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Victoria expands Virtual Hospital pilot statewide and more briefs

Victoria expands virtual specialist care pilot The government of Victoria has expanded its pilot project providing virtual specialist care access across the state.Led by Austin Health and Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Virtual Hospital programme provides virtual wards for heart failure and post-cardiac patients, remote foetal medicine consultations, and regional support services, using digital tools for daily monitoring, virtual rounds, and coordination through a central digital hub.

South Korea to fund medical AI device rollout and more briefs

South Korea announces health AI device fundSouth Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare will fund the commercialisation of AI-based medical devices by supporting post-approval market entry, including clinical validation and reimbursement pathways.According to the ministry, the programme requires companies to form consortia with hospital-level providers to receive support from 2026 to 2027 for multi-centre clinical studies, real-world data and evidence generation, economic evaluation, and marketi

AI security starts with awareness and governance

The hype level is high for artificial intelligence in healthcare, of course, both for administrative applications and with some key clinical use cases. But the promise is real. Early results are coming in, and they're showing that AI can help everyone from coders to surgeons.But AI is also opening new security vulnerabilities for hospitals and health systems.

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AI security starts with awareness and governance, CISO says

The hype level is high for artificial intelligence in healthcare, of course, both for administrative applications and with some key clinical use cases. But the promise is real. Early results are coming in, and they're showing that AI can help everyone from coders to surgeons.But AI is also opening new security vulnerabilities for hospitals and health systems.

Healthcare CIOs see AI integration as a competitive necessity

There's a significant execution gap for generative artificial intelligence in healthcare, thanks largely to electronic health record dependencies and the proliferation of third-party software integrations.That's according to a new report from Qventus, an artificial intelligence company. Meanwhile, other recent research, sponsored by EBSCO Clinical Decisions, a developer of decision-support technologies, finds that autonomous A tools could risk patient trust.

Korea to pilot AI-driven telemedicine in Indonesia

South Korea and Indonesia will pilot AI-based teleconsultation services as part of a bilateral partnership aimed at advancing cooperation on AI-driven primary healthcare in the Asia-Pacific.The Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding with the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture of Indonesia to collaborate on "AI-based primary healthcare and human development."

Some Epic health systems now connect to SSA through TEFCA

Healthcare organizations using Epic Systems' electronic health records can now share patient medical records with the U.S. Social Security Administration instantly, under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement to help accelerate disability benefit determinations, the company said.WHY IT MATTERSSecure exchange through health information exchanges has long helped SSA make benefit determinations up to 50% faster, Epic said.

AI uncovers significant misdiagnoses in carcinoma type, study shows

Caris Life Sciences, an AI-powered biotech and precision medicine company, has published a new study in JAMA Network Open titled, "An AI Approach to Differentiating Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma From Metastases of Other Origins." The company says the report builds on the body of evidence showing the effectiveness of its proprietary GPSai algorithm over traditional diagnostic procedures in correctly diagnosing cancer types.

Who really runs your VPN — and what that may mean for your privacy

Over on Codamail (fka Cotse.net), Steve Gielda has updated his research on VPN infrastructure and its implications for your privacy. From that article: The Question VPN providers market themselves as independent services in diverse jurisdictions. This investigation asks a structural question: does the global VPN industry's physical infrastructure actually reflect that diversity, or does it... Source

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