The medical technology industry welcomes the new European Commission's priority focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our industry sees enormous potential of AI to make healthcare better and safer, improve access and outcomes, empower patients and citizens with information, and make healthcare delivery more efficient.
There are several challenges that impede the deployment of AI in healthcare. These include a fragmented data landscape that makes access to or sharing of data difficult, a lack of interoperability, and a shortage of incentives for data sharing. Legal, technical and social challenges present additional obstacles for the sharing and aggregation of data.
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Florida-based Health First announced the outcomes of their successful 15-year tele-critical partnership. Powered by Philips' acute telehealth platform eCareManager, Health First's VitalWatch eICU has demonstrated significant reductions in mortality and lengths of stay for the health system's sickest patient population. 
At a capital markets event in London, the management of Siemens Healthineers AG will provide further details on the second phase of its "Strategy 2025". This so-called "Upgrading" phase is about taking Siemens Healthineers to the next level of profitable growth. 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the global launch of CURE ID, an internet-based repository that will allow the clinical community to report their experiences treating difficult-to-treat infectious diseases with novel uses of existing FDA-approved drugs through a website, a smartphone or other mobile device. 
