Best of LinkedIn: Health Tech CW 38/39 2026

Healthcare AI is shifting from proving raw capability to proving it inside real clinical workflows, forcing regulators, health systems and vendors to confront questions of liability, data quality and reimbursement rather than technology alone. Robotics and surgical platforms are moving from single-site pilots into national and cross-border rollouts, while imaging and health data infrastructure investment concentrates around AI-ready platforms. At the same time medtech's center of gravity is broadening beyond its traditional core, with Asia Pacific, Vietnam and the Gulf reshaping how and where new technology reaches patients.

Date

September 28, 2026

Health Tech

Thomas Allgeyer

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AI and Regulation

FDA's TEMPO program lets generative AI tools gather real world evidence through deployment
IMDRF forum shows regulators moving toward reliance on each other's reviews
EHDS data reuse risks spreading one biased dataset into hundreds of models
New weekly tracker aims to keep patients in the loop on AI rules
Define Ventures report finds 82 percent of provider leaders cite workflow integration as the top AI barrier
Medical AI scoring near 92 percent on licensing benchmarks drops to about 45 percent on real workflow tasks

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Robotics and Surgery

Medtronic's Cornerstone Robotics partnership expands surgeon choice across open, laparoscopic and robotic procedures
FDA cleared LigaSure RAS for robotic use after 45 million procedures on the original device
Altaviva device completed its first US year treating urge urinary incontinence
Whittington Health performed the UK's first Medtronic robotic mini bypass and myomectomy
Philips won an ARPA-H award for AI enabled robotic stroke thrombectomy
ARPA-H selected Tempus to build an autonomous AI agent for heart failure patients
Month long StealthAxis program trained more than 30 surgeons in cranial and spine robotics

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Imaging and Data Infrastructure

Siemens Healthineers completed a €100 million photon counting sensor factory in Forchheim, creating over 100 jobs
Siemens Healthineers and National Medical Care opened an AI enabled radiology department in Riyadh
Oracle's new Health Patient Portal uses AI to help patients manage their own health information
Quorum Health selected Oracle to standardize technology across 11 hospitals in nine states
Oracle Health's Clinical AI Agent has saved physicians more than 400,000 hours
M42 Health plans to adopt Oracle Health Data Intelligence in the UAE
New study shows CS accelerated MRA combined with 4D flow MRI comprehensively images aortic dissections and aneurysms

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Market and Regional Momentum

Asia Pacific is emerging as the fastest growing medtech region
Europe's medtech sector supports nearly one million jobs and €180 billion in revenue
Vietnam's shift from fee for service to DRG based reimbursement is reshaping technology access
Global MedTech market is projected to reach USD 34.22 billion by 2034
TIME named GE HealthCare and Intelerad among the World's Top HealthTech Companies for 2026
Indonesia's first SOMATOM Pro.Pulse installation went live alongside local PET/CT training
ESC Congress discussions tied cardiovascular burden to the EU's Safe Hearts Plan

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Thanks to Crissie Hall, Karthik Kodumuri, Geoff Martha, Austin Chiang, Mandeep Singh Kumar, Gerald B Denny, Lyuba Kolos, Donna Cryer, Joseff T. Schulin, Dongwoo Kim, Bettina Resl, Elisabeth Staudinger, Filipa Matos Baptista, Sourabh Pagaria, David Labajo Izquierdo, Dr Trinh Hoang Ha, Martin Fuhrer, Robert Z. Phillips, Stefan Gentsch, Jamie Church, Donica Ward-Adams, Gianrico Farrugia, Chiara Gallese, Andrea Petracca, Jim Peichel, Hani.M Al Arifi, Jonathan Hatwell, Matt Anderson, SurajKumar Chandrasekharan, Gary Miller, Jinjuta Manotham, Karen Kettless, Alex Rubin, Georg Heidenreich, Bert van Meurs and Sigrid Berge van Rooijen for contributing insights to this edition. Find the full list of posts and voices on LinkedIn:

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Frequently asked questions

What is the biggest barrier to AI adoption in hospitals?

Workflow integration. A Define Ventures report finds 82 percent of provider leaders cite it as the top AI barrier. Regulators are adapting too: the FDA's TEMPO program lets generative AI tools gather real world evidence through deployment, and the IMDRF forum shows regulators relying more on each other's reviews.

How is robotic surgery expanding?

From single sites into wider rollouts. The FDA cleared LigaSure RAS for robotic use after 45 million procedures on the original device, and Medtronic's Cornerstone Robotics partnership expands surgeon choice across open, laparoscopic and robotic procedures. Whittington Health performed the UK's first Medtronic robotic mini bypass and myomectomy.

Which regions are driving medtech growth?

Asia Pacific is emerging as the fastest growing medtech region. Europe's sector supports nearly one million jobs and €180 billion in revenue. Vietnam's shift from fee for service to DRG based reimbursement is reshaping technology access, and Siemens Healthineers opened an AI enabled radiology department in Riyadh.