Issue №066 · 2026-07-19

Daily Briefing · 2026-07-19

Physicians

What are the data security risks of using AI tools in healthcare?

  • Anagram Security founder and CEO Harley Sugarman explains how everyday AI use can expose patient data — and what physician practices can do to reduce the risk.
Medical Economics
Physicians

Intuitive ties Q2 procedure softness to ACA subsidy expirations

  • Despite an unexpected slowdown in U.S. procedure growth, system placements remained healthy, and the surgical robotics company maintained its 2026 forecast for worldwide da Vinci robot procedures.
MedTech Dive
Physicians

AI agent for cataract surgery preop calls to launch this year

  • Orphia, a voice-based AI agent that can call patients to discuss their upcoming cataract surgery and lens options, will soon be available from Bausch + Lomb, according to a press release.“Lens selection involves a large
Healio Primary Care
Physicians

Doctors survived the stethoscope. They’ll survive AI, too.

  • Clinicians who learn to use AI as a tool, not a replacement, will be the ones who benefit.
Medical Economics
Dentistry

Archy Launches AI Insurance Payment Automation

  • New AI-powered capability automates insurance payment posting inside Archy, helping teams auto-post routine payments, review exceptions, and move away from paper-check workflows. Archy has announced Archy Revenue, a new
Dentistry Today
Pharmacy

Modular Medical inks IMO Health collab for insulin pump EHR integration

  • Modular Medical (Nasdaq:MODD) announced that it entered into a new pilot collaboration with IMO Health. IMO Health provides healthcare AI solutions designed to transform healthcare data into trusted clinical context. Thr
Drug Delivery Business News
Pharmacy

STAT+: The end for GSK’s chronic cough treatment

  • Sonothera's ultrasound gene therapy delivery, a new Alzheimer's drug controversy, and more biotech news from The Readout
Stat News - Pharma
Physician Assistant

Study Backs NP, PA Prescriptions for Abortion Drugs

  • (MedPage Today) -- Medication abortion was just as safe and effective when provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) or physician assistants/associates (PAs) as compared to physicians, a retrospective cohort study suggested.
MedPage Today
Physician Assistant

New Hampshire Becomes 28th State to Join PA Licensure Compact, Completing the Trifecta of AAPA’s PA Policy Mod

  • On July 15, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed HB 1772 into law, entering New Hampshire into the PA Licensure Compact as the 28th state. The post New Hampshire Becomes 28th State to Join PA Licensure Compact, Completing the Tr
American Academy of PAs (AAPA) News
Digital Health

The ‘Bot Vs. Bot’ Dynamic Between Providers & Payers Is Driving Up Costs for Everyone

  • HSS chief digital and information officer Ashis Barad, who has worked on both the payer and provider sides of healthcare AI, thinks the industry’s growing “bot vs. bot” battle over prior authorizations and appeals is dri
MedCity News
Digital Health

Using AI to Reduce Biostatistical Analysis Readouts – Life Sciences Today Podcast Episode 70

  • We’re excited to be back for another episode of the Life Sciences Today Podcast by Healthcare IT Today. My guest today is Kyle McBride, VP, AI Innovation at Veristat. We talked about InStat, the clinical research industr
Healthcare IT Today
Health OS

Why Microbot Medical thinks it can win the stroke telesurgery race

  • Microbot Medical says it has what it takes to win the race to treat stroke patients with a future version of its fully disposable, single-use endovascular navigation surgical robot, Liberty. Liberty earned FDA 510(k) cle
Medical Design & Outsourcing
Health OS

Keep Me Breathing launches 1,000 mile validation challenges for wearable CO2 monitor

  • ‘Ride for Rare’ will combine fundraising with real-world validation of VENTO as the UK charity accelerates development towards clinical deployment As many medical technologies are validated in laboratories, Keep Me Breat
Med-Tech Innovation News
Dentistry

ISDH 2026 briefing considers adjunctive mouthrinse use in periodontal care

  • MILAN, Italy: At a press briefing hosted by consumer health company Kenvue during the 2026 International Symposium on Dental Hygiene (ISDH) in Milan, experts discussed two recent professional reports that bring together
Dental Tribune International English News
Health OS

Biogen’s mixed Alzheimer’s data; Two new startups launch; and more

  • Welcome back to another edition of Endpoints Weekly! We hope you all have been staying safe indoors as the Canadian wildfires blanketed much of the US Northeast this week. Hopefully things calm down over the ...
Endpoints News
Health OS

Digital Calendars: The Connective Tissue Between AI Agents and Appointment Attendance

  • One of the most persistent and costly pain points for any medical practice is simply getting patients through a clinic’s doors, both reliably and on time. No-show appointments are a significant and all too often overlook
Healthcare Business Today
Health OS

How AI Is Turning Hospital Cameras Into an Active Safety System

  • Hospitals have spent decades installing cameras across entrances, corridors, parking areas, and sensitive parts of their facilities, creating extensive visual records of activity inside complex healthcare environments. T
Healthcare Business Today

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