artificial intelligence

Healthcare provider wearing scrubs and a face mask while looking at screens with diagnostic images on them
By  Jessica Hagen 08:48 pm May 15, 2024
The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group released a roadmap for AI policy in the U.S. Senate, encouraging the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund cross-government artificial intelligence research and development projects, including research for biotechnology and applications of AI that would fundamentally transform medicine.  The group acknowledges AI's various use cases, including those within...
Healthcare provider in scrubs wearing a mask and looking at a large diagnostic image
By  Jessica Hagen 02:14 pm May 10, 2024
A study performed by Google Research, in collaboration with Google DeepMind, reveals the tech giant expanded the capabilities of its AI models for Med-Gemini-2D, Med-Gemini-3D and Med-Gemini Polygenic.  Google said it fine-tuned Med-Gemini capabilities using histopathology, dermatology, 2D and 3D radiology, genomic and ophthalmology data.  The company's Med-Gemini-2 was trained on conventional...
Juan Lavista Ferres, head of Microsoft's AI for Good Lab
By  Jessica Hagen 07:37 pm April 29, 2024
The head of Microsoft's AI for Good Lab, Juan Lavista Ferres, coauthored a book providing real-world examples of how artificial intelligence can responsibly be used to positively affect humankind. Ferres sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss his new book, AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action and Health. He talked about ways to mitigate biases within data input in AI...
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By  Trevor Dermody 03:51 pm April 15, 2024
Phoenix-based Dot Compliance, which provides an AI-powered quality management system for compliance, announced it closed $17.5 million in Series B extension funding, bringing its total funding to $50 million. The funding round was led by existing investors IGP Capital and Vertex Ventures with additional investment from TPY Capital.  WHAT IT DOES Dot Compliance AI solutions provide a vendor-...
Radiologist looking at CAT scan monitor
By  Trevor Dermody 02:53 pm April 10, 2024
Tech giant Google Cloud and global enterprise Bayer are partnering to develop AI applications aimed at reducing radiologist burnout and increasing efficiencies in diagnoses.   Bayer will expand its innovation platform by using Google Cloud technology, including its generative AI tools. Other tools that will be available on the platform include Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, BigQuery, Healthcare API...
Person in maroon sweater talks with people wearing beige, polka dots
By  Trevor Dermody 10:55 am April 3, 2024
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a statement from Pager. Virtual care and services navigation company Pager Health announced its developed three generative AI applications for payers built on Google Cloud, dubbed Chat Summation, FAQ Bot and Sentiment Analysis.  Chat Summation is a clinical documentation tool that summarizes patient interactions and provides notes, which the...
Person sitting at computer monitor
By  Trevor Dermody 03:58 pm March 29, 2024
Conversational AI organization Openstream.ai announced a new patent for automated digital twin technology that gives EVA, or enterprise virtual assistant, users the ability to utilize virtual assistants that are digital twins of human experts in their respective fields.  The digital twins share their human counterparts' knowledge and unique personas and engage in empathetic, hallucination-free...
Healthcare provider looking at X-rays on a wall
By  Jessica Hagen 06:01 pm March 19, 2024
Google made several announcements during its Check Up event on Tuesday, including the release of its new MedLM for Chest X-ray, advancements in personalization at Fitbit Labs and the release of its Skin Condition Image Network (SCIN).  Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google Health's chief health officer, kicked off The Check Up event by highlighting the increased use of AI in healthcare. "We are at an...
Virtual Connect Forum panel with Matt Cybulsky of Ionian Healthcare Consulting, Andy Chu at Providence Health and Kathleen Mazza of Northwell Health
By  Nathan Eddy 08:35 am March 13, 2024
ORLANDO – AI-enabled virtual care assistants are reshaping patient care and augmenting healthcare professionals' capabilities, but providers need to know how to build trust as the technologies evolve, experts said during the HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum on Monday.  Matt Cybulsky, founder and consultant at Ionian Healthcare Consulting, led the discussion on building trust in virtual...
Healthcare provider wearing a lab coat and a stethoscope while interacting with a tablet
By  Nathan Eddy 11:20 am February 21, 2024
Despite the growing demand for virtual healthcare solutions, patients still harbor apprehensions over the use of AI in medical diagnosis, according to a survey from The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic, a joint venture between Cleveland Clinic and telehealth giant Amwell.  The survey found the availability of virtual second opinion (VSO) services made it far more likely for respondents to follow...