NHS England has issued guidance on the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products in health and care settings, to support chief information officers and chief clinical information officers introduce this technology. The guidance comes as part of series to support business case development, risk assessments, governance, data protection impact assessments, […]
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Health tech supplier, Skin Analytics secures £15 million funding
Health tech company, Skin Analytics has raised £15 million in Series B funding to increase their product offering and expand overseas into “key markets struggling with dermatologist shortages”. Led by AI-focused investor, Intrepid Growth Partners, the funding will primarily be used to “launch products that cover all dermatology concerns”. It […]
Leicestershire Partnership NHS applying AI model for predicting hospital stays for people with learning disabilities
Loughborough University has developed an AI model, aimed at tackling “healthcare challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and multiple health conditions”, with the tool being applied at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. According to a team of computer scientists that have been working on the DECODE project, the model has […]
AI transcript tool tested at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
An AI transcript tool is being piloted at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, with hopes of reducing the administrative burden for clinicians by generating notes of doctor-patient conversations. The NHS England funded pilot is testing the use of the CLEARNotes tool, that reportedly generates a structured discussion summary from conversations, […]
Interview: Michael Wornow, computer science PhD candidate at Stanford University, California
For a recent HTN interview, we caught up with Michael Wornow, a computer science PhD student at Stanford University to discuss some of his most recent projects, including his involvement with research on Advancing Responsible Healthcare AI with Longitudinal EHR Datasets. Michael began by introducing himself as a PhD candidate currently […]
Government accepts 15 recommendations on the regulation of AI as a medical device
The UK government has published a response to a report from the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) about the regulation of AI as a medical device (AIaMD), accepting all 15 of its recommendations, and offering insight into current work and next steps in this space. Highlighting that AIaMD has “advanced significantly […]
Healthcare AI scribe company, Heidi raises $16.6m and starts roll-out to 53 GP practices
Healthcare AI company, Heidi has raised $16.6m in its latest round of funding, to help with the development of their AI scribe, said to automate time-consuming note taking and document generation. Early this year, the company announced its ambient AI tech is to be introduced to 53 GP practices, following […]
Microsoft launches AI assistant for clinical workflow
Microsoft has launched Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI assistant for clinical workflow, bringing together natural language voice dictation and ambient listening capabilities “with fine-tuned generative AI and healthcare-adapted safeguards”, said to support documentation, surfacing important information, and task automation. Examples of functionality available to clinicians include the ability to create […]
AI framework for the London health and care system outlines governance, responsibilities, proof of concept, monitoring
A framework for implementing and monitoring AI in the London health and care system has been published, covering five key areas: partnership, infrastructure and data, use cases, AI delivery approach, and communication and workforce development. It spans governance, roles, responsibilities, delivery lifecycles, proof of concepts, pilots, data pipelines, business as […]
NHS England rare disease action plan highlights unified genomic record, test order management, central messaging infrastructure and standardised dataset
The latest progress report from NHS England on its Rare Disease Action Plan, highlights progress against its four priorities of faster diagnosis, increased awareness, better co-ordination of care, and improved access, as well as introducing three new actions, and outlining digital and data work streams. In its final year, the […]
