Search Tag: Artificial Intelligence
2021 12 Feb
How does artificial intelligence perform in diagnostics of skin melanoma and compare with a dermatologist’ assessment? You might also like: Deep Mining for Determining Cancer Biomarkers A team of researchers from the University of Gothenburg has trained an ML algorithm to identify the risk of metastasis in skin melanoma and evaluated...Read more
2021 14 Jan
Deep learning models are more efficient at discerning patterns and discriminative features in brain imaging than standard machine learning models, a new study shows ( Abrol A et al. 2021) . You might also like: Radiomics in the Imaging of Brain Gliomas: Current Role and Future Perspectives Researchers at the Center...Read more
2021 14 Jan
A new systematic review (Syeda et al. 2021) analyses artificial intelligence (AI) -based methods utilised to tackle the pandemic and provides insights into different COVID-19 themes. You might also like: AI Tool Helps to Reduce COVID-19 Mortality Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare organisations have...Read more
2020 05 Dec
In healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI) has shown promise in both clinical and administrative applications. Increasing use of AI algorithms and tools, therefore, could provide a wide range of benefits particularly in improving patient care, reducing burden on providers and increasing resource efficiency at hospitals, says a new report....Read more
2020 27 Nov
On 24 November, leading experts including Jorge Juan Fernández (EIT Health), John Halamka (Mayo Clinic) and medical futurist Bertalan Meskó discussed the opportunities and challenges of AI in healthcare. You might also like: Let’s Talk About High-Value Care The session Implementing AI in Healthcare: Success Beyond...Read more
2020 18 Nov
Healthcare is playing catch-up with other industries – airline, retail, manufacturing – in terms of research and investment in artificial intelligence (AI), which has the potential to improve care delivery and patient outcomes. However, capturing this potential will require healthcare to first lay the foundation for the successful rollout of...Read more
2020 12 Nov
‘Manual’ scheduling in healthcare is still very common leading to inefficient time-management and loss in revenues. Automating a scheduling system may help manage cancellations more efficiently and decrease the income lost. You might also like: Virtual vs. In-Person Care During Pandemic Digitalisation, and...Read more
2020 06 Nov
Nine in ten health information management executives expect widespread implementation of AI technology to reduce costs and manage data in the next five years, a research by Black Book shows. You might also like: 'Time Saving' EHR Copy-Pasting Must Stop By 2022, the clinical documentation market is expected to reach...Read more
2020 01 Dec
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2020 22 Oct
A new research identifies three technology areas that healthcare leaders see as the most important now and in the nearest future. You might also like: A Snapshot of Imaging Technology: Exciting Developments and When to Expect Them Center for Connected Medicine and KLAS Research have released their Top of Mind for...Read more
2020 29 Sep
Applications of artificial intelligence in medicine (AIM) continue to increase, including diagnosis generation, treatment selection, disease stratification and healthcare management. This trend has sparked concerns over AI being poised to replace many of today's medical professionals. You might also like: Will robots take your...Read more
2020 15 Sep
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and contactless sensors are helping to pave the way for use of the so-called ambient intelligence in healthcare. AI-controlled sensors embedded in "metaphorically dark, unobserved spaces" of healthcare can create an ambient intelligence, supporting clinicians in monitoring and treating patients in ways...Read more
2020 26 Jul
Despite extensive theoretical research in the field of medical artificial intelligence (AI), few developed models are evaluated on patients and implemented, which creates a gap between expectations and concrete penetrations of AI. A dedicated clinical AI department may help to bring the two sides closer, an article in BMJ Health & Care Informatics...Read more
2020 16 Jul
The adage ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ is all the more true during the COVID-19 pandemic, when scientists are racing to find new vaccines and treatments. Early diagnosis of the disease is another area that needs to be given more focus, since timely and accurate detection of patients with COVID-19 means appropriate therapy can be initiated...Read more
2020 09 Jul
Artificial intelligence (AI) is facilitating dramatic changes in healthcare – from more precise diagnoses to personalised therapies. As AI makes delivery of care become more efficient, corresponding reduction in costs follows. Amidst this AI-driven transformation in healthcare, attention has focused on the need to have more professionals...Read more
2020 26 Jun
A new collaboration between German and Canadian institutions has been launched with a goal to develop a high-resolution 3D map of functional neuroanatomy using artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. You might also like: AI in medical imaging may make the biggest impact in healthcare The new...Read more
2020 18 Jun
A new coalition dedicated to governance of the AI technology, Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), has been launched to ensure that the technology is used responsibly, respecting human rights and democratic values. You might also like: Hotspot: AI and Ethics in Health Innovation Nearly two years after France and Canada announced...Read more
2020 18 May
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing much distress in all aspects of our life and affecting people’s behavioural patterns. In an unexpected side effect, artificial intelligence (AI) systems are affected, too – a reminder that human intervention is still key. You may also like: MIT Monitoring Device Reduces COVID-19 Transmissions...Read more
2020 13 May
Researchers have tested the performance of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms used in medical image recognition and found they were highly unstable and might have led to false negatives and false positives. You may also like : ICH Diagnosis: Could AI Step In Where Radiologists Fail? The team, led...Read more
2020 11 May
Using the data of about 2.5 million app users, a team of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict whether someone might be infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus by comparing people's symptoms and the results of physical COVID-19 tests. You may also like : AI Flags High-Risk COVID-19 Patients in Israel...Read more
2020 29 Apr
Since the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can be transmitted even by asymptomatic carriers, protecting vulnerable individuals from getting infected is critical. This raises the question – how do we identify these high-risk members of the population? You might also like: Software Identifies COVID-19 Super Carriers In Israel, using...Read more
2020 18 Apr
Despite the hype, AI has already impacted healthcare and pharmaceuticals and now ML is being deployed to help find a vaccine against COVID-19. You might also like: First AI-Created Drug Trial The first company to put an AI-devised drug to human trial, Exscientia based in Oxford, is examining 15,000 drugs held by the Scripps research...Read more
2020 26 Feb
More scientific breakthroughs from UK researchers, notably in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and drug design, can be expected with the launch of state-of-the-art supercomputing services. The "Seven High Performance Computing (HPC)" services will be supported by a £27 million investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences...Read more
2020 24 Feb
Precision medicine, also called personalised medicine, makes use of genomics as well as data about the patient's lifestyle and environment, to develop targeted therapies. The precision medicine market has shown rapid growth in recent years – by more than 10% annually – thanks in large part to advances in bioinformatics. Medical experts...Read more
2020 14 Feb
For the first time, an AI-made drug has reached the clinical trials stage. Called DSP-1181, the pharmaceutical drug created by AI technology to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, is in phase 1 trials in Japan. You might also like: EIT Awards €6 mln to Health Start-ups The drug is a result of UK-based Exscientia....Read more