Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Ambient clinical documentation tools were associated with modest time savings at five academic health systems, a study published April 1 in JAMA found. The AI scribes were linked to a reduction of about 13 minutes in EHR use and 16…
Artificial intelligence can support, but should not replace, clinical decision-making, ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices said in its latest annual ranking on patient safety concerns. In the report, “navigating the AI diagnostic dilemma” was named the No.…
The first wave of AI in health systems was ambient documentation — microphones in exam rooms, notes written by machines. That story has been told. The more interesting story is what’s coming next. Across health systems of every size and…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has signed an agreement to incorporate a clinical decision-support platform from OpenEvidence into its Epic EHR. The collaboration marks the AI company’s first enterprise deal with a health system. All clinicians at the…
At Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, AI adoption comes down to one priority: trust. “We believe fundamentally that it will be detrimental to our ability to serve our members and our patients if we release AI competencies just for the sake of…
At Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, tech adoption comes down to one question: Does it fit into the workflow? “If technology adds friction, it fails,” said Edwina Bhaskaran, MSN, RN, the health system’s chief clinical systems and informatics leader. As Mayo…
UnitedHealthcare has launched Avery, a generative AI companion that helps members navigate healthcare services. Six things to know: 1. The AI assistant is designed to understand members’ benefits and help them better understand coverage details and care options before scheduling…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health called over 15,000 hypertension patients with conversational AI and cleared nearly 10% as having normal blood pressure, highlighting the technology’s potential to close care gaps, a leader told Becker’s. “We’re hoping that as we pursue this…
Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has appointed Katherine Andriole, PhD, as the first associate dean for health AI strategy and innovation at the David Geffen School of Medicine, effective March 26. Dr. Andriole, a professor of radiological sciences, was also named…
Most health system AI conversations are still focused on the first wave: which tools to adopt, which workflows to automate, which vendors to evaluate. Nasim Afsar, chief AI and analytics officer at City of Hope, is already thinking about the…