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From virtual inpatient care to AI-powered patient transfers, EGH's newly released smart hospital roadmap aims to cut manual workload, improve patient flow, and deliver more personalised care.
The new committee under the Australian Digital Health Agency will advise the government on the safe rollout of AI, telehealth, and data sharing as digital health adoption accelerates nationwide.
A newly established AI-assisted MRI centre has opened up 18,000 annual slots to meet rising demand across Singapore.
With the VA Interoperability Pledge, Veteran Confirmation API and other efforts, the agency has improved cross-sector collaboration, coordinating care and benefits for more than 1 million veterans, said speakers at HIMSS26.
AI & ML Intelligence
Aaron Wootton, chief information officer at Stormont Vail Health, says artificial intelligence deployments not grounded in clearly defined outcomes create short-term enthusiasm – but rarely deliver sustainable value.
A decade-long analytics transformation at East London NHS Foundation Trust demonstrates how clinician-focused design and accessible insights can improve outcomes.
The Federal Trade Commission group will do enforcement and advocacy across the private sector, in pursuit of the Trump Administration's goals for a "more competitive, innovative, affordable and higher-quality healthcare system."
The Trump Administration's artificial intelligence proposals call on Congress and federal agencies to develop risk-based approaches to health AI standards while streamlining innovation. The list of tasks for lawmakers to tackle is extensive.
Nursing and IT
The health system's chief nursing officer offers a close look at the successful rollout of virtual nursing. Among other things, the team redesign and technology gave 18,000 hours back to floor nurses in year one – from 59,000 virtual sessions.
A $4.7 million collaboration led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore will develop a clinical-grade test using AI and advanced genomic sequencing for more precise cancer profiling.