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New AI System Assists in Detecting Heart Transplant Reactions

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To help improve heart transplants, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital created an artificial intelligence (AI) system known as the Cardiac Rejection Assessment Neural Estimator...

Google’s New AI Efforts Will Focus on Cardiovascular, Maternal Health

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Google has announced new artificial intelligence efforts, including tools that can help treat cardiovascular conditions and improve maternal health. At a Google Health event called The Check Up, the...

WellSpan York Hospital Implements AI Imaging Solution

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Pennsylvania-based WellSpan York Hospital has implemented Aidoc's artificial intelligence (AI) solution, which helps radiologists find imaging abnormalities that cannote be seen with the naked...

AI Method Helps Further Outcomes-Based Research for Cardiovascular Disease

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Researchers used University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital EHRs to create a Poisson Binomial-based Comorbidity (PBC) method that can help shine a light on the impacts of comorbid...

Machine-Learning Model Helped Streamline 22% of Pediatric ED Visits

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While exploring the possibilities of integrating machine learning into clinical decision-making, a JAMA Network study found that novel machine learning-driven workflows helped improve test ordering...

Most Common Reason for Renewing Smart Pumps is Outmoded Technology

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As functionality and the need for new technology grows, a KLAS report examined how various organizations have renewed their smart pumps to match their needs and ensure patient safety. In this KLAS...

Black Cancer Patients Have Lower Quality Genomic Sequencing Data

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Mayo Clinic researchers examined the Cancer Genome Atlas and found that Black patients received lower-quality genomic sequencing, leading to less complete data and a weak DNA database, according to a...

Morgan Health Invests $5M in Data Analytics Company

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Morgan Health is giving $5 million to Embold Health, a company that provides data analytics for the healthcare industry. Morgan Health is a JPMorgan Chase business unit that invests in projects...

Artificial Intelligence Helps Cut Miss Rate of Colorectal Polyps

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Intending to put a dent in colorectal cancer (CRC) cases, researchers from the US and UK applied artificial intelligence to colonoscopies in an effort to reduce the number of colorectal polyps missed...

Smartphone App Can Help Detect Genetic Risk for Heart Attacks

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Researchers from Scripps Research Institute developed a new app called MyGeneRank that can predict the genetic risk for heart attacks along with information from 23andMe. The researchers detailed how...

New Machine Learning Tool Can Help Predict COVID-19 Death Risk

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Researchers from Yale University developed the multiscale PHATE machine learning tool that provides a detailed analysis of millions of immune cells and information regarding which type could lead to...

KLAS: Satisfaction Levels for ClosedLoop.ai Beats Out Epic, Cerner

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Upon reviewing how artificial intelligence impacted healthcare stakeholders in 2022, researchers from KLAS revealed a relatively high customer satisfaction rate, particularly among customers of...

Cleveland Clinic Enters Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pathology Collab

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Cleveland Clinic is entering into a collaboration with PathAI to build a digital pathology infrastructure to research next-generation pathology diagnostics. Based in Boston, PathAI creates AI-powered...

NIH Grant Supports Creation of Non-Biased Machine-Learning Algorithm

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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has extended a grant to Dascena to support the development of a non-biased machine-learning algorithm that can enhance treatment for...

Cedars-Sinai Launches Artificial Intelligence Division

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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has created a new division called Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, with the intention of enhancing clinical care. Led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, an associate director of...

Rush Deploys AI System for Colon Cancer Screening

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Rush University System for Health has implemented an artificial intelligence-driven tool for colon cancer screening. The Medtronic GI Genius intelligent endoscopy system can help increase the ability...

Computer Vision Model Improved Quality of Head MRIs

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Following the increased demand for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the shortage of radiologists in recent years, a study published in Medical Image Analysis shows how creating a computer vision...