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UK researchers search for signs of Alzheimer’s using AI eye scans

BY Jeff Rowe | December 20, 2019

Among other things, the project is being viewed as a model for linking disparate health data together in a useful way while respecting patients’ rights.

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Why bots are becoming the preferred ‘therapist’ for workplace stress

BY Jeff Rowe | December 20, 2019

As long as employers are able to ethically teach AI bots how to ask the right questions, says one stakeholder, we may finally see a greater reduction in workplace stress.

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Researchers: AI may be prone to cancer overdiagnosis

BY Jeff Rowe | December 19, 2019

Given the lack of a “gold standard” definition of cancer and still-developing algorithms, two researchers argue, practitioners must be on guard against the possibility of AI-driven overdiagnosis.

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Proceed with AI in healthcare, says national academy, but cautiously

BY Jeff Rowe | December 18, 2019

The best advice for AI developers, say the report’s authors, is to start with real problems in healthcare and explore the best solutions by engaging the relevant stakeholders.

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Providers: AI is helping us spend more time with patients

BY Jeff Rowe | December 17, 2019

Among the positive developments a new survey found, nearly half of respondents said they believe AI has helped to increase their time to consult and treat patients.

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USC researchers seek to reduce youth suicide with new AI algorithm

BY Jeff Rowe | December 13, 2019

If used strategically, say researchers, the algorithm can improve the efficiency of suicide prevention trainings for populations of homeless youth, covering more people with a more robust network of support.

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Insurance giant Cigna unveils AI tool to monitor medication adherence

BY Jeff Rowe | December 13, 2019

The new tool can alert doctors their patients may not be taking their prescribed drugs, but patients who follow their care plans could be spared needless trips to the hospital.

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Survey projects significant growth in AI investment over next 3 years

BY Jeff Rowe | December 12, 2019

While investment in AI is growing, for many healthcare organizations the lack of adequate financial resources remains an issue.

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Providers tapping AI to help create convenient nutrition programs

As providers shift from treating disease to trying to prevent disease, AI is making it easier for them to serve improved nutrition to their patients right in their offices and at the patients’ homes.