April 24, 2024

California Nurses Rally Against AI Tools in Healthcare

(MedPage Today) – Union nurses rallied against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools they called “untested” and “unregulated” during a protest outside the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center on Monday. Despite reports that health systems are investing millions … Read More



 
 

February 20, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Is Making Critical Health Care Decisions. The Sheriff Is MIA.

(Politico) – Doctors are already using unregulated artificial intelligence tools such as note-taking virtual assistants and predictive software that helps them diagnose and treat diseases. Government has slow-walked regulation of the fast-moving technology because the funding and staffing challenges facing … Read More



 
 

January 23, 2024

What’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think

(KFF Health News) – “An astonishing amount of smoke gets inside these facilities,” said Luke Montrose, an environmental toxicologist and researcher at Colorado State University. Data from monitors Montrose installed in four Idaho long-term care facilities in 2020 showed that … Read More