A federal push to remove barriers to AI development changes the speed at which tools reach the market. It does not change the standard a tool must meet to be safe in a cardiac patient. Hospital leaders reading deregulation as…
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Colleagues in orthopedics have made a point that translates directly to cardiac surgery: the most overhyped place to put AI is the operating room itself, and the most underrated places are the hours on either side of it. The intraoperative…
Every few weeks, another imaging AI secures FDA clearance, and the announcement is treated as the end of the evaluation. For a hospital deciding whether to deploy that tool, clearance is closer to the beginning. It tells you the model…
Gastroenterology has quietly become one of the best case studies in clinical AI, not because of anything dramatic in the procedure room, but because the field targeted the workflow-heavy, margin-sensitive tasks first: detection assistance, documentation, triage and scheduling. The result…
A sentiment I, a cardiothoracic surgeon, share with orthopedic colleagues: the goal of AI in surgery is not to replace the surgeon, but to help the surgeon care smarter. It is a good phrase. It is also one that can…
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President Donald Trump on June 2 signed an executive order directing federal agencies to strengthen AI-enabled cybersecurity across government systems, expand protections for rural hospitals and critical infrastructure, and provide the federal government with access to the most advanced AI…
The American Medical Association is applauding CMS’ new technology-supported care model for Medicare patients with chronic disease. The ACCESS Model, short for Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions, will assess whether giving clinicians more flexibility to use technology-enabled care…
Elon Musk said Tesla will give everyone in the world access to top surgeons — they just won’t be human. In a Nov. 14 interview with billionaire investor Ron Baron, Mr. Musk detailed how the company’s Optimus robot will offer…