements among federal agencies.
Jan 3, 2024·themessenger.com
SpaceX launching first six Starlink satellites for direct-to-cell internet service, if not on Jan. 2 possibly Jan.3. Launch livestream 15mins before lift off on platform X. Launch counts 21 satellites total, exceeding 5000 in orbit. Tech allowing space-based internet on smartphones, boosts Starlink profitability whilst continuing Mars human mission plan.
Jan 3, 2024·Healthcare IT News
Healthcare organizations need to ensure safe pixel tracking practices comply with privacy laws. Online tracking tools like pixels can generate healthcare policy debates. There's criticism of Health and Human Services Office guidance limiting use of pixels on websites, apps by HIPAA-covered entities. Advocate Aurora Health paid $12.2 million over pixel-related data breach. Pixels are used in ads, capturing data points like IP addresses, browser types. Compared to cookies, pixels are more difficult to disable. Concern arises when health data acquired by pixels are shared with third-party tracking-technology companies. FTC regulates health apps, non-HIPAA firms in response to sensitive data exposure. Serious consequences, including lawsuits and FTC actions, possible.
Jan 3, 2024·MD+DI Online
Dyson awards UK-based Dotplot, a home breast cancer detection device, for early diagnostic tech innovation. Dotplot, created by Debra Babalola and Shefali Bohra after a personal cancer scare, facilitates monthly guided self-checks and highlights developing tissue abnormalities via an app and handheld device. Despite its technical advancement, medics emphasize its supplementary role to professional consultations. Dotplot, also winner of Venture Catalyst Challenge and Helen Hamlyn Design Award, proceeds to Dyson's international award level.
Jan 3, 2024·Healthcare Finance News
AMA president, Dr. Ehrenfeld, advocates AI governance policies prior to adoption, with physician input. Notes over-reliance on untested AI could exacerbate physician burden, insists AI must be ethical, equitable, responsible, transparent. Emphasizes physician involvement in AI development and warns, "Physicians who use AI will replace those that don't."
Singapore healthcare executives implement digital technologies towards sustainable, connected future healthcare amid staff shortage. The Future Health Index 2023 report highlights Singapore's digital health transformation, with 75% of 200 surveyed clinicians planning to use digital health technology to address workforce shortage. Respondents favour AI for outcome prediction and clinical support; 84% commit to investing in health AI within three years. Half of healthcare leaders invest in virtual care for improved patient care. Singapore's partnership with Microsoft and EVYD Technology further solidifies AI adoption and digital health collaboration.
Jan 3, 2024·DroneLife
Drone delivery positively impacts healthcare and beyond, with a notable effect on remote regions, says a Science Robotics study. Zipline's blood delivery drone resulted in 51% drop in maternal deaths due to postpartum hemorrhage and 67% reduction in blood waste in Rwanda annually, causing a national delivery system overhaul with 75% of external Kigali deliveries now drone-executed. The service extended to food and vaccine delivery, saving estimated 727 lives in Ghana alone (2019–2021). Despite needing regulatory, logistical, and technical advancements, drone delivery holds potential for resonating global healthcare improvements and reducing carbon emissions.
Fred Hutch Cancer Center's clinical network experienced a cyber breach over Thanksgiving by a non-US criminal group. Patient information might be compromised. FBI's investigation is ongoing. Center has increased data protection measures. Mergers pose cybersecurity challenges, last year's merger with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance may have increased risks.
Jan 3, 2024·Healthcare Brew
Future hospital care involves continuous patient monitoring through technology, enabling personalized experiences. Hospitals to become community hubs, promoting healthcare with increased visitor amenities. Evolution reflects technological advances, staffing issues and greater patient independence.
Jan 2, 2024·Healthcare IT News
CIO Mike Restuccia discusses increased "payback projects" activity in health tech due to pent-up demand post-COVID. Growth, however, has led to backlog and user frustration. Restuccia sees positivity in the recognition of IT's critical role in healthcare advancement and efficiency. Organizations are scrutinizing requests, ensuring anticipated benefits align with efforts. Prioritization handles critical needs first, reflecting resource limitations. Processes spotlight potential of AI in clinician efficiency, integrated genomic results in EHRs, and actionable analytics from data mining. He predicts tech growth with effective IT and operational partnerships.
Jan 2, 2024·HC Innovation Group
U.S. healthcare entering 2024 faces key questions affecting hospitals' financial stability, federal telehealth policies, disruptive innovation, data sharing framework (TEFCA), home-hospital potential, and AI adoption. Hospitals must navigate financial recovery post-pandemic, government could retract telehealth flexibilities, disruptors may grab revenues, TEFCA's success is uncertain, home-hospital programs need evaluation for value-based transformation and AI adoption need be more organized and ethically responsible.
Jan 1, 2024·FierceHealthcare
Deloitte's 2024 healthcare outlook recommends strategies like adopting generative AI, outsourcing, and skilled labor retention. Predicted trends include M&A and consolidation, digital transformation, workforce challenges, outsourcing and offshoring, and an increase in consumer financial pressures. The report emphasizes the need for healthcare leaders to adapt to a changing landscape, amidst a disruptive pandemic, cost pressures, and rapid digital transformations.
Jan 1, 2024·Deloitte
The 2024 health care sector will face digital transformation, AI, eco-social governance, and financial pressure. These factors will challenge executives' ability to adapt and innovate. Adoption of advanced technologies, maintaining a skilled workforce, outsourcing selectively, and aligning with consumer expectations will play a key role in navigating these challenges and ensuring future success. The industry is transitioning from fragmentation to consolidation, making it vital for leaders to keep pace and determine their future path.