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Jan 1, 2024·LinkedIn

Brian Solis discusses AI progression; Generative AI passingly acknowledged by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman who envisions interactive AI's future catering tasks via autonomous bot collaboration. AI evolves; from classification and training, generative AI creating new data, to interactive AI facilitating task execution via voice-activated interfaces, and AI prompting towards specific goals. Suleyman's work, speculated collaborative efforts between Jony Ive and Sam Altman included, anticipates future AI waves and applications.

Jan 1, 2024·LinkedIn

Physician Mick Connors shared on LinkedIn his perspective on common misconceptions within the healthcare industry. He disputes the belief that Electronic Health Records cause physician burnout, arguing that deteriorating relationships in healthcare are the main issue. He criticizes the flawed perception of employment within healthcare and the misconception that physicians aren't impacted by scope creep or shifting responsibilities. Connors also condemns the belief in the superiority of in-person care and the overemphasis on AI's role in workflow efficiency. He asserts that too many physicians have excessive confidence in their individual abilities rather than acknowledging the benefits of a diverse healthcare team, and argues against the tendency to seek MBAs as a cure-all for healthcare issues. Connors additionally identifies the failure to acknowledge profitable, greedy practices within the industry, the unwillingness to recognize inherent biases, and the reluctance to define 'value' in healthcare as problematic fallacies.

Dec 31, 2023·KFOR

Integris Health faces lawsuit for alleged patient data breach affecting two million individuals. Hackers threatened to sell personal data online unless a $50 ransom was paid per victim. Defense attorneys accuse Integris of insufficient investment in cyber security and delayed communication regarding the breach. While services continue at Integris, free credit monitoring is planned for impacted parties. Critics argue that their responses are insufficient.

Dec 30, 2023·LinkedIn

Healthcare organizations face margin pressures. Leveraging contracts, consolidating SKUs, buying cheaper supplies necessary yet insufficient. Business model redesign, scalable reinvestment, efficiency innovation, and deploying leadership skills to manage portfolio are highly recommended. Successful implementation bolsters margins, improves critical outcomes.

Dec 29, 2023·Becker's Hospital Review

Epic Systems plans 60+ AI development projects for 2024, seeking to enhance clinical efficiency, patient experience, and operational efficiency, and advancing medicine. Initiatives include generative AI for clinical workloads, chat and chatbot tools for patient interaction, data insights for staffing decisions, and using AI to bring evidence-based medicine to point of care. Additionally, they'll leverage EpicResearch.org to share Cosmos data insights globally.

Dec 28, 2023·Healthcare IT News

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center patients receive ransom emails after data breach. Attacker threatens to leak 800,000 patient data, demands 50 bitcoins (over $2 million). Organization investigating breach; extending support to affected patients. Patient extortion isn't new; cybercriminals also target patients when organizations decline ransoms.

Dec 28, 2023·BleepingComputer

Oklahoma's Integris Health network suffered a cyberattack, with patient data stolen and held for ransom. Blackmail emails with detailed personal data sent to patients, followed by Integris Health's confirmation of unauthorized activity, confirmed the breach. Hackers claim they stole data for 2+ million patients, threatening to sell it if no ransom paid. Their dark web site currently lists data for ~4.674M people, with options to pay to view or delete records. Similarities with an attack on Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center suggest the same ransomware gang may be responsible. However, paying to delete data offers no guarantees and may encourage further extortion.

Dec 28, 2023·STAT News

Apple watch import ban effective Tuesday due to USITC ruling on blood oxygen measurement feature's patent similarities to Masimo products. President Biden didn't veto. Apple must decide health feature's future.

Dec 28, 2023·VentureBeat

2024 AI predictions from top venture capitalists (VCs) include the rise and fall of generative AI startups, the convergence of text, image, and audio data, the democratization of AI via open-source models, the persistence of a GPU shortage, and major developments from tech giants like Apple and Google. AI in healthcare, climate, and industry could bring significant transformations. Some VCs predict the continuation of the GPU shortage, forcing startups to create more efficient models or seek alternatives, while others foresee tech leaders like Google and Apple making vast inroads. They anticipate the persistent growth of AI, with 2024 being a landmark year.

Dec 27, 2023·About Digital Health

Marelize Gorgens, Lead of the Digital Health Flagship Program at the World Bank, discusses the need for integrated digital healthcare. Global digital transformation in healthcare supports resilient health systems and meets consumer demand. Fragmented investments and disconnected systems present challenges, without a unified approach. "Digital-in-health" promotes a seamless strategy incorporating digital elements in all aspects of healthcare. The World Bank emphasizes connecting health information gaps, prioritizing equity, problem-solving for underserved groups, and scaling for everyone, addressing healthcare worker problems and reducing regional and income-based digital gaps. Governments must balance strategic governance with reducing the digital divide. The private sector plays a critical role, but requires standardized rules. AI could reduce the digital divide, but ethical, privacy, and technical challenges exist. Strategic investment in AI can bring immediate benefits. Digital transformation must be collaborative, and capacity grows with decision-making and sharing experiences. Small changes are also transformative. Open standards, content, and access to data can connect disparate data points effectively.

Dec 26, 2023·Boing Boing

Dropbox testing AI tools with OpenAI, granting document access. Opt-out option via settings under "Third-Party AI". Dropbox active use needed for engagement with AI features. User privacy concerns rising with increased consumer-facing AI model use. Unsharing necessary to prevent non-opt-out users from opting shared documents back in. If against surveillance, advised not to store data on other's computers.

Dec 26, 2023·Publication

Research on the link between diabetes and COVID-19 reveals individuals with diabetes are more likely to experience severe COVID-19 symptoms, while COVID-19 may lead to new onset diabetes. Long COVID, persistent symptoms after recovery, may be more common in diabetic patients. Diabetes medication may reduce likelihood of long COVID. Microvascular affects of COVID-19 could worsen diabetes complications. COVID-19 severity intensifies post-infection diabetes risk, but vaccination lowers it. Regular screening for diabetes in post-COVID-19 patients recommended. Further research needed to determine long-term effects on global diabetic population.

Dec 26, 2023·Forbes

By 2024, healthcare CIOs will address tech advancements, cybersecurity, rising medical costs, and workforce shortages. They'll lead digital transformations, adopt new technologies, enhance customer engagement, and improve data analytics. Integration of IT with digital health is emphasized. AI will be heavily adopted in healthcare. Some healthcare providers may choose to outsource IT services for cost efficiency. Cybersecurity remains a primary concern with ransomware attacks.

Dec 22, 2023·Ehrconcepts

AI in EHRs improves efficiency, personalization, patient-centered care in 2024. Key AI integrations include: chatbots streamlining administrative tasks, NLP automating clinical-note creation, AI analyzing data for improved clinical decisions and personalized treatments, AI enhancing patient engagement, and AI optimizing revenue management. AI also facilitates innovation and research in healthcare. Challenges: data privacy and security, interoperability, and algorithmic bias.

Dec 22, 2023·Becker's Hospital Review

New York-based NewYork-Presbyterian has 120 AI initiatives to lessen disease burden in clinical/nonclinical areas. They're developing AI diagnoses, ensuring ethical roll-out, and focusing on reducing disease with AI technology. Goals include increasing AI use, leveraging data and expertise, and employing AI to revolutionize disease diagnosis and treatment.

Dec 22, 2023·Healthcare Dive

Ohio's Salem Community Hospital and Perry Johnson & Associates, a medical transcription company, face a class action lawsuit following a data breach potentially exposing personal and health information of about nine million people. The lawsuit claims a six-month delay in notification, increasing risk of identity theft, and alleges failure to establish cybersecurity best practice and staff training. The breach, among the larger healthcare data breaches reported this year, revealed personal data, including names, birth dates, medical record numbers, diagnoses, and service times. Several other health systems reported compromised patient data due to the vendor's breach. Defendants allegedly discovered the breach in May but didn't notify until November.

Dec 21, 2023·Google Cloud

Google Cloud's CTO highlights three pillars for gen AI adoption in 2024: sustainable costs, broad accessibility, AI trust/security. Gen AI's coupling AI capabilities with business results, the Gemini model advancing language-interaction, and comprehending various data types simultaneously. Scaling costs, energy usage, optimisation for data centres, and regulatory compliance are significant factors. Gen AI ubiquity aims to individualise software to each business, employee, and customer needs. Trust/security is fundamental, using gen AI tools for threat detection and managing data access across multi-location systems.

Dec 21, 2023·Fortune

Survey reveals happiest employees take 15 days PTO yearly, but 80% experience guilt over taking leave. Workers often work ahead and remain responsive on vacation. Of those 38% US and 23% UK workers with PTO didn't use it, half forfeited it. Some question unlimited PTO validity, with 43% considering it a scam. Guilt can derive from job insecurity, increased workload, or burdened colleagues. Employers addressing guilt offer check-ins, leadership training, open dialogues, and mental health resources.

Dec 21, 2023·briansolis.com

Brian Solis and design studio JESS3 have released the GenAI Prism v1.0 infographic, a representation of the generative AI universe. Created in collaboration with AI expert Conor Grennan, the infographic organizes generative AI companies, demonstrating the augmentation of human creativity and productivity. GenAI Prism serves as a reference guide, promoting intentional collaboration with AI for thoughtful, effective outcomes. It offers a workflow to utilize generative AI and augment human ingenuity, creating results beyond current capabilities. It enhances, accelerates, and boosts human work, allowing new forms of creation.

Dec 21, 2023·FierceHealthcare

In 2023, cyberattacks on healthcare systems increased, with cybercriminals shifting their focus to smaller, regional providers. These attacks resulted in significant financial costs and operational disruptions, including the suspension of procedures and the shutdown of IT systems. Experts suggest the need for robust cybersecurity measures, transparent communication regarding potential vulnerabilities, and regular updates and patches to avoid software vulnerabilities. Regulations are anticipated to focus on resilience rather than prevention, and healthcare organizations are increasing their budgets to improve cybersecurity capabilities. The potential for increased regulatory enforcement and legal consequences for negligence in preventative measures is predicted to push continued improvement of cybersecurity standards.