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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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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COVID-19 brings out the heroic in forensic pathologists

In the face of the coronavirus crisis, all radiologists can do for some of their pathologist peers is stand, salute and express solidarity.

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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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Doesn’t miss a beat: AI assesses cardiac function faster than cardiologists

An AI algorithm can assess echocardiograms “more rapidly and comprehensively” than experienced cardiologists, according to a new study published in Nature.

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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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As coronavirus AI algorithms continue to roll out, some radiologists are urging caution

Imaging experts are concerned artificial intelligence is not being trained on robust datasets, while developers say their platforms are already working in real-world situations.