Artificial Intelligence

Access to data empowers people to partner with doctors and proactively manage their own health, says advocate "e-Patient Dave" deBronkart – including those with rare conditions who have used artificial intelligence to find correct diagnoses.  

The AWS Imagine Grant is open to registered nonprofit organizations using cloud technology to advance their research across the spectrum of childhood diseases – from heart conditions to genetic disorders.

One Boston hospital is using DrFirst's automated medication management product to streamline its prescription processes, says Dr. Colin Banas, the company's CMO. It also reduced medication safety events by 25% in six months.  

Several vendors announced new artificial intelligence integrations that help primary care providers, home caregivers and others to retain employees and improve operations and patient care.

The documents are meant to help healthcare organizations evaluate standards across the product life cycle while enabling artificial intelligence innovation, according to the Coalition for Health AI.

As clinicians face increased patient volume and a deluge of data, AI technology can help reduce their documentation burden and even support decision-making — with some guidelines in place.

Susan Conover, the digital health company's cofounder and CEO, discusses its AI-enabled dermatology tool, a recent $6 million raise and its plan to scale its reach and expand its partnerships across healthcare.  

Frank Forte, CEO of Anatomy IT, discusses how the company uses AI tools to proactively detect and flag cyber threats for healthcare clients so those threats can be quickly remediated before patient care is disrupted.

Artificial intelligence tools, combined with Internet of Things and RTLS, can help hospitals and health systems protect their staff members while optimizing workflows. This is the future of healthcare operations, says one chief nursing officer.