Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Use of ambient AI scribes was tied to a significant drop in clinician burnout after one month, a study published Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open found. The quality improvement study examined 263 physicians and nonphysician providers across six health…
HHS has broken from the prior administration’s stance on artificial intelligence oversight, rejecting a private-sector vetting initiative known as the Coalition for Health AI, Politico reported. CHAI is backed by companies including Microsoft and health systems including Rochester Minn.-based Mayo…
University of Rochester (New York) Medical Center has begun implementing a generative AI platform from Qualified Health. URMC and its UR Medicine network will use the platform across its eight hospitals, NCI-designated cancer center, more than 20 urgent care centers,…
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is collaborating with ALIGNMT AI to pilot a governance platform for responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in oncology. ALIGNMT AI joined the Memorial Sloan Kettering Innovation Hub to support operationalization of the…
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…