Artificial Intelligence

AI-Driven ECG Analysis Accurately Predicts Right-Side Heart Issues

by Shania Kennedy

A research team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help predict which cardiovascular patients are at increased risk for poor right...

Healthcare Stakeholders Plan to Prioritize AI, Analytics This Year

by Shania Kennedy

As the new year begins, health systems are gearing up for new opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. For many, top priorities from last year — such as establishing analytics infrastructure, deploying predictive analytics,...

Case Western Reserve University to Develop Enhanced Medical Imaging AI

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have received a four-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) approach to make...

Framework to Address Algorithmic Bias in Healthcare AI Models

by Shania Kennedy

A panel of experts convened by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to address the issue of algorithmic...

Top Health IT Analytics Predictions, Priorities for This Year

by Shania Kennedy

As health systems work to address challenges caused or worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as health inequity and chronic disease management hurdles, many are turning to data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)...

Understanding De-Identified Data, How to Use It in Healthcare

by Editorial Staff

De-identified data has become an important tool in medical research and for providers looking to enhance patient care. While data sharing between different organizations could violate the Health...

Arguing the Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

by Editorial Staff

In what seems like the blink of an eye, mentions of artificial intelligence (AI) have become ubiquitous in the healthcare industry.  From deep learning algorithms that can read computed...

Kaiser Permanente Awards Funding for Healthcare AI, ML Research

by Shania Kennedy

The Kaiser Permanente Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative (AIM-HI) Coordinating Center has awarded grant funding to five projects that explore how artificial intelligence (AI)...

How Will Biden’s Executive Order on Trustworthy AI Impact Healthcare?

by Shania Kennedy

In October, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The order establishes guardrails focused on promoting safety and security, protecting...

Large Language Models May Improve Clinician Diagnostic Performance

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) found that the large language model (LLM) ChatGPT-4 outperforms clinicians in some instances of estimating the probabilities of diagnoses...

Providers, Payers Sign Pledge for Ethical, Responsible AI in Healthcare

by Shania Kennedy

At the 2023 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Annual Meeting, 28 health systems and payers signed a pledge to advance the ethical and responsible use of...

AMA Survey Reveals Physicians’ Sentiments on Healthcare AI

by Shania Kennedy

A new survey published by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that clinicians are enthusiastic but cautious about augmented intelligence — also known as artificial intelligence (AI)...

Google Launches Generative Artificial Intelligence Models for Healthcare

by Shania Kennedy

Google announced the launch of MedLM, a suite of foundation models designed to help healthcare organizations meet their needs through generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to a blog post...

AI-Aided Colonoscopy May Improve Colorectal Neoplasia Detection

by Shania Kennedy

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published last week in eClinicalMedicine showed that artificial intelligence (AI)-aided colonoscopy may enhance the detection...

Large Language Model May Help Better Identify Postpartum Hemorrhage

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have determined that a large language model (LLM) may be more accurate at identifying patients with postpartum hemorrhage than standard methods,...

Deep Learning Model Flags Non-Smokers at Increased Risk for Lung Cancer

by Shania Kennedy

A deep learning model can accurately identify non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer using only routine chest X-rays, according to research presented at this year’s meeting of the Radiological...

How Can Medical Schools Educate Students on Artificial Intelligence?

by Shania Kennedy

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in healthcare as stakeholders work to assess how these tools can be used to drive improvements in areas like clinician burnout, population health, and precision medicine. As health systems begin...

New Healthcare AI Framework Incorporates Medical Knowledge, Values

by Shania Kennedy

A novel normative framework for healthcare artificial intelligence (AI), described in a recent issue of Patterns, asserts that medical knowledge, procedures, practices, and values should be considered...

AMA Establishes New Principles for AI Development, Deployment and Use

by Shania Kennedy

The American Medical Association (AMA) issued new principles to guide the development, deployment and use of augmented intelligence (AI) in healthcare, according to a press release shared with...

AI Tool Uses Epigenetic Factors to Predict Cancer Survival Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have created an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can successfully predict cancer survival outcomes by analyzing epigenetic...