Artificial Intelligence | April 2018

Consumers are most comfortable with artificial intelligence (AI) when its used in the healthcare when compared to banking or retail, according to a survey conducted by SAS.

A machine learning, real-time hand hygiene notification system improved participant adherence to 100 percent, according to a study published April 9 in the Journal of Hospital Infection.

Researchers from GERO, a longevity biotech company, and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that uses physical data collected from wearables to develop digital biomarkers of aging and fragility. Findings were published March 26 in Scientific Reports.

Researchers at Aalto University in Finland and Japan's Kochi University of Technology have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that takes individual patient difference into account to optimize a user interface. Findings were published March 15 in IEEE Pervasive Computing Journal.

In a report released by World Business Research (WBR) and Conversa Health, 98 percent of healthcare executives believed automated healthcare will be important to closing gaps in transactional care, continuous and collaborative care experiences.

In a New England Journal of Medicine article published March 15, researchers at Stanford University raised concerns with the ethical implications of artificial intelligence’s (AI) ability to make healthcare decisions for patients.

Cigna has announced the launch of “Answers by Cigna," an additional skill to the Amazon Alexa voice-controlled device that aims to improve patient health literacy.

Enrollment for breast cancer clinical trials at Mayo Clinic has risen by 80 percent following the implementation of IBM’s Watson for Clinical Trial Matching.

In healthcare, 21 percent of employees are concerned about their job security due to the adoption of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), according to a survey conducted by MindEdge.