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Is the AI buzz too loud?

BY Jeff Rowe | January 30, 2019

There is a plethora of application areas where AI-based systems can help healthcare, says one developer, but only if the technologies are leveraged with care and policymakers keep up with effective regulation.

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Study: sound regulation needed for AI-assisted clinical diagnosis

BY Jeff Rowe | January 29, 2019

In theory, AI systems scan patient data and deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses than can be achieved currently, but stakeholders say new policy guidelines are needed to ensure patient safety.

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AI: bringing healthcare to the people?

BY Jeff Rowe | January 28, 2019

With increasing frequency, “datathons” are expanding doctor-data scientist collaborations and expanding access to electronic medical records to improve patient care.

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AI is offering patients lower risks and richer insights

BY Jeff Rowe | January 23, 2019

AI-based cardio evaluation has allowed doctors to change their recommended treatment plan for many patients, stakeholders say, meaning some patients who were due to receive stenting or a bypass were able to be treated with medication instead.

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How AI is improving patient care while lowering costs

BY Jeff Rowe | January 22, 2019

The point of the in-roads being made in AI and robotics, experts noted at a recent tech summit, is to help provide “high-quality healthcare to everybody, at lower costs.”

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Study: AI plus EHRs yield better influenza forecasting

BY Jeff Rowe | January 22, 2019

The study suggests the new method produces the most accurate estimates of influenza activity available to date, a week ahead of traditional healthcare-based reports.

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CEO: learning where to use AI is as important as learning how

BY Jeff Rowe | January 22, 2019

The key to successful use of AI, says one leader, is corporate responsibility and education in how AI should be used, its capabilities and its limitations.

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GE taps Vanderbilt U as immunotherapy development partner

BY Jeff Rowe | January 21, 2019

The two organizations intend to combine their data science, genomic, imaging and cellular analysis capabilities to help improve clinical decision-making.