Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
OpenAI has released a healthcare policy blueprint calling for broader patient access to medical data, expanded clinician use of AI tools and updated regulatory pathways for AI-supported care. The report, “Keeping Patients First: A Blueprint for AI in U.S. Healthcare,”…
Pennsylvania has sued Character.AI, alleging the company’s AI chatbot unlawfully posed as a licensed medical professional and provided medical advice. The lawsuit, filed by the Pennsylvania Department of State, seeks a preliminary injunction to stop Character.AI from “misrepresenting its AI…
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has incorporated AI to boost medication safety and delivery across its hospitals and facilities. The hospital has integrated dispensing technology with infusion systems to create a connected medication management approach from the pharmacy to the…
As hospitals and health systems further embed AI into healthcare delivery, they are increasingly appointing chief AI officers or equivalent senior executives with dedicated responsibility for AI governance, implementation and oversight. The growing presence of these roles reflects the industry’s…
Artificial intelligence adoption among U.S. nurses is increasing, but it has left the fundamentals of care delivery largely unchanged, according to a May 5 survey from McKinsey. The survey asked more than 500 U.S. nurses across care settings about AI…
Mayo Clinic research published April 28 showed an AI model could detect pancreatic cancer up to three years before clinical diagnosis. Projected to be the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. by 2030, early diagnosis has a significant…
Columbus-based OhioHealth is piloting an AI-driven alert system to improve detection and treatment timelines for heart valve disease. The tool, evaluated in the ALERT trial, sends real-time notifications to physicians based on echocardiogram results, identifying patients who may need further…
Ask most frontline clinicians what they need from AI, and the answer rarely starts with more data. The monitors already sound the alarm. The dashboards already flag. The EHR already surfaces risk scores. What clinicians need, and what most AI…
I recently had the privilege of joining senior leaders from Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, and USF Tampa General on a Becker’s Healthcare panel focused on unlocking quick AI wins. The conversation was candid and the ambitions for AI were high.…
When it comes to attempts at insurance fraud, the story behind claims could be a major threat. In a 2025 issue brief shared with Becker’s, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association outlined several possibilities for fraud that AI could spur:…