Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a crucial component of healthcare to help augment physicians and make them more efficient. In medical imaging, it is helping radiologists more efficiently manage PACS worklists, enable structured reporting, auto detect injuries and diseases, and to pull in relevant prior exams and patient data. In cardiology, AI is helping automate tasks and measurements on imaging and in reporting systems, guides novice echo users to improve imaging and accuracy, and can risk stratify patients. AI includes deep learning algorithms, machine learning, computer-aided detection (CAD) systems, and convolutional neural networks. 

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COVID crisis inspiring well-intended contributions, but results may be risky

An MIT AI reporter considers the COVID-countering volunteerism of, among others, the founder of a machine-learning startup. He entered the fray when he saw that his parents weren’t getting it about the need to practice social distancing.

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To help solve COVID-19, AI needs more time and less dreaming

The COVID-19 crisis is inspiring all manner of loudly touted innovations aimed at leveraging AI to beat back, stamp out or otherwise contain the pandemic. Some watchers aren’t convinced the efforts are worthy of the attention they’re getting.

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AI researchers hope to ID healthcare workers with COVID-19 before they show symptoms

Researchers from West Virginia University have launched a new study aimed at identifying healthcare workers infected with the new coronavirus before they become symptomatic.

 

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Google joins with HCA and SADA to take on COVID-19

The trio’s platform is designed to help healthcare providers quickly find out where their locality stands on things like ventilator utilization, testing results ICU bed availability and COVID patient discharges.

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Chatbots helping Jefferson Health keep up with COVID questions

Jefferson Health, the 14-hospital system serving the Philadelphia area, is using a new conversational chatbot to take questions from members of the community looking for information on COVID-19.

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Mayo transporting COVID-19 tests in autonomous vehicles

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in Florida is relieving overstretched hospital workers by toting medical supplies, including COVID-19 tests, in driverless shuttles.

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3 hurdles healthcare AI should strive to clear this year

Want to see AI in healthcare? Look anywhere. Want to see AI underperforming in healthcare? The same directive applies.

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COVID-busting robots disinfecting PPE at Baptist Health

The multihospital Baptist Health system is responding to the national shortage of N95 masks by sanitizing its existing supply for safe reuse. And it’s delegated the task to non-humans.

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