Digital Health And AI Best Practices For Policy Makers: A Free Report  – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

Best practices from all over the globe Healthcare and tech, once distant industries, have become increasingly intertwined over the past decade. It's a fascinating narrative of inter-sectoral evolution, and the plot has thickened considerably since 2020. To help you stay ahead of the curve, we've captured this unfolding saga [in our latest infographic](. Our new visual illustrates how Oracle and Microsoft demonstrated the most ambitious foray into healthcare. We've been following the largest [tech companies' ventures into medicine]( for years, and are keen to see how this unfolds in the coming period. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, PhD The Medical Futurist [DIGITAL HEALTH AND AI BEST PRACTICES FOR POLICY MAKERS: A FREE REPORT]( Regardless of how advanced our healthcare technologies are, no matter how well-educated our doctors are, or how digitally literate our patients become, without a robust and supportive regulatory framework, progress can only go so far. The groundbreaking potential of innovations can be critically undermined if regulations lag behind. Our aim is to show that there’s no need to reinvent the wheel, as there are many tested and successful solutions just waiting to be discovered and implemented. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? In such turbulent times, it is the responsibility of regulators and policymakers to keep all stakeholders in line in order to truly leverage the potential of technologies for healthcare and avoid dystopic outcomes. [HEALTH SYSTEM-SCALE LANGUAGE MODELS ARE ALL-PURPOSE PREDICTION ENGINES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Authors trained a large language model for medical language and fine-tuned it across a wide range of clinical and operational predictive tasks. The authors also evaluated their model within their health system for five tasks: 30-day all-cause readmission prediction, in-hospital mortality prediction, comorbidity index prediction, length of stay prediction and insurance denial prediction. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Unstructured clinical notes from the electronic health record can enable the training of clinical language models, which can be used as all-purpose clinical predictive engines with low-resistance development and deployment. [WELCOME TO THE AI COURSE: THE EASY WAY TO LEARN EVERYTHING YOU NEED]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare course is a comprehensive program designed to introduce participants to the basics of AI and its applications in healthcare. With 48 lessons in 6 chapters and over 3 hours of video content, you get a holistic picture of this fast-evolving field. We've made the initial chapters accessible to everyone - a no-strings-attached opportunity to gauge whether this course aligns with your interests. [ENROLL NOW]( [THE CURRENT STATE OF 521 FDA-APPROVED, AI-BASED MEDICAL DEVICES]( --------------------------------------------------------------- According to our latest data analysis, radiology stands out as the most AI-invested medical specialty, boasting a whopping 392 approved devices. A distant second is cardiology, with 57 devices. Beyond that, other specialties (orthopedics, anesthesiology, pathology, ophthalmology and many others) only see a handful of devices. What propelled imaging to such heights? Well, deep learning found a fertile ground in radiology, which is largely data-driven. [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? For 2023, we expect a surge in these numbers, especially given the ongoing AI technological revolution. We will continue to monitor this field. [I TOOK MY OWN BLOOD FOR A GENETIC TEST]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Even though I'd already done genetic testing with Dante Labs, I couldn't resist going for another round for one specific reason - they introduced Tasso's DIY blood sampling method to their process! I was so curious to see how it all worked, if it was painful or not, and of course, getting a peek at my genetic test results is always fascinating. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? DIY blood-draw methods will become the go-to solution in many medical processes from (some) clinical trials to various lab tests - just think of the time they can save! [EZRA EARNS FDA CLEARANCE FOR AI TOOL THAT MAKES MRIS FASTER & CHEAPER]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Ezra recently received FDA clearance for an AI tool that enhances the quality of MR images so that radiologists can detect cancer earlier to launch “the world's first 30-minute full body MRI scan”. The tool allows radiologists to acquire MR images at a rate much faster than normal — which results in noisier images that lack sharpness. The AI algorithm quickly removes the noise and enhances the quality of these images. This reduces the amount of time needed to complete a high-quality scan, which therefore decreases MRI costs. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Screening tests exist for only about 50% of cancers. Fast and cheap full quality scans could help detect the other half - including cancers in the pancreas, liver and gallbladder - which are very often discovered too late. [PROGRAMMABLE 3D PRINTED WOUND DRESSING FOR BURN, CANCER PATIENTS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- "In developing the dressing, the researchers conducted a 3D scan of the patient's face and body parts to customize it to an individual's needs. This enables the dressing to make good contact with surfaces like noses and fingers, making it ideal for creating personalized wound dressings for burn patients. The material also has applications for cancer treatment. In traditional chemotherapy treatment, a patient may need to be in a clinic for hours, which can be tiring and uncomfortable. This dressing can provide a constant drug release outside the clinic setting, alleviating some of the challenges associated with traditional methods." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? The more customized solution a health problem requires, the higher the chance is that 3D printing could be of help. MORE NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE --------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONWIDE PILOT – [South Korea begins move to make telemedicine permanent]( CATCH-UP, MAYO – [Google Cloud, Mayo Clinic Strike Generative AI Partnership]( INSPECTOR GADGET – [Penn Medicine uses AI chatbot 'Penny' to improve cancer care]( WRITING FEVERISHLY– [AI-powered scribe tool enables more patients, less burnout]( [color-forwardtofriend-48.png](mailto:berci@medicalfuturist.com) [color-facebook-48.png]( [color-youtube-48.png]( [color-linkedin-48.png]( [color-twitter-48.png]( [color-instagram-48.png]( © The Medical Futurist 2023 This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Medical Futurist · Budapest · Budapest, Pest 1118 · Hungary