AI Workforce Webinar – New Date Announced!
The AI workforce webinar scheduled for September 30 is being postponed to later this year.
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The AI workforce webinar scheduled for September 30 is being postponed to later this year.
Read the original →Family caregivers juggle medications, doctor appointments, finances and long-term care decisions, often while working full-time and raising their own families. More employers, healthcare systems and communities are recognizing how hard this work is.
Read the original →Filmmaker Doris Dörrie explores how humanoid robots could change the way people deal with aging, caregiving and how they choose to die. The film comes as the world debates the dangers of artificial intelligence.
Read the original →The company has integrated AI scribing and camera-based vitals monitoring into its virtual care platform for hospitals. It is working to recover from significant financial setbacks.
Read the original →SHIFT, a major software quality assurance company, announced on October 15, 2026 a new security operations service called THREAT-AQ. The service combines threat intelligence, meaning the collection and analysis of information on cyberattacks, with AI analysis.
Read the original →Generative AI tools that assist with summary creation and medical record entry are appearing one after another, and their use is spreading in medical and nursing care facilities. Their use also carries risks related to information leaks and security. The October 2026 issue of the magazine Nikkei Healthcare covers the topic.
Read the original →One rail car company announced at the event that it plans to launch an innovation hub in the U.S.
Read the original →The author is visiting Tokyo Big Sight to learn about advanced welfare equipment and AI. Examples mentioned include a wheelchair that is safe on a downhill slope even when both hands are released, and a self-driving lift that climbs stairs without a caregiver. The author says AI and digital tools will be essential in a future with less human support, and that they attend exhibitions regularly to break down the limits of their own thinking.
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