Artificial Intelligence

Google CEO: AI is more influential than discovery of fire

By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, said artificial intelligence’s social benefit is among the likes of fire, electricity and the internet, according to a BBC podcast interview published July 11. Five things to know: “The progress in artificial intelligence, we are still in very early stages, but I viewed it…

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Healthcare Workers Sue Amazon Over Potential HIPAA Violations With Alexa Device

By Emma Mayer for Newsweek A lawsuit against Amazon was filed this week by some healthcare workers who allege that their Alexa devices have been recording their conversations. Healthcare IT News reported that four plaintiffs believe their Amazon Alexa devices may have seized information, such as private conversations with patients, that are HIPAA protected. “Amazon’s…

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Experts explore new frontiers for AI in cancer care

For Healthcare IT News Leaders from Europe and the US convened to explore exciting leaps forward of AI in oncology at the HIMSS21 & Health 2.0 European Health Conference, though the panel highlighted key barriers to greater acceptance and adoption of AI into mainstream care. The ‘New Frontiers of AI and Data Analytics in Oncology’ session, moderated by Professor Karol…

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Applying Artificial Intelligence to Predictive Analytics Can Save Lives

By Shalini Sahai for For the Record What better time in history to challenge the medical community to find better ways to manage life-threatening diseases than during a pandemic? My recent work in this area focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) across the continuum of hospital admissions, laboratory tests, diagnosis, pharmacy, therapeutics, and suggested treatments…

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9 recent studies that show the potential of AI in healthcare

By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Artificial intelligence‘s role in healthcare is growing and has the potential to mitigate common difficulties in the industry. The following artificial intelligence articles were published by Becker’s Hospital Review this week: AI can use wireless signals to reduce errors in self-administered medication Errors in self-administered medication can be mitigated by…

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New AI model can predict length of COVID-19 hospitalization

Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News By using patient age, sex and daily clinical state, the machine learning model also predicts the probability of in-hospital mortality. A group of Israeli scientists published a paper in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week showcasing how a machine learning model can predict the illness…

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10 changes CMS made in 2021

By Eric Oliver for Becker’s Hospital Review With the new calendar year, several CMS changes took effect, with more on the way. Here’s a roundup of changes CMS made or will make in 2021: Removed 298 musculoskeletal-related services. By 2024, all 1,700 procedures on the inpatient-only list will be phased out, and will be allowed…

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Mayo Clinic CIO says AI has been key to understanding COVID-19

By Mike Miliard for Healthcare IT News In his opening keynote Tuesday at the HIMSS Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare Digital Summit, Mayo Clinic CIO Cris Ross enumerated some of the many ways artificial intelligence has been crucial to our evolving understanding of COVID-19. Way back in March, for instance, researchers were already using…

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MIT researchers develop an AI model that can detect Covid-19 in asymptomatic individuals

By Cohen Coberly for TechSpot In brief: Though global economies have begun to open up, the Covid-19 virus is still spreading throughout the world, infecting thousands of new people every day. To help curb the spread of the disease, MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can detect the virus’ presence in even asymptomatic…

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