Tag: Artificial intelligence

Survey: Burnout, rigid schedules push nurses to leave

Editor's Note Only 39% of nurses expect to remain in their current jobs a year from now, citing burnout, compassion fatigue, and inflexible schedules as top reasons for leaving, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2025 Survey of Registered Nurses. Healthcare IT News reported on the findings May 14. As detailed in…

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By: Matt Danford
May 19, 2025
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OpenAI benchmarking tool tests healthcare LLMs

Editor's Note OpenAI has launched an open-source benchmark designed to test the safety and effectiveness of large language models in healthcare, according to a May 13 report in Fierce Healthcare. Called HealthBench, the dataset evaluates AI performance in real-world medical scenarios, moving beyond outdated exam-style questions and incorporating feedback from…

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By: Matt Danford
May 15, 2025
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Study: Machine learning quadruples delirium detection in hospitalized older adults

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Editor's Note A machine learning (ML) model that integrates clinical data with natural language processing significantly improved detection and management of hospital delirium in older adults. Results were published May 7 in JAMA Network Open. Conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital, the quality improvement study evaluated the association of an ML-based…

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By: Matt Danford
May 13, 2025
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FDA fast-tracks generative AI rollout amid growing safety concerns

Editor's Note The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is deploying generative AI across all its centers by June 30, aiming to accelerate drug reviews and reduce bureaucratic workload even as experts and critics express worries about data security, reliability, and other safety concerns. Medical Design & Outsourcing reported the…

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By: Matt Danford
May 12, 2025
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Time for a surgical skills check? Inside the ACS stance on aging physicians

Takeaways • US surgeons have no mandated retirement age. According to the Aging Surgeon Program, “a patient death or serious negative event are currently the only things that prompt action to prevent a surgeon from practicing.” • Research on aging-related decline is clear, but nuanced, showing rates and scope vary…

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By: Brita Belli
May 7, 2025
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Healthcare employment up in April, but overall job market raises concerns

Editor's Note Healthcare employment in the US rose by 177,000 from April to May, the May 2 announcement from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, is unchanged at 4.2%—a narrow range that has been maintained since May 2024, according to the BLS news release. In…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 2, 2025
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Bold moves in the OR: Perioperative leaders size up 2025 amid turbulent first quarter

Why reflect on the past? Reflection anchors strategy and revitalizes purpose. Since the start of the year, the economy has been unstable, regulations have been in flux, and the livelihood of many is being put through grueling tests. But reflecting on the triumphs of past years shows that under the…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 1, 2025
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How dialogue, data bridge the OR-SPD information gap

In the OR, precision and focus can mean the difference between life and death. However, surgical patient outcomes hinge on more than the competence of those working in these inherently intense environments. Every procedure also depends on the laborious, behind-the-scenes efforts of the people responsible for ensuring every surgical instrument…

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By: Stephanie Reda
April 29, 2025
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AI monitoring, remote surgery advance

Editor's Note Recent reporting from Fierce Healthcare highlights two notable technology advances that promise to impact surgical patients and caregivers:  an AI-driven blood pressure monitoring system and a remote-controlled endovascular robotics platform. The first development, from BD, is designed to help clinicians anticipate and manage dangerous blood pressure drops during…

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By: Matt Danford
April 23, 2025
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Proposed Oregon legislation blocks AI tools from using 'nurse' title

Editor's Note Oregon lawmakers are advancing legislation that would ban artificial intelligence (AI) systems from using the title “nurse,” drawing strong support from professional nursing organizations. Chief Healthcare Executive reported the news April 16. As detailed in the article, the bill seeks to preserve the integrity of the nursing profession…

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By: Matt Danford
April 22, 2025
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