Daily Briefing · Issue №139 · 2026-10-02

Physicians

Explainable Machine Learning Predictive Models for Surgical Site Infections: Scoping Review

• Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a major cause of health care–associated infections, and early prediction is essential for improving patient outcomes. Machine learning (ML) has shown potential for SSI p

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Physicians

Agentic AI for Clinical Outcomes Research, Population Health Management Analyses With Large Administrative Dat

• Background: There is tremendous enthusiasm for the use of AI in health care because of the ability to analyze existing data for preventative, diagnostic, and treatment support. Agentic AI can feasibly provide access to l

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Physicians

Development of an Interpretable Triage Tool for Colorectal Polyp Risk Stratification Within a Population-Based

• Background: Colorectal polyps are a major source of precancerous lesions in colorectal cancer (CRC). In many population-based screening programs, a major challenge is the efficient triage of high-risk individuals for dia

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Physicians

Epic Fail: Robots Don't Improve Joint Replacement Outcomes in Big U.K. Studies

• (MedPage Today) -- Robotically assisted knee and hip arthroplasties have brought no extra benefits for patients in Great Britain compared with conventional procedures, a massive review of registry data showed. Revision r

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Physicians

STAT+: Why a Huntington’s patient isn’t fazed by the waning effect of UniQure’s gene therapy

• Questions about the durability of an experimental Huntington's disease therapy matter to Wall Street. They matter less to those directly affected by the disease.

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Physicians

RFK Jr. Dumps on U.S. Doctors; New Chief at PhRMA; Physician Wins 'Genius' Grant

• (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said artificial intelligence is "much better informed than any doctor in the country." (New York Times

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Physicians

Private equity investment in healthcare hits record $191 billion as firms target AI and physician practices

• In 2025, global healthcare private equity hit a record $191 billion in deal value, surpassing the 2021 peak, according to Bain & Company.

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Physicians

From Prototype to Practice: Mixed Methods Study of Human-Centered Design and Usability Evaluation of Augmented

• Background: Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) oncology involves complex surgical planning and multidisciplinary decision-making that present significant cognitive, spatial, and communicative challenges. While augmented real

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Physicians

Do Androids Dream of Lived Experience? Navigating Risks, Uncertainty, and Best Practices Around Generative AI

• International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): RR2-10.2196/49303

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Physicians

Assessing the Value for Money of AI-Assisted Technologies for Older Adults: Scoping Review of Economic Evaluat

• Background: As populations age globally, AI-enabled digital health interventions (DHIs) are increasingly being adopted to support integrated, person-centered care for older adults. However, despite rapid advances in AI t

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Physicians

AI could be ‘the best thing we have’ for health care’s biggest problems,’ former CMS chief says

• Seema Verma, now leader at Oracle, describes the state of the technology for MGMA.

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Physicians

People, process, technology: AI success takes more than software, former CMS chief says

• Seema Verma describes state of AI deployment in medical practices for MGMA.

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Physicians

AI’s Healthcare ‘Doomsday’? It May Be Less About Autonomy Than Trust

• For one ICU physician and startup CMO, the more immediate danger isn’t an autonomous system taking over medicine and leaving human decision-making behind. It’s healthcare organizations harnessing AI primarily to increase

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Pharmacy

BioMarin and Profluent partner on AI-designed enzyme therapies

• BioMarin Pharmaceutical has entered into a research collaboration with Profluent to design and optimise novel enzyme therapies for its drug development pipeline.

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Pharmacy

Lost between the payer and the pharmacy, with Dean Erhardt of D2 Solutions

• D2 Solutions President and CEO Dean Erhardt explains how practices can catch the administrative errors behind most prior authorization rejections and why staff training on AI can start with a couple of classes a year.

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Nursing

Healthcare Triangle, Inc Signs MOU to Bring AI-Enabled Humanoid Nursing Robots to Hospitals in North America

• Healthcare Triangle, Inc. (Nasdaq: HCTI) ("HCTI"), a healthcare information technology company, today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with AI World Sdn. Bhd. ( ...

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Nursing

Healthcare Triangle Signs MoU to Launch AI-Powered Humanoid Nursing Robots Across Hospitals in North America

• Healthcare Triangle (HCTI) said Wednesday it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Malaysian technology firm AI World to establish a joint venture to bring AI-enabled ...

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Digital Health

Technology-Enhanced Health Care in Smart Homes: Scoping Review of Sensor Technologies, Clinical Applications,

• Background: Smart home technologies integrated with technology-enhanced health care (TEH) systems are transforming residential care by supporting independent living, continuous health monitoring, and remote clinical inte

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Digital Health

Conversational AI in Hereditary Cancer Care: Sociotechnical Study of Responsible Design Requirements

• Background: Individuals with germline variants face complex, preference-sensitive medical decisions under psychological distress. Structural constraints in genetic counseling create support gaps during waiting periods, p

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Digital Health

STAT+: HHS announces new efforts to speed up, expand clinical trials with AI

• Federal health officials want to speed up clinical research to compete with countries like China.

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Digital Health

Securing Philippine Healthcare in the Age of AI

• By Bambi Escalante, Country Manager of Fortinet Philippines Artificial intelligence is changing what is possible in healthcare. It is helping doctors ...

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Digital Health

NHS App to become AI-powered ‘health companion’ by April 2028

• The NHS App will transition into a ‘health companion’ by April 2028, according to Helen Clifton at NHS England.

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Digital Health

AI Won’t Fix Social Care, But Could It Help Us Finally Make It Work?

• AI could play a meaningful role in advancing social care. Not by replacing people, but by helping them and organizations doing this work move faster, see patterns earlier, and coordinate more effectively. The post AI Won

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Digital Health

Welldoc Launches AI-Powered Care Loop Connecting Daily Health to Care Teams, Keeping Patients and Clinicians i

• Welldoc®, a leader in AI-powered health technology for complex conditions, today launched its next-generation platform: a digital-first care loop connecting an individual's daily health experience ...

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Digital Health

AI is operating inside the healthcare billing system. Patients may already be paying the price

• As AI codes billing inside hospitals, insurers say costs are being added to a bloated health care system. Blue Cross Blue Shield put the tab near $1 billion.

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Health OS

Ex-Genentech, Meta, AWS AI leaders launch health AI lab with $500M backing

• The AI startup, Ortet, plans to build a full-stack platform for health, spanning computer and data infrastructure, frontier research, and model development and deployment.

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Health OS

Heidi launches AI agents to automate clinical administrative tasks

• Artificial intelligence healthcare startup Heidi unveiled an upgraded version of its AI clinical assistant that moves beyond documenting patient visits to helping complete administrative tasks.

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