Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Artificial intelligence in healthcare incorporates algorithms, machine learning, natural language processing and emerging AI technology to analyze complex medical data. Healthcare AI assists in diagnostic pathology, treatment planning and patient care management by facilitating greater efficiency and accuracy in clinical decisions, medical research and personalized medicine.
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24 Jun 2024
Deep learning links lung shape differences and COVID-19 severity
A 3D residual convolutional network analysis revealed that COVID-19 patients experienced significant deformities to the mediastinal and basal surfaces of the lungs. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2024
Investigating electronic phenotyping’s role in clinical analytics
Electronic phenotyping has significant potential to drive EHR-based data mining and clinical research, but patient privacy remains a major concern. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2024
Machine learning tool accurately predicts spine surgery outcomes
A machine learning approach using wearable data, EHRs and ecological momentary assessment information outperformed existing spine surgery outcome prediction tools. Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2024
Synthetic tumor data enhances training for cancer detection AI
An artificial intelligence model trained solely on synthetic liver tumor data performed on par with models trained using images of real tumors. Continue Reading
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11 Jun 2024
Interpretable machine learning helps clinicians classify EEG anomalies
An interpretable machine learning model improved clinicians’ performance in reading electroencephalography charts, boosting accuracy from 47% to 71%. Continue Reading
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07 Jun 2024
NIH funds validation of graft-versus-host disease assessment AI
A $4.2 million grant will support the validation of an artificial intelligence tool to measure skin changes in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2024
Deloitte: healthcare consumers’ trust in generative AI has room to grow
Deloitte’s 2024 consumer healthcare survey found that adoption of GenAI for health reasons has progressed little in the last year due to consumers’ distrust. Continue Reading
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05 Jun 2024
Weighing the pros and cons of synthetic healthcare data use
Synthetic data is touted as a privacy-preserving alternative to the use of real-world patient information in healthcare analytics. Continue Reading
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03 Jun 2024
Chatbots show promise in simplifying pathology reports for patients
Bard and GPT-4 enhanced the readability of pathology reports while maintaining high medical accuracy, which could help explain findings to patients. Continue Reading
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31 May 2024
MRI-based machine learning approach predicts breast cancer metastasis
A convolutional neural network successfully flagged 95% of breast cancer patients with axillary metastasis, demonstrating potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies. Continue Reading
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30 May 2024
Generative AI predicts hospital admissions from ED visits
GPT-4 outperformed traditional machine learning models when tasked with forecasting which emergency room patients may need to be admitted to the hospital. Continue Reading
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28 May 2024
AASM highlights opportunities, weaknesses of AI in sleep medicine
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently examined the potential and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence in clinical care. Continue Reading
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28 May 2024
Overcoming struggles to define algorithmic fairness in healthcare
Medical ethicists posit that there is no one-size-fits-all definition of fairness for healthcare AI, necessitating a more nuanced, collaborative approach. Continue Reading
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23 May 2024
Machine learning predicts risk of OUD treatment discontinuation
New machine learning framework reveals that almost 15% of opioid use disorder patients discontinued recommended buprenorphine treatment prematurely. Continue Reading
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22 May 2024
Exploring generative artificial intelligence in healthcare
As the hype around generative AI continues, healthcare stakeholders must balance the technology’s promise and pitfalls. Continue Reading
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20 May 2024
Using large language models to protect pediatric health information
Generative AI, such as large language models, may help tackle privacy and security concerns that can lead to pediatric data disclosures. Continue Reading
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17 May 2024
WEDI Conf. looks at AI for ROI & interoperability
WEDI’s Spring Conference saw experts discussing best practices and emerging trends in artificial intelligence and health information exchange. Continue Reading
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14 May 2024
AI enhances computational performance of artificial pancreas system
An AI-driven artificial pancreas kept patients’ blood sugar in the desired range just as long as a non-AI tool while reducing computational demands six-fold. Continue Reading
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13 May 2024
Deep learning framework predicts drug effectiveness, treatment outcomes
New deep learning approach outperformed seven existing models and recommended the same stroke treatments as four randomized clinical trials. Continue Reading
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09 May 2024
Machine learning tool flags undiagnosed immunodeficiency disease
A machine learning model can effectively sift through EHR data to rank patients' likelihood of having common variable immunodeficiency disease. Continue Reading
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08 May 2024
Exploring the role of AI in healthcare risk stratification
Artificial intelligence is taking the healthcare industry by storm, and its applications in risk stratification have significant potential to improve outcomes. Continue Reading
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07 May 2024
Healthcare orgs value data analytics for improved care quality
A recent report highlights that data analytics is critical for supporting care quality, workforce productivity and cost-saving strategies in healthcare. Continue Reading
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03 May 2024
Machine learning reveals link between metabolites and Alzheimer's
A machine learning method recently shed light on how gut microbial metabolites interact with cells’ receptors and contribute to Alzheimer's disease. Continue Reading
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02 May 2024
Surveillance tool has mixed impact on hospital outbreak response
An automated tool successfully reduced the size of outbreaks of healthcare-associated pathogens by 64% in 82 US hospitals prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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01 May 2024
Navigating the black box AI debate in healthcare
How concerned should healthcare stakeholders be about the complexity and lack of transparency in black box artificial intelligence tools? Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2024
AI project to help older patients understand lab test results
“LabGenie” will use generative AI to contextualize information about lab test results and provide questions patients can use to discuss their results with clinicians. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2024
Self-supervised foundation models mitigate bias in histopathology AI
Image classification models perform more accurately in white patients than in Black patients, but foundation models may help close these health equity gaps. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2024
Healthcare industry sees increased investment in generative AI, LLMs
One-fifth of all technical leaders in the healthcare and life sciences industries report over 300% growth in budgets allocated for generative AI projects. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2024
LLMs may enhance geriatric polypharmacy management in primary care
ChatGPT demonstrated potential in providing useful clinical decision support for primary care physicians managing polypharmacy and deprescription. Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2024
Top 12 ways artificial intelligence will impact healthcare
Artificial intelligence has become a transformational force in healthcare, bolstering medical research, care delivery and health system operations. Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2024
Survey reveals physicians’ optimism, concerns around generative AI
A recent survey showed that physicians’ perceptions of generative AI are rapidly evolving, with a majority reporting that they are receptive to adopting the tech. Continue Reading
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18 Apr 2024
Artificial intelligence tools improve skin cancer diagnostic accuracy
A Stanford Medicine-led meta-analysis revealed that artificial intelligence algorithms can help healthcare practitioners diagnose skin cancers more accurately. Continue Reading
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16 Apr 2024
Clinical tool predicts adoptive therapy response in eye cancer patients
New predictive tool sheds light on immunotherapy-resistant metastatic uveal melanoma and how adoptive therapy can successfully be used to treat the cancer. Continue Reading
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15 Apr 2024
Machine learning framework captures uncertainty in medical images
The Tyche machine learning system is designed to provide multiple plausible medical image segmentations to help capture uncertainty and identify potential disease. Continue Reading
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15 Apr 2024
Machine learning characterizes cardiac function, drug response
New tool accurately quantifies contractile function and calcium handling, enabling the machine learning classification of cardiac disease and cardioactive drugs. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2024
Deep learning tool may reduce false-positives in screening mammography
A deep learning model accurately identified false positive screening mammograms, significantly reducing diagnostic callbacks and unnecessary biopsies. Continue Reading
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11 Apr 2024
National Academy of Medicine publishes AI Code of Conduct draft
The National Academy of Medicine Leadership Consortium is seeking input from healthcare and biomedical sciences professionals regarding its AI Code of Conduct. Continue Reading
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10 Apr 2024
10 high-value use cases for predictive analytics in healthcare
Predictive analytics can support population health management, financial success, and better outcomes across the value-based care continuum. Continue Reading
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09 Apr 2024
AI biomarker identifies aortic stenosis development, progression
An artificial intelligence-based video biomarker can accurately identify those who might develop or have rapidly worsening aortic stenosis. Continue Reading
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08 Apr 2024
Machine learning predicts hospitalization during cancer treatment
Machine learning models using daily step counts and other wearable data accurately predicted unplanned hospitalization during concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Continue Reading
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08 Apr 2024
Machine learning predicts risk of suicide in patients initiating care
A machine learning tool to predict suicide attempts can accurately stratify high-risk patients scheduled for outpatient mental healthcare intake appointments. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2024
Clinical deterioration AI contributes to reduced care escalation risk
An AI-driven clinical deterioration intervention was associated with a 10.4 percent reduction in the risk of escalations of care during hospitalization. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2024
Artificial intelligence in healthcare: defining the most common terms
Harnessing artificial intelligence is attractive to healthcare organizations, but understanding the fundamental concepts around these technologies is crucial. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2024
Machine learning tools predict COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, uptake
New study suggests that principles of behavioral economics – such as risk aversion – may have a significant impact on attitudes around vaccination and immunization. Continue Reading
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26 Mar 2024
Deep learning model detects COVID-19 infection using lung imaging
A deep neural network-based automated detection tool could assist emergency room clinicians in diagnosing COVID-19 effectively using lung ultrasound images. Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2024
Healthcare leaders launch Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network
The newly formed Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network aims to advance the quality and safety of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2024
Machine learning predicts perioperative peripheral artery disease risk
Machine learning models accurately forecasted one-year major adverse outcomes following endovascular intervention for peripheral artery disease. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2024
Artificial intelligence unpredictably impacts radiologist performance
AI improves performance for some radiologists, but not others, raising questions about a one-size-fits-all integration approach for the tools in healthcare. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2024
Healthcare orgs face significant data modernization challenges
Healthcare organizations report an average 124% ROI for their data investments, but many cite data management and integration as major roadblocks. Continue Reading
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19 Mar 2024
Google Health shares generative AI, health equity research updates
Google Health detailed recent advances in its generative AI research, alongside efforts to improve health equity and disease detection. Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2024
Generative AI may enhance healthcare-associated infection surveillance
Two AI-driven tools can accurately detect cases of central line-associated bloodstream infection and catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2024
Generative AI may bolster digital healthcare software development
New research suggests that generative artificial intelligence could speed the development of health software by improving coding quality and efficiency. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2024
Predictive tool use has little effect on knee surgery decision-making
The use of a predictive tool designed to forecast outcomes of total knee arthroplasty did not significantly alter patients’ willingness for surgery. Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2024
Machine learning enables prediction of pediatric urinary condition
New tool uses machine learning to forecast risk of dilating vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a common cause of hydronephrosis in infants. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2024
Deep learning tool targets ‘black box’ AI problem in medical imaging
Novel deep learning approach designed to flag disease biomarkers in medical images can generate a ‘map’ to explain its diagnostic reasoning. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2024
Top 10 Challenges of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Big data analytics in healthcare comes with many challenges, including security, visualization, and a number of data integrity concerns. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2024
Machine Learning Predicts Cancer Risk in Liver Disease Patients
Machine learning can forecast which metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients are likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer in the future. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2024
AI Smartphone Tool Accurately Diagnoses Pediatric Ear Infections
An artificial intelligence-driven smartphone app may help diagnose childhood ear infections and guide appropriate antibiotic treatment. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2024
Epic Risk Model Moderately Successful at Predicting Acute Kidney Injury
Epic’s Risk of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury model was found to have high predictive value in some cases, but also high false-positive rates. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2024
AHA Issues Statement on the Use of AI in Cardiovascular Care
The American Heart Association’s recent statement on artificial intelligence explores best practices for utilizing the tools in clinical care. Continue Reading
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29 Feb 2024
Machine Learning Models Predict Mortality Among Dementia Patients
New machine learning tools accurately predicted patient mortality at one, five, three, and 10 years across eight dementia subtypes. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2024
4 Emerging Strategies to Advance Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
While deploying big data analytics in healthcare is challenging, implementing a few key strategies can help smooth the transition. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2024
AMA Report Outlines Considerations for AI Integration in Healthcare
“The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care” report provides an overview of risks and opportunities for clinicians looking to adopt AI. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2024
NLP Framework Could Improve Medical Summarization Tools
Researchers have developed a framework to fine-tune the natural language processing models used in medical text summarization tools. Continue Reading
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26 Feb 2024
Epic Sepsis Model Predictions May Have Limited Clinical Utility
New study suggests that the Epic Sepsis Model may only identify some high-risk patients after sepsis is clinically recognized, rather than before infection onset. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2024
GPT-4 Matches Ophthalmologists in Glaucoma, Retina Management
Mount Sinai researchers revealed that the large language model GPT-4 can match, and even outperform, human specialists in managing glaucoma or retina disease. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2024
Deep Learning Model Accurately Detects, Predicts Alzheimer's Disease
Novel deep learning model leverages metabolic biomarkers to predict the likelihood that Alzheimer's disease will develop long before clinical symptom onset. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2024
Hartford HealthCare Launches Center for AI Innovation
Hartford HealthCare’s Center for AI Innovation will support the research and development of artificial intelligence technologies to improve patient care. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2024
Auditing Framework Provides Insights into ‘Black Box’ Medical AI
‘Black box’ AI models pose a challenge for healthcare applications, but a new framework may help users understand the tools’ decision-making processes. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2024
AI Chatbots Provide Inconsistent Musculoskeletal Health Information
Multiple studies indicate that ChatGPT, Google Bard, and BingAI demonstrate limited accuracy when presenting information about orthopedic procedures. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2024
$4M Grant to Fund Development of Sleep Apnea Outcome Prediction Tools
Mount Sinai researchers will use a $4 million NIH grant to investigate how artificial intelligence could advance outcome prediction for patients with sleep apnea. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2024
AI, VR ‘Therapist’ Demonstrates Potential for Mental Health Support
The eXtended-Reality Artificially Intelligent Ally combines generative AI and virtual reality to provide patients with self-administered, conversational therapy. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2024
AHIMA Launches Resource Hub for Non-Clinical AI Use in Healthcare
The American Health Information Management Association’s new resource hub aims to help healthcare professionals navigate non-clinical AI tools. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2024
Machine Learning Identifies Drug Candidates for Cardiac Fibrosis
Mechanistic machine learning tools can provide insights into how different drug candidates could minimize harmful scarring following a heart attack. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2024
What Are the Benefits of Predictive Analytics in Healthcare?
Predictive analytics can enhance healthcare by supporting clinical decision-making, guiding population health management, and advancing value-based care. Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2024
Machine Learning Tool Predicts Heart Failure Treatment Response
New machine learning approach may help identify and predict diuretic responsiveness among patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2024
Predictive Model Accurately Tracks Alzheimer's Disease Progression
The DETree framework combines Alzheimer’s progression modeling with individual prediction to forecast how a patient’s disease may develop over time. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2024
What Are the Top Challenges of Clinical Decision Support Tools?
Clinical decision support tools can provide actionable information, but issues like alarm fatigue can increase clinician burnout. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2024
Data-Focused Strategy May Hinder Generative AI Deployment in Healthcare
New Deloitte survey suggests that healthcare leaders must focus on data, governance, consumers, and the workforce to successfully implement generative AI. Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2024
UC San Diego Risk Stratification AI Predicts Sepsis, Reduces Mortality
UC San Diego Health’s artificial intelligence tool to predict sepsis infection risk in emergency department patients has reduced mortality by 17 percent. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2024
ML Model Predicts Complications Following Cardiovascular Interventions
A machine learning model outperformed standard tools for predicting death and other serious complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Continue Reading
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23 Jan 2024
UCLA Releases Public-Access Surgical Outcomes Database for AI Training
The new Medical Informatics Operating Room Vitals and Events Repository is set to advance the development of AI algorithms to predict surgical outcomes. Continue Reading
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18 Jan 2024
AI-Driven Eye Exams May Increase Screening Rates Among Diabetic Youth
Diabetic eye exams that leverage artificial intelligence may increase exam completion rates and improve patient outcomes among children and adolescents. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2024
Deep Learning Tool May Help Detect Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease
A new deep learning model can detect rheumatic heart disease in children with high accuracy, which could improve screening in areas lacking cardiologists. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2024
University of Massachusetts DL Model to Predict Alzheimer’s Onset
New NIH-funded project aims to spur the development of a deep learning tool for predicting Alzheimer's two or more years before symptom onset. Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2024
Generative AI May Help Flag Social Determinants of Health in EHR Data
Fine-tuned large language models were able to accurately identify 93.8 percent of patients with adverse SDOH who could benefit from additional support. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2024
Risk Prediction Model Forecasts Intensive Care Unit Admission, Survival
A population-level risk model may help researchers and clinicians better flag patients at risk of intensive care unit admission and adverse outcomes. Continue Reading
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09 Jan 2024
AI-Driven ECG Analysis Accurately Predicts Right-Side Heart Issues
A deep learning-based electrocardiogram model may enhance clinical evaluations of the heart’s right ventricle, providing a potential alternative to complex imaging. Continue Reading
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08 Jan 2024
Healthcare Stakeholders Plan to Prioritize AI, Analytics This Year
Cedars-Sinai, Emory Healthcare, and Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures leaders share their top AI priorities in the new year. Continue Reading
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05 Jan 2024
Case Western Reserve University to Develop Enhanced Medical Imaging AI
New four-year, $1.1 million project aims to build an AI alternative to traditional medical imaging processes that rely on chemical “contrast agents.” Continue Reading
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03 Jan 2024
Framework to Address Algorithmic Bias in Healthcare AI Models
An expert panel recently determined that mitigating algorithmic bias requires healthcare stakeholders to promote health equity, transparency, and accountability. Continue Reading
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02 Jan 2024
Top Health IT Analytics Predictions, Priorities for This Year
Health IT analytics and artificial intelligence experts say that healthcare organizations should focus on AI governance, transparency, and collaboration in 2024. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2023
Understanding De-Identified Data, How to Use It in Healthcare
Healthcare data de-identification provides significant opportunities to bolster medical research and patient care, but the process is not without its pitfalls. Continue Reading
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27 Dec 2023
Breaking Down the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR)
The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR) standard aims to improve data exchange, but how does it work and how will it impact interoperability? Continue Reading
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26 Dec 2023
Arguing the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence in healthcare is a hot topic, sparking ongoing debate about the ethical, clinical, and human impacts the tech can have on patient care. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2023
Kaiser Permanente Awards Funding for Healthcare AI, ML Research
Kaiser Permanente’s AIM-HI has awarded funding to five healthcare organizations researching how AI and ML tools can improve diagnostic decision-making. Continue Reading
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19 Dec 2023
Deep Learning Model Predicts Mortality Following Medical Procedures
Patients classified as high risk for postoperative mortality by a new deep learning tool were nearly nine times more likely to die than their low-risk counterparts. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2023
Large Language Models May Improve Clinician Diagnostic Performance
Probabilistic recommendations from AI chatbots may improve human diagnostic performance through collective intelligence, potentially curbing overtreatment. Continue Reading
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18 Dec 2023
NYC Health Dept. Expands Work to Address Racism in Clinical Algorithms
The Coalition to End Racism in Clinical Algorithms, which examines race adjustment in clinical decision support tools, will expand its focus to include hypertension. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2023
Providers, Payers Sign Pledge for Ethical, Responsible AI in Healthcare
Over 25 health systems and payers have made voluntary commitments to ensure that health AI leads to fair, appropriate, valid, effective, and safe outcomes. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2023
AMA Survey Reveals Physicians’ Sentiments on Healthcare AI
New survey data from the American Medical Association shows that a large portion of clinicians are equally concerned and excited about the potential of health AI. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2023
Google Launches Generative Artificial Intelligence Models for Healthcare
Google’s newly introduced MedLM is a suite of foundation models designed for healthcare, with two generative AI tools built on the large language model Med-PaLM 2. Continue Reading