MedCity News · October 21, 2026 · On the brief until November 4, 2026

Your Product Works — So Why Does It Still Fail in the Real World?

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THE AI ANGLE

Calculating patient risk scores from sparse medical records

An automated risk tool flagged a deteriorating patient as safe because his medical record lacked data. Clinicians had to bypass the automated system to rebuild his actual history by hand. Care teams must now check whether digital assessment tools confuse sparse records with low clinical risk.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE

Discuss how clinicians should respond when an automated score is technically valid on paper but clinically wrong in the exam room.

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Your Product Works — So Why Does It Still Fail in the Real World?

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