• Johnson & Johnson published an industry report on Aug. 18, 2026, arguing surgery is nearing a shift driven by connected data.
• Report frames “surgical intelligence” as clinical knowledge from connected perioperative data, analyzed to improve decisions, outcomes, operations.
• Analysis flags fragmented operating-room data as a bottleneck, limiting system-wide performance gains beyond single procedures.
• Workforce shortages, rising procedure complexity, economic pressure cited as demand drivers for AI-enabled workflow and productivity improvements.
• Scaling depends on governance, interoperability, sustainable economics, clinician adoption; report draws on 40+ interviews, 100+ publications.

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