Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Portland, Maine-based MaineHealth again defended its use of a Palantir product, saying the tool helps patients overturn improper insurance claim denials. The health system said in an Aug. 25 news release shared with Becker’s that prior authorization requirements and claim…
Health systems are increasingly talking about the value of technology and AI, but the ability to demonstrate that value financially has not caught up, according to new research from Deloitte. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions surveyed 64 healthcare CFOs…
Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults use AI chatbots for at least one health-related reason, an Aug. 25 report from Pew Research Center found. The findings come from a survey of 3,488 U.S. adults conducted June 22-28 and follow a KFF…
National Nurses United will hold demonstrations against Palantir in eight U.S. cities on Aug. 27, calling on hospitals and elected officials to end contracts with the data analytics company. The protests, described by the union as its largest coordinated action…
Most ambient AI deployments in healthcare follow the same arc: a physician pilot in outpatient settings, a proof of concept, a measured expansion to more clinic sites. Kevin Cook, divisional president of Sacramento-based Sutter Health’s Greater Silicon Valley Market, has…
Autonomous AI could soon deliver better care than physicians or physician-AI hybrid teams, argues Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, a University of Pennsylvania bioethicist and former White House health policy adviser, in a recent JAMA Perspective. He and his co-authors cite…
Edmund Pribitkin, MD, executive vice president, chief physician executive and president of the Jefferson Medical Group at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, has a concise answer for what sets the system apart from every other academic health system in its market: the…
The FDA has outlined a proposed framework for regulating AI-based software used as a medical device that can continue learning and adapting after reaching the market. The framework centers on what the agency calls a “predetermined change control plan,” which…
Healthcare has entered a new phase of artificial intelligence adoption. The question is no longer whether AI can improve healthcare. Predictive models, generative AI, ambient documentation, and intelligent automation have demonstrated their potential across clinical and operational settings. The real…
Board human resources committees are encouraged to transition to a broader “human capital” remit, in order to assure proper focus on new AI-prompted issues impacting the workforce. These include, but are not limited to, workforce restructuring; employee retraining and professional…