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More than two-thirds of the health system's abdominal CTs, chest MRIs and PET-CTs now have interactive links to key findings – and radiologists are finding that capability hugely useful, its associate CMIO reports.
Anjali Kataria, Mytonomy CEO and cofounder, says that content streaming and AI can empower patients at home and help hospitals and health systems improve their patient education materials as they reduce the time nurses spend answering questions.
The healthcare giant will expand its work with Google to help automate workflows and streamline documentation for ED physicians, among other initial use cases.
According to the UK's Dr Shafi Ahmed, to meet the workforce squeeze, health systems need to plan better, change training radically and introduce flexible career paths that allow for periods of teaching or innovating.
"As AI capabilities continue to improve, health systems will be able to provide a more seamless, coordinated and comprehensive experience for each patient," says the chief technology officer of BD.
Also, Hong Kong is pushing innovation to further digitise public health.
The Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University show how a natural language processing system can "read" and identify keywords or phrases that indicate housing or financial needs while it performs accurately.
Digital twin technology can equip clinicians with the ability to predict adverse outcomes – whether in health or operations – and in turn enable early interventions, says Dr. Mohamed Rehman of Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.