Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has launched a $2.75 million initiative to strengthen maternal-fetal care using PeriWatch Vigilance, an early warning and clinical decision support tool. The technology, from PeriGen, is active at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and K Health have jointly launched PatientGPT, a 24/7 clinical AI assistant that integrates with the health system’s EHR and care team. Unlike consumer AI tools, PatientGPT is embedded within Hartford HealthCare’s infrastructure and can access patient…
Nearly 1 in 5 people who turn to Microsoft Copilot for health information discuss personal symptoms or conditions, the tech giant found. Microsoft analyzed more than 500,000 deidentified health-related conversations from January to reveal what people are asking. Nationwide, consumers…
Health system AI initiatives tend to follow a familiar arc: leadership identifies a promising tool, a committee evaluates it, and the organization deploys it to the people who will use it. Tampa General Hospital is running a different sequence. “We…
About 32% of U.S. adults have used AI chatbots to seek health information in the past year, a level comparable to those turning to social media for similar guidance, a March 25 survey found. The findings come from a KFF…
One in 3 U.S. consumers has used an AI chatbot for health information, double the share from a year ago, digital health researcher Rock Health found. The largest share of people are turning to ChatGPT, with a small percentage using…
Artesia (N.M.) General Hospital has integrated the Microsoft Dragon Copilot AI scribe into its TruBridge EHR. The hospital said its physicians are reporting more time saved on clinical documentation compared to nonintegrated clinical dictation software. “In medical school, we are…
Health system executives are prioritizing AI, patient experience and growth initiatives as they navigate expected declines in capital investment, a March 24 report from Sage Growth Partners found. The report examines health IT purchasing plans for 2026 and 2027 based…
Cleveland Clinic has partnered with DASI Simulations to validate the company’s Precision TAVI tool for planning transcatheter aortic valve replacements to develop a second-generation version. The tool generates predictive 3D simulations, allowing physicians to assess valve sizing, anatomy and procedural…
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., is formalizing its investment in AI with the launch of a new division focused on pediatric research. The hospital announced March 23 it has created a Division of AI Research to centralize work across…