Healthcare must set guardrails around AI for transparency and safety

Four in 10 patients perceive implicit bias in their physicians, according to a MITRE-Harris survey on the patient experience. In addition to patients being extra sensitive to provider bias, the use of AI tools and machine learning models also have been shown to skew toward racial bias. On a… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

NVIDIA AI integrates with Microsoft Azure machine learning

NVIDIA AI Enterprise, available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, announced this week that it has expanded support for secure development and deployment of artificial intelligence with a new Azure Machine Learning integration that could enhance the delivery of enterprise-ready generative AI… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

Health tech firm LOGEX set to boost international healthcare collaboration

The investment will enable LOGEX to further develop its software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to enable connectivity among European healthcare providers and introduce its innovative technologies to new markets. “Our team is working on perfecting SaaS solutions that help hospitals all over… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

De-identified trove of peer-to-peer ALS data added to MGH clinical trials database

The dataset – containing contributions from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients dating back to 2005 – will be added to the Pooled Resource Open-Access ALS Clinical Trials database, which contains anonymized data from 29 clinical trials and 11,685 patient records.  ALS is a progressive… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More

WHO urges caution with healthcare AI deployments

As artificial intelligence deployments increase in pace and scope in healthcare organizations around the globe, the World Health Organization this week issued a plea for vigilance and deliberation when it comes to how AI and machine learning models are put to use. WHY IT MATTERSThe WHO called… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Roundup: Te Whatu Ora’s new data and digital chief and more briefs

Te Whatu Ora names new data and digital chief Leigh Donoghue has been appointed as the new data and digital chief at Te Whatu Ora.  Donoghue brings to the table significant experiences in leading major projects, including the national rollout of EMR systems across the United Kingdom, the… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Kaiser Permanente announces $3M in new AI and ML grants

The Permanente Medical Group this week announced the new Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative Coordinating Center, or AIM-HI. KP is also making $3 million in new funding available for other health systems able to… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Addiction recovery provider sees success with AI-enabled telehealth meds monitoring

An addiction medicine practice in Fishers, Indiana, run by Dr. Bill Farr has in two years seen a cohort of 100 patients remain in his medication-assisted treatment program 94% of the time using a new technology (developed by Farr) compared with 54% of the time without the technology. Farr runs… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more

Pen CS releases hospitalisation risk report CAT function

Health informatics technology company Pen CS has launched its latest clinical audit tool that helps determine the possibility of a patient turning up unplanned to a hospital over 12 months. The Risk of Hospitalisation Report function on the Pen CS CAT platform uses a predictive risk algorithm…. From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more