Patient Outcomes

Geisinger Deploys AI Imaging Model to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease

by Shania Kennedy

Clinicians at Pennsylvania-based Geisinger health system have deployed an artificial intelligence (AI) medical imaging model that uses computed tomography (CT) scans to create 3D models of a...

Geisinger, Tempus Develop AI Model to Predict Heart Disease

by Shania Kennedy

Danville, Pennsylvania-based Geisinger health system and biotechnology research company Tempus have developed an electrocardiogram (ECG)-based artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict...

NC Radiology Center to Deploy AI Tools for Enhanced Breast Cancer Care

by Shania Kennedy

Physician-owned radiology company US Radiology Specialists is partnering with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) software company Volpara Health to deploy AI tools at Charlotte Radiology with the...

AI Framework Cuts Time, Effort Needed to Predict Critical Care Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the University of Washington’s School of Medicine and the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that...

Machine-Learning Clinical Decision Support Tool Improves UTI Treatment

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have found that a machine learning-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) significantly impacted treatment success and antibiotic prescription behavior for urinary tract infections...

AI Can Detect Race When Clinicians Cannot, Increasing Risk of Bias

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have found that artificial intelligence (AI) models can accurately detect self-reported racial identity using medical images, but the mechanisms they use to do so are unclear to...

NJ Health System Implements AI Imaging Tool to Improve Health Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

Atlantic Health System and New York-based artificial intelligence healthcare solutions company Aidoc have announced a partnership to implement an AI imaging solution to help physicians expedite care...

Universal Approach Needed to Improve Length of Stay Prediction Models

by Shania Kennedy

A systematic review published in PLOS Digital Health proposed the creation of a unified hospital length of stay (LoS) prediction framework following the analysis of recent developments in LoS...

AI Can Help Cut Colorectal Cancer Death Rates, Reduce Costs

by Shania Kennedy

A study published in The Lancet Digital Health indicates that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) during screening colonoscopies has the potential to prevent colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence,...

Northwell Health, Aegis Ventures Launch AI Company Creation Platform

by Shania Kennedy

New York City-based Northwell Health and startup studio Aegis Ventures announced the launch of their healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company creation platform, Ascertain. The platform aims to...

Biases in Artificial Intelligence Led to Healthcare Disparities

by Mark Melchionna

Although artificial intelligence (AI) continues to become a critical aspect of healthcare, researchers from PLOS digital health biases and data gaps involved in AI production can lead to healthcare...

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

by Mark Melchionna

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

New Model Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Deterioration

by Mark Melchionna

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, providers realized that predicting clinical deterioration among patients is an important step to take, a new study published in The BMJ shows. During the pandemic,...

Machine Learning Can Assist in Hip Fracture Classification

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A new machine-learning method used to identify and classify hip fractures has demonstrated its ability to outperform human clinicians. Two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) developed at the...

How Unified Patient Records Support Whole-Person Care

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Last year, Franciscan Health, a 14-hospital system with facilities in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan partnered with Innovaccer to create unified patient records to support whole-person care. Whole-person care is a strategy that allows...

AI Company Launches Remote Care Service for Chronic Conditions

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Biofourmis, a Boston-based company focused on artificial intelligence-driven virtual care and digital therapeutics, has launched Bioformis Care, a service that aims to deliver high-quality remote care...

Ohio Cancer Center Joins Precision Oncology Alliance

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center –Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) have joined Caris Life Science's Precision...

Artificial Intelligence Can Help Free Up Anesthesiologists’ Time in OR

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Artificial intelligence systems may be able to assist anesthesiologists in the operating room, according to MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In a special edition of Artificial...

Health System to Employ AI, Analytics to Improve Mental Health Access

by Erin McNemar, MPA

UCHealth, based in Aurora, Colorado, is partnering with HealthRhythms, a digital mental health startup, to offer an artificial intelligence-based digital platform to millions of mental health...

NC Health System Enters AI Partnership To Improve Care Coordination 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Cone Health, a nonprofit healthcare network serving patients in North Carolina, and Rad AI, a radiologist-led artificial intelligence company, announced the finalization of their partnership to...