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Dubai tasks “smart” robots with facilities sterilization chores

BY Jeff Rowe | July 16, 2020

Officials note the new robots can be used to sterilize many places, including offices, hospital rooms and corridors, operating rooms, warehouses, housing units and other spaces.

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Providers turn to chatbots to help ease pandemic fears

BY Jeff Rowe | July 09, 2020

Along with a range of other AI applications, chatbots are increasingly seen as a potential tool to help address pandemic-related anxiety.

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Provider group taps AI-powered assistant to help docs optimize use of EHRs

BY Jeff Rowe | July 03, 2020

It’s no secret EHR administration is not a favorite task for most providers, but a new AI-powered digital assistant may be ready to provide some welcome relief.

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AI: a big step toward the promise of “intelligent” health systems

BY Jeff Rowe | June 25, 2020

The importance of AI, agreed panelists at a recent virtual summit, comes down to the power of data as a vehicle for sharing knowledge and solving organizational problems.

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Expert: AI has more it can do to help fight COVID-19

BY Jeff Rowe | June 24, 2020

AI is helping battle COVID-19 in key ways, says one stakeholder, but there are several other tasks the new technology could take on to help with this and future outbreaks.

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Feds issue AI challenge to predict risks of COVID-19

BY Jeff Rowe | June 22, 2020

The VHA says top performers may be invited to contribute to a manuscript, present at a conference or continue developing tools through the VHA Innovation Ecosystem.

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FDA gives “emergency” approval to patient analytics tool

BY Jeff Rowe | June 19, 2020

The new tool is already implemented in coronavirus units in two Israeli hospitals, and being tested by several US hospitals.

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Partnership taps AI to seek new plant-based health benefits

Less than one percent of existing phytonutrients have been identified or studied, say the partners, despite their prevalence in diets and traditional usage worldwide.

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Nurses point to AI for critical administrative assistance

BY Jeff Rowe | June 12, 2020

To combat nurse burnout, says one stakeholder, EHR makers need to build better, nurse-inclusive systems with input from frontline staff.