Clinical

As Catalonia's AI-driven clinical support system has earned an 85% satisfaction rate from clinicians, Tino Martí of the region's Department of Health says communication and training will help close awareness gaps about the tool.

Staff buy-in is key to making AI work, says Dr. Lukasz Kowalczyk, a gastroenterologist and CEO of Soothien HealthTech Advisory – who also holds forth on the promise of agentic AI, the value of voice agents and the right balance of build-buy-blend.

As European healthcare data regulations evolve, Alexander Berler, IHE Catalyst's strategic business development director, says adopting its integration profiles can help vendors ensure their tools meet interoperability standards.

Also, the South Korean government plans to develop foundational AI models for preventing age-related diseases.

It supports a national longitudinal study that aims to track health trajectories unique to the Indian population.

Burnout levels can vary greatly in organizations using the same EHR platform. KLAS Enterprises' Coray Tate says this indicates that training and supporting clinicians in EHR use may help prevent or reduce burnout.

An Advent Health hospital is seeking to order Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City to pay $2 million for denied claims related to documented diagnoses, and to stop using clinical validation models to deny payments.

Also, a Hong Kong project has bagged $4 million to pilot an AI for screening haematuria in simple clinics.

Before the CYLCOMED AI cybersecurity initiative launched its pilot at Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, research and health data scientist Diana Ferro says it developed a framework prioritizing patient safety and compliance.

The new hub for aligning artificial intelligence tech with ethical frameworks already has several key initiatives underway, including partnerships to combat healthcare fraud and develop deployment guides for safe use of clinical AI.