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AI-Driven Cardiovascular Imaging Research Showcased at ASE 2023

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During the American Society of Echocardiography’s (ASE) 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, researchers highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) may enhance cardiovascular imaging by helping...

New Set of Standards Aims to Ensure Effectiveness, Equity of AI

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In collaboration with various health and research organizations, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) established an Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct (AICC) to support the effective and...

USC Researchers to Leverage Ophthalmology AI for Improved Patient Care

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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Roski Eye Institute are exploring how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology may help automate clinical tasks, allocate...

AI May Help Define Tumor Margins in Prostate Cancer Treatment

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Researchers evaluating an artificial intelligence (AI) model’s ability to estimate prostate cancer extent and define focal treatment margins for tumors demonstrated that the model outperformed...

$1.2 Million Grant to Support Healthcare Analytics, AI Projects

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The Jump Applied Research through Community Health through Engineering and Simulation (ARCHES) research and development program has announced that almost $1.2 million in grant funding has been awarded...

AI-Based “Denoising” in Medical Imaging May Require Further Evaluation

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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are investigating how deep learning (DL) tools to “denoise,” or clean up, medical images impact the clinical utility of those...

Johns Hopkins Grants Aim to Support AI Solutions for Older Patients

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With a total slightly exceeding $1 million, a funding round from the Johns Hopkins Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (JH AITC) provided several projects with...

Dementia Risk Prediction Models May Have Limited Clinical Utility

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A study published last week in JAMA Network Open demonstrated that four widely used predictive models for estimating ten-year dementia risk have limited clinical value and utility, indicating that more...

Omitting Race, Ethnicity from Risk Models May Lead to Health Disparities

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Researchers have shown that omitting race and ethnicity as predictors in colorectal cancer recurrence risk prediction models may be associated with racial and ethnic biases that contribute to health...

ChatGPT Provides Evidence-Based Answers to Public Health Questions

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In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that ChatGPT consistently provided evidence-based responses to public health questions but often gave advice rather than directing...

ChatGPT, Generative AI Show Promise as Complex Diagnostic Tools

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Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) demonstrated that generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, such as ChatGPT, may serve as promising assistive tools for...

Stanford Launches Responsible Health Artificial Intelligence Initiative

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Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) launched the Responsible AI for Safe and Equitable Health (RAISE-Health) initiative this week, which aims...

Can Docs Use Machine Learning to Determine COVID Treatment Course?

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Using data from a Chinese hospital, researchers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), found that a machine learning (ML) approach could assess patient age, weight, and other illnesses to...

AMA Seeks More Oversight of Prior Authorization Artificial Intelligence

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During its recent Annual Meeting, the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates adopted a policy calling for increased regulatory oversight of health insurers’ use of artificial...

Larger Healthcare Organizations Use More AI Solutions Than Smaller Ones

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A report from the Center for Connected Medicine and KLAS provided data surrounding the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) market along with the high frequency associated with using this...

Deep Learning System May Provide Automatic Surgical Skill Assessment

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Researchers have developed a deep learning (DL) model capable of recognizing standardized surgical fields and performing automatic surgical skill assessments using intraoperative videos of laparoscopic...

ChatGPT Fails American Urological Association Self-Assessment Exam

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A study published last week in Urology Practice demonstrated that ChatGPT performed poorly on the 2022 American Urological Association (AUA) Self-assessment Study Program exam, indicating that the tool...

Gun Violence Archive Data May Bolster Community Firearm Violence Research

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A study published recently in JAMA Network Open shows that the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), an independent data collection group, may be a limited, but valid source of data for researchers investigating...

ML Provides Personalized Hypertension Treatment Recommendations

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Boston University (BU) researchers have co-developed a machine learning (ML) model designed to provide personalized hypertension treatment recommendations and assist clinicians with choosing which...

NYU Large Language Model Forecasts Hospital Readmissions, Length of Stay

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Researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine have developed a large language model (LLM) capable of predicting multiple clinical outcomes, including readmissions, and the tool...