The recent explosion of generative AI has pushed public discourse to a palpable tipping point. Nearly overnight, it seems, we’ve cycled from “must develop and/or adopt new AI applications ASAP” to existential fear, avoidance, and even acrimony. For those of us who have been working directly in the artificial intelligence space for years, specifically in healthcare, these are both trying and exciting times. On the “trying” hand, many people, including some AI experts, are raising
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Epic Integrates Abridge’s Generative AI Clinical Documentation in EHR
What You Should Know: Abridge, the leader in generative AI for clinical documentation, is now the first Pal in Epic’s Partners and Pals program.The collaboration will make Abridge’s generative AI-based documentation solution available for integration in Epic’s clinical workflows, giving providers the ability to generate real-time, structured summaries of their patient conversations with complete auditability. Together, Abridge and Epic aim to help providers be more present and
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AI in Healthcare: Paving The Way to Healthier Tomorrows, Today!
Captivating innovations like smartphones, the internet, and social media have swept across the globe, reshaping the contours of society in their wake. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare brings both breathtaking promises and daunting uncertainties. Neither hype nor panic is helpful. What we need is a sober analysis of the real, practical, and immediate solutions AI can offer to genuine healthcare challenges we face today. Despite the over $200 billion in venture capital invested
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3 Ways to Leverage RPA for Greater Value: Lessons from Healthcare
Despite assertions that healthcare is “burned out on talking about burnout,” the HIMSS 2023 presentations that have kept attendees talking long after the sessions ended included those that use automation to relieve workforce pressures. From ways to support smarter, more seamless discharge to remote check-ins with tonsillectomy patients, use cases for automation ramped up considerably during the pandemic. That’s a trend that is poised for takeoff now that ChatGPT is dominating discussions at
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Aiberry Launches AI-Powered Mental Health Screening for Corporate Wellness Platforms
What You Should Know: Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mental health screening pioneer Aiberry (pronounced “I” + “berry”) unveiled a new version of the Aiberry platform specifically designed to meet the needs of corporate wellness platform users. Easily integrated with all leading corporate wellness platforms, Aiberry uses an AI-powered therapeutic assistant, “Botberry,” to conduct a conversation to detect mental health disorders by analyzing what is being said, the speech
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Sheba Medical Deploys AI Lung Cancer Diagnostics Platform
What You Should Know: - Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest medical center, today announced the deployment of a new accelerated, AI-powered cancer diagnostics research platform that can shorten diagnostic time from three weeks to minutes. - The platform integrates technology developed by Sheba, in addition to innovative digital health startups, to accelerate the pathology department’s diagnostic capabilities. - The first algorithm incorporated, developed by precision oncology
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Israel’s Largest Acute Hospital Deploys AI-Based Triage in ED
What You Should Know: Ichilov Hospital, Israel’s largest acute-care facility Tel Aviv launches an AI-based triage pilot integration in its Sourasky Medical Center Emergency Department with Kahun, an evidence-based clinical reasoning tool for physicians.This integration will offer physicians and nurses at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital and is expected to reduce fatigue and burnout among the clinical team. First ER facility in Israel to Deploy an AI-Based Triage System By leveraging
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RCM: Cedar, Google Cloud Partner to Gen AI Tools to Improve Healthcare Billing for Patients
What You Should Know: Cedar, an enterprise financial engagement platform that improves the end-to-end journey for consumers announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud. As part of the collaboration, Cedar will be using Google Cloud’s generative AI tools, including Vertex AI, Generative AI App Builder and others to build solutions that will assist patients in understanding and resolving their healthcare bills. Generative AI Tools to Improve Patient Financial
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Duke Health, Microsoft Form 5-Year Generative AI Partnership, Creates AI Innovation Lab
What You Should Know: Duke Health forms a strategic five-year, innovative partnership with Microsoft aimed at responsibly and ethically harnessing the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology to transform the healthcare landscape. The strategic partnership will usher in a new era of innovation, including the creation of a Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence.As part of the strategic partnership, Microsoft will equip Duke with state-of-the-art
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Augmedics Acquires Surgalign’s Digital Health Assets for $900k
What You Should Know: - Augmedics, a provider of augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation, announced it has been named the successful bidder for the digital health assets of Surgalign and Holo Surgical following a competitive auction process. - Augmedics’s bid for the digital health assets consists of a cash purchase price of $900,000 and the assumption of certain liabilities, as set forth in the asset purchase agreement. The sale will close pending approval by the Bankruptcy
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