Artificial Intelligence

Most healthcare provider organizations have yet to dip their toes into artificial intelligence. But some are using AI to reap rewards in everything from checking symptoms to diagnosing lung nodules.

Peter Vullinghs, CEO of Philips Market DACH, says there is progress with digital health in Germany, but the digitization process needs to speed up to keep up with the rest of Europe.

While the shift is necessary, the transition period will likely see hackers targeting newly vulnerable information, said Halamka.

LifePod Solutions CEO Stuart Patterson says the proliferation of digital personal assistants and other voice interfaces have opened the door for personable AI care platforms.

Charles Parker, principal of Escentium Consulting, describes how remote monitoring technologies are enabling patients to manage their health from their homes.

The aim is to help Omnicell client healthcare organizations gain better visibility of controlled substances across the pharmacy supply chain.

"There is great promise in using algorithms to sort patients and target care to those most in need," said Sens. Cory Booker and Ron Wyden in letters to CMS, FTC and others. "However, these systems are not immune to the problem of bias."

The conversational AI technology, based on Conversa Health’s automated platform, can help inform and calm apprehensions about the invasive procedure, and reduce appointment cancellations.

The longtime CIO and health IT evangelist will leave Boston's Beth Israel Lahey Health to lead digital health strategy at the Rochester, Minnesota, academic medical center.

At Amazon Web Services re:Invent, CEO Brent Shafer said Cerner aims to migrate its core applications to AWS – and is working with it on AI projects focused on readmissions and clinician burnout.