The latest news in healthcare-related artificial intelligence is being covered by MedAI Roundup. In a recent study, ChatGPT-4 answered 85% of complicated medical oncology exam questions correctly, as reported by JAMA Network Open. Amazon is also working on a new AI model to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has released a draft framework for the development and deployment of AI in healthcare, which is open for a 60-day public review and comment period. Additionally, the American College of Physicians released a policy position paper advocating for new AI tools to complement clinicians’ decision-making rather than completely replace it, as published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
The American College of Radiology has launched a national AI quality assurance program for radiology facilities, aiming to ensure high standards in the field. Health officials in California are exploring the use of generative AI tools to translate large amounts of health-related documents and websites into various languages, including Spanish.
AI technology has been rapidly expanding into rural healthcare systems across the United States, making healthcare more accessible and efficient in these areas, as reported by STAT News. NIH researchers have developed an AI tool that uses routine clinical data like blood test results to predict whether a patient’s cancer will respond to immunotherapy. Another AI tool has been successful in predicting cardiac events at least 10 years in advance, as noted in The Lancet.
Microsoft’s Nuance Communications has partnered with Indiana-based Community Health Network to bring AI tools like an ambient clinical documentation platform to 200 sites across the state. Abridge has also announced an expanded partnership with CHRISTUS Health in Texas to further enhance healthcare services in the region.
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