Artificial Intelligence

The Arizona payer’s use of advanced video technology offers lessons for healthcare provider organizations seeking to improve medication adherence and more.

Dr. Yaa Kumah, assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed the opportunities and hurdles for voice technology in provider organizations last week at Harvard Medical School.

Nearly a quarter of health system decision-makers are looking to invest in artificial and robotic process automation in the next two years, but more than half were unable to name an AI or RPA vendor.

The voice-activated technology enables patients to interact with the health system through their smart speakers, allowing them to ask for wellness information, seek referrals or look for urgent care.

Dr. Michael Sanders, CMIO at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida, says clinicians are using unsupervised learning algorithms to reduce costs and prevent medical errors.

The alliance, which includes UPMC, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, will work with Amazon to better harness data for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

In collaboration with Premier, the company will work with LifeBridge Health, Riverside Health and St. Luke's University Health Network to develop new machine learning algorithms for personalized care.

Andrew Rebhan, consultant at The Advisory Board, discusses new advances in "digital frontiers" such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, 3D printing, augmented reality and more.

This is the first major drug development agreement signed by clinical artificial intelligence vendor Sensyne Health since its IPO.

With the new agreement, which names AWS as its preferred cloud provider, Cerner CEO Brent Shafer says the company will be able to develop more agile and scalable tools for its clients.