State Representation for Agents Navigating Stateful Clinical Applications
Agents need structured state, not screenshots, to navigate clinical software safely.
Contributing Editor, Deployment & Operations
Tomás has covered health IT infrastructure and enterprise deployment strategy for over a decade, with earlier stints as a systems administrator for a multi-site hospital network informing his ground-level perspective. His reporting focuses on the operational realities of rolling out agent-based tooling in clinical environments where downtime carries direct patient risk.
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Agents need structured state, not screenshots, to navigate clinical software safely.
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