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Study: ML models for diagnosing COVID-19 not ready for clinical use

BY Jeff Rowe | March 22, 2021

Among the challenges researchers identified were issues with poor quality data, poor application of machine learning methodology, poor reproducibility, and biases in study design.

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How AI can boost healthcare in lower and middle income countries

BY Jeff Rowe | March 22, 2021

AI is poised to help lower and middle income countries as much as wealthier ones, says an African entrepreneur, but for that to happen several barriers need to be removed.

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Wanted: AI algorithms without bias

BY Jeff Rowe | March 17, 2021

Among other solutions one expert proposes, the FDA should ensure that problems of bias and discrimination are detected and addressed before AI systems receive approval.

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Partnership taps AI solution to help reduce diabetic vision loss in India

BY Jeff Rowe | March 15, 2021

Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness and vision loss in adults, and early detection and treatment is considered critical to stopping the damage.

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Study: Pandemic driving healthcare execs to implement new AI

BY Jeff Rowe | March 12, 2021

The study found that healthcare executives are increasingly prioritizing automation technologies in their hospitals, and they're already seeing ROI through reduced costs.

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Researchers aim to tighten data privacy protections with new AI

BY Jeff Rowe | March 11, 2021

While sharing medical data can put patient privacy at risk, a new “federated” approach may enable stakeholders to mine data while enhancing the protections of data de-identification.

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IBM and Moderna team up to improve COVID vaccine distribution

BY Jeff Rowe | March 10, 2021

Among other things, the partners aim to enable governments and healthcare providers to share data about individual vaccine batches more quickly and efficiently. 

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Lawyers highlight legal considerations that can come with new AI

BY Jeff Rowe | February 24, 2021

Among other legal concerns, says a team of attorneys, the use of AI in both patient care and administrative functions raises questions relating to reimbursement by payors for healthcare services.

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Consumer group releases AI “trust” standard

BY Jeff Rowe | February 24, 2021

The new standard comes a year after the association released another AI-focused standard designed to provide common terminology about emerging technologies.