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This marks the Australian company's expansion into Saudi's private health sector after cementing its presence in its public health system.

Dr. Tim O'Connell, cofounder and CEO of Emtelligent, believes healthcare organizations should not rely solely on AI for business processes and must train models on data sets that represent "all of humanity."  

The company will use the funds to enter into strategic relationships with life sciences organizations focusing on oncology and specialty care.

Also, Optiscan is working with Mayo Clinic to develop a digital endomicroscopic imaging system for robotic surgery.

CIO Craig Kwiatkowski offers a look at the AI tools deployed at the famous health system and discusses the measure of success of AI initiatives, as well as how the technology can help identify disparities in care access and outcomes.  

Cedars-Sinai CIO Craig Kwiatkowski discusses using the FAVES approach (fair, appropriate, valid, effective and safe) in genAI adoption, as well as the "build vs buy" question, and challenges with integrating AI technologies into existing systems.   

According to Dr. Reza Ryan Sadeghian, principal health IT strategist at MITConn Consulting, clinicians must be included in the process of creating new AI tools and in deciding how to deploy them safely and ethically.  

Hackers may have entered through one of its third-party vendors.

A group of bipartisan senators is encouraging legislation to support the deployment of AI in healthcare and implementing guardrails to ensure patient safety.

Dr. John Blair, CEO, MedAllies, discusses how TEFCA's interoperability framework can help bring social determinants of health data from community organizations like food pantries into patients’ records for a more complete view of their health.