Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Hospitals are drowning in admin. Nearly one-third of the workforce in U.S. hospitals and physician offices is non-clinical staff, and administrative costs top $450 billion a year. Armies of people spend their days answering phones, calling insurers, and chasing claims.…
The Cancer AI Alliance has launched a collaborative AI platform for cancer research. The platform enables participating cancer centers to train AI models on millions of clinical data points without moving individual data outside institutional firewalls. It is designed to…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic developed an artificial intelligence model using electrocardiogram data that outperformed the current model for end-stage liver disease score in predicting severe liver disease and liver-related death among transplant patients. Findings from the AI-cirrhosis-ECG model, or ACE,…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 30 to expand the use of artificial intelligence in pediatric cancer research and care, directing federal agencies to build on existing data initiatives and accelerate innovation. Here are six things to…
HHS is doubling its investment in AI-enabled pediatric cancer research, raising the annual budget for the National Cancer Institute’s childhood cancer data initiative from $50 million to $100 million. The increase follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.…
Health systems are seeing millions of dollars in financial gains from AI initiatives that streamline clinical work and boost revenue, according to health system IT leaders. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has reported measurable returns from several AI applications. CIO…
The spread of artificial intelligence in medicine is forcing hospitals to ask, who will ensure these tools improve care rather than complicate it? Some envision a new kind of specialist, trained to analyze complex information for overburdened clinicians. Others believe…
Duke Health, Durham, N.C.-based, has partnered with Trase Systems to develop AI tools aimed at streamlining hospital workflows and improving patient care. The collaboration will focus on agentic AI — a type of technology capable of making decisions and acting…
Seattle Children’s plans to adopt ambient listening technology from Abridge for 18 specialties across the enterprise. The pediatric health system piloted the ambient AI for 90 days, with clinicians reporting a 79% average decline in documentation effort and 72% of…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 29 signed the nation’s first law requiring major AI developers to disclose their safety protocols, a move that could set the stage for national standards, Politico reported. Here are six things to know: