Artificial Intelligence

The Ministry of Health and Welfare targets all 17 central hospitals in the regions to deploy AI-based systems for monitoring conditions, supporting diagnosis, and automating tasks.

Healthcare organizations are dealing with a surge in cyber risk as AI-powered attacks, third-party connections and expanding digital ecosystems stretch traditional defenses.

As cybercriminals increasingly weaponize AI in their attacks on healthcare organizations, traditional intrusion detection and manual response processes are becoming obsolete.

While generative AI tools are transforming clinical decision support, it’s important to understand these tools’ performance and risk before implementing them.

Primary care physicians can prioritize conversations on heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and frame them around the need for whole-person health. Brain health deserves the same approach, and new technologies are making it easier, says Dr. Julie Wood.

In its annual Top 10 list of health technology hazards, the patient safety group puts AI bots at the top – with blackouts, communication failures and other cyber risks close behind.

Cherry Drulis, director of Samsung's healthcare mobile B2B, teases her upcoming HIMSS26 talk, which will highlight the wearables-focused partnership between Pearson and the tech giant.

Additionally, the company's nine AI-enabled drug discovery portfolio companies are making an impact in life sciences, says AION Labs CEO Mati Gill.

Also, Google has introduced MedGemma 1.5 in India to support its national AI healthcare development.