Artificial Intelligence

Experts: Medical Community Must Help Shape Use of LLMs in Healthcare

by Shania Kennedy

In a special communication published this month in JAMA, researchers discussed the creation and adoption of large language models (LLMs) in healthcare, asserting that the process must be actively...

Breaking Down the 4 Types of Healthcare Big Data Analytics

by Shania Kennedy

Big data analytics has become a hot topic as healthcare systems have transitioned to EHRs and begun pursuing digital transformation. Patients generate massive amounts of data throughout their care journeys that could be used to improve...

Few Executives Establishing Strategies for Highly Trusted AI

by Mark Melchionna

Research from Bain and Company indicated that although health executives acknowledge the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), many struggle with prioritization. This led researchers to create...

Senator Calls on Google to Ensure Ethical Deployment of Health AI

by Shania Kennedy

This week, United States Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai citing concerns about the company’s...

Duke Health, Microsoft Launch Generative Artificial Intelligence Partnership

by Shania Kennedy

Duke Health and Microsoft have announced a five-year partnership to ethically and responsibly leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology to transform healthcare. The...

AI Algorithm Can Predict Mortality Based on Body Measurements

by Mark Melchionna

According to a new study, an artificial intelligence (AI) can assess non-contrast low-dose CT chest scans for cancer screenings and predict outcomes such as lung cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD),...

Google Collab to Support Generative AI in Ambulatory Healthcare Settings

by Shania Kennedy

Google Cloud and healthcare technology company CareCloud, Inc. have announced a partnership aimed at supporting operational efficiency and digital transformation for small- and medium-sized healthcare...

AI and Machine Learning Hold Potential in Fighting Infectious Disease

by Mark Melchionna

A new study described that despite the continued threat of infectious diseases on public health, the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can help handle this issue...

Investigating Use Cases for AI, IT Tools in Emergency Medical Services

by Shania Kennedy

Emergency medical services (EMS) and first response teams play an instrumental role in providing timely, life-saving healthcare. To help make emergency care more efficient and improve patient outcomes, many EMS organizations are evaluating...

Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesiology

by Shania Kennedy

In anesthesiology, as in all medical specialties, clinicians strive to support patient safety and improve outcomes. Some anesthesiology professionals are investigating how advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...

Private Grant Funding Supports Using AI to Address Disparities

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving funding from Scott and Debby Rechler, Northwell Health and the Feinstein Institutes are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create the Center for Health Outcomes under the Institute...

ChatGPT Accurately Answers Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Questions

by Shania Kennedy

In a research letter published last week in JAMA Ophthalmology, researchers demonstrated that ChatGPT-4 provided correct responses to 84 percent of a sample of multiple-choice questions from...

Mount Sinai Predictive AI Flags Drugs That May Cause Birth Defects

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict which medicines and preclinical compounds may cause birth defects. The model,...

ChatGPT, Provider Responses Almost Indistinguishable to Patients

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from New York University’s (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine and Tandon School of Engineering demonstrated that ChatGPT’s responses to healthcare-related queries were nearly...

Deep Learning Model Accurately Detects Cardiac Function, Disease

by Shania Kennedy

A deep learning (DL) model has been developed and validated to estimate cardiac function and valvular disease using chest radiographs, according to a study published this month in The Lancet Digital...

Discrepancies in Marketing, Clearance of AI-Enabled Medical Devices Found

by Shania Kennedy

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found discrepancies between the marketing and 510(k) clearance of artificial intelligence (AI)- or machine learning (ML)-enabled medical...

NLP Model Enhances COVID-19 Treatment Through Message Classification

by Mark Melchionna

Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers used natural language processing (NLP), a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance COVID-19...

Using AI to Support Healthcare Amid a Mental Health Provider Shortage

by Shania Kennedy

Healthcare provider shortages are nothing new, but recent shifts in care-seeking behaviors and rising demand for health services illustrate some of the unique challenges healthcare organizations face in addressing these shortages. A 2022...

AI Tool Provides Profile of Brain Cancer Genome During Surgery

by Mark Melchionna

Developed by scientists at Harvard Medical School, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool can help guide surgical practices by decoding the DNA of a brain tumor during surgery, providing useful...

Predictive AI Biomarker for ADT Benefit in Prostate Cancer Identified

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center have validated the first-ever predictive artificial intelligence (AI) biomarker of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) benefit in...