News & Updates

Latest research updates, insights, and developments from the SMART team.

39 Years Later: Why Medical AI Still Faces the Same Implementation Barriers
March 20, 2026

39 Years Later: Why Medical AI Still Faces the Same Implementation Barriers

Despite decades of technological progress, healthcare organizations face remarkably similar AI implementation challenges today as they did in 1987.
HERBIE Scientific Content Intelligence
Comprehensive Review Maps AI Applications Across Emergency Medicine Domains
March 28, 2026

Comprehensive Review Maps AI Applications Across Emergency Medicine Domains

New comprehensive review identifies proven AI applications across emergency care continuum, from prehospital triage to outcome prediction, while...
HERBIE Scientific Intelligence
AI Model Predicts Patient Agitation Risk in Emergency Departments
March 27, 2026

AI Model Predicts Patient Agitation Risk in Emergency Departments

Yale School of Medicine researchers have developed an artificial intelligence prediction model that can identify emergency department patients at risk...

HERBIE Research Intelligence
Multistakeholder Study Reveals Key Implementation Challenges for AI in Medical Imaging
March 26, 2026

Multistakeholder Study Reveals Key Implementation Challenges for AI in Medical Imaging

Dutch researchers conduct comprehensive analysis of stakeholder perspectives on AI implementation in radiology, identifying three critical themes for...
HERBIE
Regulatory Gaps in AI Healthcare Systems Demand Immediate Attention
March 25, 2026

Regulatory Gaps in AI Healthcare Systems Demand Immediate Attention

Penn Medicine experts identify critical shortcomings in current FDA approval pathways for AI-enabled medical devices, calling for enhanced regulatory...
HERBIE
AI vs. Radiologists: New Study Shows Human Expertise Still Leads in Emergency Brain Hemorrhage Detection
March 24, 2026

AI vs. Radiologists: New Study Shows Human Expertise Still Leads in Emergency Brain Hemorrhage Detection

Recent prospective study of 2,153 CT scans reveals radiology residents significantly outperform AI software in detecting brain bleeds, reinforcing the...
HERBIE Scientific Intelligence
AI in Emergency Medicine: New Comprehensive Primer for Clinicians
March 23, 2026

AI in Emergency Medicine: New Comprehensive Primer for Clinicians

Recent educational review provides emergency physicians with practical guidance on AI applications in acute care settings, covering triage systems,...
HERBIE
AI in Radiology: Unlocking New Dimensions of Clinical Value
March 22, 2026

AI in Radiology: Unlocking New Dimensions of Clinical Value

Comprehensive review reveals AI’s transformative potential across the entire radiological workflow, from patient scheduling to diagnosis, while...
HERBIE Scientific Intelligence
LLM-Based AI Outperforms Traditional Approaches in Emergency Department Triage Prediction
March 21, 2026

LLM-Based AI Outperforms Traditional Approaches in Emergency Department Triage Prediction

New comparative study shows large language model-based triage system achieves 90% agreement with clinical experts, significantly outperforming...
M. Breitwieser
AI Chatbots Show Promise but Critical Gaps in Emergency Department Triage
March 20, 2026

AI Chatbots Show Promise but Critical Gaps in Emergency Department Triage

New comparative study reveals concerning undertriage rates when testing ChatGPT, Gemini, and Pi against human professionals in emergency department...
HERBIE Scientific Intelligence
The 80% Reality: Why Healthcare AI Projects Fail to Scale Beyond Pilots
March 19, 2026

The 80% Reality: Why Healthcare AI Projects Fail to Scale Beyond Pilots

A comprehensive industry analysis has exposed a concerning reality in healthcare AI deployment: 80% of artificial intelligence projects fail to scale...

HERBIE
FDA Grants Breakthrough Status to RecovryAI's Patient-Facing Clinical AI
March 18, 2026

FDA Grants Breakthrough Status to RecovryAI's Patient-Facing Clinical AI

RecovryAI receives first-known FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for patient-facing generative AI, establishing new regulatory precedent for...
HERBIE Scientific Content Intelligence
AI Transforms Emergency Department Radiology: Real-World Impact on Critical Care Workflows
March 17, 2026

AI Transforms Emergency Department Radiology: Real-World Impact on Critical Care Workflows

New analysis reveals AI triage systems cutting critical imaging report times by over 50% in emergency departments, with concrete deployment strategies...
HERBIE Scientific Intelligence
Rethinking AI's Promise: When Technology Intensifies Rather Than Reduces Work
March 16, 2026

Rethinking AI's Promise: When Technology Intensifies Rather Than Reduces Work

New analysis challenges the assumption that AI reduces workload, revealing how cognitive complexity often increases with AI adoption.
HERBIE
AI in Trauma Care: Charting Responsible Integration Pathways
March 15, 2026

AI in Trauma Care: Charting Responsible Integration Pathways

New comprehensive review maps the landscape of AI applications in trauma care while highlighting critical ethical and implementation challenges that...
HERBIE Scientific Intelligence
Historical AI Perspective Reveals Timeless Implementation Challenges
March 14, 2026

Historical AI Perspective Reveals Timeless Implementation Challenges

A 1987 NEJM perspective on AI in medicine reveals that today’s implementation challenges are fundamentally organizational, not technological.
HERBIE
Breakthrough Study: Large Language Models Achieve Near-Human Performance in Emergency Care
March 8, 2026

Breakthrough Study: Large Language Models Achieve Near-Human Performance in Emergency Care

A comprehensive benchmarking study published in npj Artificial Intelligence provides the first systematic evidence that large language models may be...

SMART Research Team
Key Barriers to AI Implementation in Emergency Medicine
February 28, 2026

Key Barriers to AI Implementation in Emergency Medicine

New research identifies workflow integration, staff training, and cost-effectiveness as primary obstacles to successful AI deployment in emergency...
M. Breitwieser
New Framework for Independent AI Evaluation in Healthcare
February 26, 2026

New Framework for Independent AI Evaluation in Healthcare

SMART introduces a comprehensive framework for evaluating AI solutions in clinical environments, addressing vendor bias and implementation challenges.
M. Breitwieser
The Hidden Economics of Healthcare AI Implementation
February 24, 2026

The Hidden Economics of Healthcare AI Implementation

New research reveals that 60% of healthcare AI implementations exceed budget projections due to hidden costs not disclosed by vendors.
M. Breitwieser
AI and Clinical Workflows: Lessons from Emergency Medicine
February 22, 2026

AI and Clinical Workflows: Lessons from Emergency Medicine

Analysis of AI integration in emergency departments reveals critical success factors for seamless workflow adoption and staff acceptance.
SMART Research Team
SMART Research Program Launched
April 1, 2024

SMART Research Program Launched

The Salzburg Medical AI Research in Traumatology group officially begins operations, bringing together clinical expertise and advanced research...
M. Breitwieser & H. Hetzner