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A surgeon and technologist reveal which emerging innovations actually belong in operating rooms versus which ones are just hype

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A surgeon and technologist reveal which emerging innovations actually belong in operating rooms versus which ones are just hype

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What can we learn from a practicing orthopedic trauma surgeon and technologist about the realities of how AI can be applied in the operating room? An incredible amount, of course. Nemanja (Nick) Kovačev, MD, PhD, MBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice Lead for the HTEC Group and Verizon's Robin Goldsmith discuss data, AI, XR, ambient intelligence and the right fit role for these technologies in the OR today and in the future.

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At 18, Robin Goldsmith spent three weeks alone in a hospital. He describes the nurses as his lifeline, an experience he connects to his concern for the safety of healthcare workers. That personal history gives his conversations about staffing and workplace violence a reason beyond the technology itself. As Practice Leader for Healthcare, Insurance and Life Sciences at Verizon Business, Robin works on the connectivity behind virtual nursing, medical imaging, connected devices and care at home. His interviews bring clinicians and technology specialists together around what must work for patients and the people caring for them. His communication experience also includes voiceover work for Sony Music and Showtime. On Healthcare on Air, that background sits alongside conversations about network resilience, nurse-led design and digital access.

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