Artificial Intelligence
In May 1954, Roger Bannister did something the medical establishment had declared physiologically impossible: he ran a mile in under…
Houston Methodist has expanded its use of ambient listening technology from outpatient clinics to hospital-based emergency departments and inpatient units. The health system began piloting the AI-powered tool in hospital settings late in 2024. The software, which integrates with the…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has become the first provider in Louisiana to offer an artificial intelligence-powered technology for treating atrial fibrillation. The system’s John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute is using software from Volta Medical to assist physicians during catheter…
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health launched a systemwide artificial intelligence strategy aimed at reclaiming more than 10 million hours of clinician time by 2028, according to a Sept. 18 press release. The initiative is designed to ease the administrative burden on more…
Health systems are implementing automation and AI to improve patient care, increase efficiency and reduce clinicians’ administrative burden. Becker’s asked CEOs which manual processes their organizations automated recently — and what effect those efforts have had. Editor’s note: Responses were…
A new federal report found that predictive AI is becoming mainstream in hospitals — but it also underscored gaps in how it is adopted, applied and overseen across different facilities. Here are five takeaways from the report:
Business technology leaders said it’s nearly impossible to measure return on investment for AI at this point, and organizations should instead prioritize innovation and the most promising projects, The Wall Street Journal reported. Many AI projects are still in the…
Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has begun a two-year project to identify and address care discontinuity in patients with obesity, backed by a $1 million grant from Eli Lilly and Co. The project team plans to analyze electronic health records,…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic nurses and informatics teams have developed an in-house AI tool to help streamline clinical workflows. The tool, called the Nurse Virtual Assistant, integrates directly into Mayo’s EHR and provides a nurse-specific patient summary with links to…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is partnering with Hyro to deploy AI agents across voice, chat and SMS to extend self-service capabilities to patients . Sutter Health will integrate Hyro’s agentic AI tools into its systemwide operations to streamline functions such…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health is rolling out Ambience Healthcare’s AI platform across its ambulatory network. The platform aims to reduce clinician burnout and improve care quality by generating compliant, coding-aware documentation in real time. Ardent Chief Medical Officer FJ Campbell,…