AI In Healthcare

AI May Improve Patient Experience in Decentralized Clinical Trials

by Shania Kennedy

In an article published last month in Nature Medicine, researchers argued that artificial intelligence could improve patient experience in decentralized clinical trials through the use of reinforcement...

Researchers Suggest Changes to FDA Oversight of AI Breast Cancer Screening

by Shania Kennedy

In a special communication published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine, Yale researchers explore the current regulatory processes for artificial intelligence (AI)-based breast cancer screening tools,...

Radiologists to Develop AI to Perform Routine Medical Tasks, Supplement Staff

by Shania Kennedy

A research team from the University of Iowa is developing a device that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to perform simple radiology tasks and procedures in an effort to supplement staff and...

Achieving Clinician Buy-In to Drive AI Adoption in OR Scheduling

by Shania Kennedy

Clinician buy-in is critical for large-scale improvement and innovation projects within a health system, including those requiring artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) adoption. However, issues such as burnout and...

NYC Health Dept. Leverages Health Equity Framework to Combat Disparities

by Shania Kennedy

The New York City Health Department is partnering with The Healing Acknowledgment, Redress, and Closure (ARC), a campaign of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders seeking the elimination of...

Researchers Outline AI-Related Clinical Competencies for Health Professionals

by Shania Kennedy

A research report published in Academic Medicine outlines artificial intelligence (AI)-related clinical competencies for healthcare professionals in an effort to address practical and ethical concerns...

Coalition Shares Progress, Plans to Issue Responsible Health AI Guidelines

by Shania Kennedy

The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has published papers related to the second round of workshops in its Bias, Equity, and Fairness series for public feedback and announced plans to share...

White House Unveils Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights

by Shania Kennedy

The White House unveiled its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights earlier this week, which identifies five guidelines for the design, use, and deployment of automated and artificial intelligence...

Machine Learning Finds New Patterns of Decline in ALS, Alzheimer’s

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a machine-learning (ML) tool capable of identifying new patterns of health decline in neurodegenerative diseases such as...

FDA Releases Guidance on AI-Driven Clinical Decision Support Tools

by Shania Kennedy

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new guidance stating that some artificial intelligence (AI) tools should be regulated as medical devices as part of the agency’s oversight of...

Experts Call for More Randomized Controlled Trials of Clinical AI

by Shania Kennedy

In a new systematic review published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, researchers concluded that randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted tools...

Biomedical Informatics, Data Science Program Wins $4M NIH Grant

by Shania Kennedy

Rice University’s National Library of Medicine Training Program (NLMTP) in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science has been awarded a $4.16 million grant to extend its program, which focuses on...

Artificial Intelligence Model Detects Parkinson’s From Breathing Patterns

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that detects the presence and severity of Parkinson’s disease (PD) using nocturnal breathing patterns, which occur while a patient...

AI Precision Medicine Approaches Disorganized, Slowed by Gaps

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Rutgers have concluded that artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches to precision medicine are limited or slowed by various structural issues, such as disorganization, data...

Wisconsin Health System Implements AI-Based Automation to Improve Operations

by Shania Kennedy

Wisconsin-based ThedaCare has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Qventus to implement the company’s care operations automation technology across the health system to...

AI Pain Care Tool May Increase Access, Reduce Costs for Chronic Pain Patients

by Shania Kennedy

New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for chronic pain (AI-CBT-CP) had similar outcomes to standard...

Mayo Clinic Accelerator Announces Second Cohort of Healthcare AI Startups

by Shania Kennedy

Mayo Clinic Platform announced that seven health technology startups will make up its accelerator program’s second cohort, which is focused on healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) development...

NJ Hospital to Implement Colonoscopy AI Tech in Underserved Communities

by Shania Kennedy

New Jersey-based Hackensack University Medical Center has received funding from the Health Equity Assistance Program to support the installation of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy...

Florida Hospital Implements AI Tool to Improve Patient Throughput

by Shania Kennedy

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced the implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to enhance the processes of admitting, moving, and discharging patients to improve patient...

Sanford Health, Sharp HealthCare Join Clinical AI Development Collaboration

by Shania Kennedy

Sanford Health and Sharp HealthCare have joined a consortium spearheaded by healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company Dandelion Health to launch an integrated data platform that allows health...