Technological Integration & AI

Healthcare is moving from disconnected digitisation to purposeful integration where data, workflows and people align around patient value. The shift demands more than new tools: it requires upgraded infrastructure, clear governance, skilled teams and a culture that treats technology as an enabler of safer, faster, fairer care.

AI now sits at the centre of this transformation. Deployed well, it supports clinical decision-making, streamlines operations and extends scarce expertise. Deployed poorly, it adds noise, creates silos and erodes trust. The difference lies in design, evidence, accountability and the ability to embed systems into everyday practice.

This issue examines how organisations are integrating technology and AI to lift quality, efficiency and resilience. The contributions span EHR and data stewardship, trustworthy digital health, radiology learnings, smart hospital transformation, medication safety, 3D printing and automation as well as cybersecurity. Our authors chart pragmatic pathways to integrate systems, govern AI, operationalise data, scale proven innovations and protect patients while supporting the workforce.

Dr. Quoc Duy Vo considers how radiology can adapt AI innovations from automotive, finance and manufacturing to enhance workflows and strategic management.

Prof. Dr. Karl A. Stroetmann and Velimir Kanev outline how NeuroGenAI links leading EU centres to build GenAI for neurology, focusing on disease trajectories, synthetic data, digital twins and multimodal LLMs with ethics embedded.

Aarthi Janakiraman and Debarati Sengupta describe how AI, robotics and digital innovation are turning hospitals into predictive, patient-centred ecosystems.

Dr. Anna K. S. von Eiff and Prof. Wilfried von Eiff investigate how smart cabinets enhance medication safety and efficiency while noting barriers to adoption in German hospitals.

Stephen Lieber introduces the Smart Hospital Maturity Model as a framework to help hospitals adopt smart technologies, strengthen operations and achieve full digital integration.

Naomi L. Nathan et al. examine how 3D printing is transforming healthcare through innovation and sustainability.

Dr. Luis Concepción Aramendía et al. report how Valencia’s AI orchestration system transformed emergency radiology across 29 hospitals.

Jenna Anderson et al. analyse global trends in EHR procurement and clinician satisfaction, showing how alignment of infrastructure, training, governance and personalisation drives better outcomes.

Felix Gille and Federica Zavattaro map a stepwise route to trustworthy digital health through context, levers, indicators and refinement.

Marita Huamán Peralta and Alan Zettelmann explain how the Own Your Data framework helps healthcare organisations turn fragmented data into a strategic driver of efficiency and innovation.

Armin Scheuer and Abdulaziz S. Alhomod trace how Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is reshaping healthcare through digital innovation, strategic reforms and global partnerships.

Arthur Ajwang demonstrates how individualised 3D-printed fetoscopes improved monitoring, reduced emergency caesarean sections, prevented deaths and lifted satisfaction in a Kenyan maternity ward.

Prof. Maddalena Illario highlights how cross-disciplinary training, data sharing and process-based teams can embed antimicrobial resistance management and support a 2030 EU data space vision.

Dr. Frederic Llordachs explores the NHS 2025 vision of hospitals as decentralised digital services, calling for strategic AI integration, virtual care and unified records.

Andrew Colbert assesses pressures on independent practices and positions private equity as one partnership option with trade-offs that require careful governance.

Dr. Ian Weissman and Maria Ortlieb set out the RETAIN initiative as a practical, evidence-based response to the radiology workforce shortage through leadership, education and peer support.

José A. Cano argues that robust cybersecurity is essential to protect patient data, preserve clinical accuracy and sustain trust in healthcare delivery.

I hope you will find this collection insightful, practical and actionable for the work ahead.

Happy reading!