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Before it makes the headlines: The public health detectives you never hear about

Lindsay Schaack Rothstein — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:46:25 GMT

The public health work nobody sees

Every day, experts detect and investigate potential public health threats that never become headline news.

Consider 2026 alone. The CDC reported six U.S. outbreaks as of July this year¹, representing a fraction of what surveillance systems actually track.

Building trust in clinical AI: Five steps to algorithm vigilance

Angela Anderson, MSN, RN-BC — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:40:35 GMT

This article first appeared in DOTmed HealthCare Business News.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical decision support (CDS) systems holds immense promise for clinical practice. It can help clinicians analyze vast amounts of information, reduce manual work, and deliver key insights at the point of care. As promising as these advancements are, they come with potential risks in clinical workflows.

The hidden cost of using free AI tools for clinical care

Petra Schultz, PharmD — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:16:57 GMT

We all want to work smarter and faster, and there’s no shortage of free tools that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to boost efficiency in the way we work. These general-purpose tools are maturing fast, even for many use cases in healthcare environments. But let’s be clear; when free AI tools are used as a crutch for clinical decision-making, the true costs of “free” become apparent.

In high-stakes clinical care, trust, transparency, and accountability must outrank convenience and zero-cost access. The reality is simple: technology can carry hidden liabilities, and the stakes in clinical care leave no room for risk.

The knowledge layer imperative: Why MCP in healthcare demands a higher standard

Katie Stoltz — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:15:42 GMT

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving incredibly fast, and AI agents are already making their way into clinical workflows across major healthcare systems. Healthcare providers are quickly discovering that the speed of AI adoption is outpacing the rigor of proper evaluation. The promise of model context protocol, or MCP, is real. It offers seamless, standards-based data access to the knowledge that AI systems need to act. But in healthcare, “good enough” data isn’t good enough.

What opportunities is AI creating in nursing: For clinical decision support and beyond?

Courtney Holmes, RN, IFNCP — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:50:39 GMT

Reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) and the use of AI-based solutions to tackle everyday problems is growing by the day. But what does it mean for the nursing profession? Micromedex nursing experts Angela Anderson, MSN, RN-BC, and Courtney Holmes, RN, IFNCP, explore how artificial intelligence in nursing is creating new opportunities.

From enhancing clinical decision support and streamlining automation of administrative tasks to the integration of AI for ambient listening, these advancements can help the nursing workforce reclaim time for direct patient care in a variety of healthcare system environments. Let’s look at some examples of AI in nursing practice.

Micromedex named Best in KLAS 2026 for Clinical Decision Support

Sonika Mathur — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:11:21 GMT

Testing the page

Alina Shapira — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:41:27 GMT

The value of artificial intelligence in clinical toxicology

Lindsay Schaack Rothstein — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:53:37 GMT

For those working in clinical toxicology in poison centers or emergency medicine, every second counts. Fast access to accurate information is critical to decision-making in these high-pressure environments. This is where artificial intelligence (AI) can add value.

Advancements in evidence-based clinical decision support systems to leverage AI technology can help reduce cognitive load by serving up real-time, relevant and context-specific answers to toxicology queries, based on trusted, cited clinical information. Let’s take a look at the real-world challenges in clinical toxicology, and the potential impact of AI.

Blog testing AF

Merative — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:55:14 GMT

Testing the AF page

AI in clinical decision support: A game changer for healthcare?

Gavin McNatt Pharm.D. — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:04:47 GMT

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we search for information in our daily lives. Every day, more of us are experimenting with generative AI tools as part of our information-seeking process, either alongside or as an alternative to traditional keyword-based search engines.¹