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 aims to support business case development, risk assessments, governance, data protection impact assessments, and evaluation and monitoring. […]
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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 […]
North London NHS FT digital strategy to 2029 focuses on AI, digital skills, data and innovation
North London NHS Foundation Trust has published its digital strategy, with a focus on AI and data, EPR optimisation, launching an NLFT app building programme, digital foundations and infrastructure, creating a culture of innovation, and supporting staff with digital skills. “Our strategy is not only about adopting new technologies but […]
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS opens generative AI and speech recognition opportunity
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has published a prior information notice looking to procure up to four digital solutions for the implementation of voice recognition software. According to the trust, the four solutions will be split into three different lots, covering digital diction, speech recognition with generative AI and […]
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 […]
