Clinical

Surgeon and medical team performing surgery
By Andrea Fox 11:58 am September 18, 2024
OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Gemini did not recommend opioid medication for one group over another – suggesting that artificial intelligence could help address clinician bias and improve fairness in treating pain.
Dr. Eve Cunningham of Providence and MedPearl on telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki 10:30 am September 16, 2024
The convergence of physician shortages, efficient use of hospital beds and hybrid working models contributes to the growth of inpatient telemedicine. The health system's programs address critical constraints and boost patient outcomes.
Surgeon in scrubs and cap leans before a computer
By Andrea Fox 12:01 pm September 13, 2024
The need to sift through external data is still vexing clinicians, according to a new KLAS Arch Collaborative report. But refinement of data-sharing standards – and further EHR training – could improve interoperability and provider satisfaction.
A patient on a stretcher being boarded into an ambulance vehicle.
By Adam Ang 02:53 am September 13, 2024
Also, the Department of Health and Aged Care seeks to automate the creation of monthly care statements in residential aged care homes.
Quincie, and her best friend, Dr. David Klimstra, cofounder of Paige
By Bill Siwicki 11:59 am September 12, 2024
As new artificial intelligence tools are introduced, the greater efficiency and accuracy achieved using AI will increasingly justify the costs and effort to take on digital pathology practice, says Dr. David Klimstra, cofounder of Paige.
Doctor reviews information on a tablet
By Andrea Fox 11:35 am September 11, 2024
Out-of-the-box generative artificial intelligence capabilities on Health Cloud, specific to provider operations, will be available in October through a new AI use case library.
A screenshot of a transcription and medical summary on Note Buddy.
By Hannah Nwaozuzu 10:12 pm September 10, 2024
Note Buddy can record conversations during a patient interaction and generate a concise medical summary.
Healthcare worker using tablet
By Jessica Hagen 02:12 pm September 10, 2024
Hippocratic AI and Adtalem’s Chamberlain University and Walden University will develop a certification program for nurses to evaluate and assess AI use in healthcare.
Dr. Abhishek Singh, neurologist at CHI's Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy
By Andrea Fox 10:40 am September 09, 2024
At Omaha-based CHI Health, a hybrid cloud platform supported stroke patient care after the worldwide IT disruption knocked out its electronic health records, says one neurologist who recounts the experience.
Aligning AI-driven innovation with patient needs and expectations panel at HIMSS AI in Healthcare
By Andrea Fox 11:03 am September 06, 2024
Between healthcare chatbots, smart patient records, doctors armed with predictive analytics and frontline staff often interfacing electronically, patients want healthcare interactions and experiences to be transparent and personalized.