Our monthly report on AI, ML, DL, and NLP in healthcare looks at who, what, where, and how the use of artificial intelligence is changing healthcare for the better. We will bring you some of the latest news and product information along with thought leader posts and our AI playlist of episodes from Healthcare NOW Radio.
In the News
PriMALE Health Rolls Out eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR, Sunoh.ai Medical AI Scribe, and healow Patient Engagement Solutions
eClinicalWorks®, the largest ambulatory cloud EHR, announced that PriMALE Health, a Texas-based clinic dedicated to men’s health, selected eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR and patient engagement solution, healow, to enhance efficiency, improve patient engagement, and reduce operational costs. The practice will also adopt AI-powered ambient listening technology and medical AI scribe, Sunoh.ai, to streamline clinical documentation.
Viz.ai and NICO Corporation Announce Collaboration to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Viz.ai, an AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination company, announced a collaboration with NICO Corporation (NICO), a company in modern minimally-invasive interventional technologies for neurosurgery, to improve the lives of patients with intracerebral hemorrhages.
ModMed & Medtronic Collaborate to Drive Efficiencies in Documenting Colonoscopies Using AI
Practice technology and EHR pioneer ModMed® announced that it will collaborate with Medtronic, the world’s largest medtech company, to enhance the documentation of polyp detection by utilizing the AI capabilities of the GI Genius system sold by Medtronic.
Greenway Health and Ambient AI Assistant, Nabla, Partner to Reduce Administrative Burden and Improve Patient Engagement for Clinicians
Greenway Health, a health information technology services provider, announced its strategic partnership with prominent AI assistant and ambient clinical documentation partner, Nabla, forming its newest solution – Greenway Clinical Assist™.
Primary Care Medical Partners Selects eClinicalWorks AI Solutions and Sunoh.ai to Save Time on Documentation and Reduce Physician Burnout
eClinicalWorks®, the largest ambulatory cloud EHR and first AI-driven EHR, announced that Primary Care Medical Partners selected eClinicalWorks AI solutions and Sunoh.ai to streamline clinical workflows, reduce burnout and improve patient care. Sunoh.ai, the revolutionary AI-powered, EHR-agnostic, ambient listening technology, will be available to Primary Care Medical Partners through eClinicalWorks’ integration with Sunoh.ai.
Innovaccer Launches AI Advisory Board to Drive Advances in Artificial Intelligence
Innovaccer Inc., the data platform company, announced the launch of its AI Advisory Board, comprised of technology and healthcare industry experts including Rohini Kosoglu, Dheeraj Pandey, Mike Abbott, and Alex Gorelik. This addition to its Strategic Advisory Board highlights Innovaccer’s commitment to innovation as it harnesses the potential of AI in healthcare to help providers rediscover the joy of care.
Accolade Wins 2024 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award
Accolade, Inc. announced it has been named a winner of the Business Intelligence Group’s Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program for its application of Natural Language Processing. This award recognizes companies leveraging AI technology to solve real-world problems. Accolade is one of the only healthcare organizations recognized this year for excellence in AI.
Products
GE HealthCare Introduces AI-Enhanced Voluson Signature 20 and 18 Ultrasound Systems to Advance Women’s Health Imaging
GE HealthCare announced the launch of the Voluson Signature 20 and 18 ultrasound systems, which comprehensively integrate artificial intelligence, advanced tools and an ergonomic design to speed exam time for clinicians while delivering a clearer picture of various conditions impacting women’s health. These latest systems combine high-performance hardware with flexible scalable software to help increase clinicians’ confidence in their diagnostic and treatment determinations.
Cured by Innovaccer Launches AI-Powered Healthcare Experience Platform (HXP) to Fuel Holistic Consumer Experience
Cured by Innovaccer Inc., announces the launch of the Healthcare Experience Platform (HXP)—a comprehensive solution powered by AI to ignite patient engagement and revenue growth. The announcement comes on the back of Innovaccer’s acquisition of Cured with the goal of collaborating to accelerate innovation for patient experiences and outcomes.
HubStar Launches AI-Powered Space Management Technology to Transform Healthcare Capacity Optimization and Planning
With capacity management becoming increasingly important for healthcare providers, HubStar – an advanced workplace technology company – has introduced new AI-powered space management features which accurately measure and optimize hospital capacity.
Wolters Kluwer Introduces Regulatory Audit Module to Improve Risk Adjustment Audit Validation Rates Using AI
Health plans are under greater scrutiny, navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates $4.7 billion will be recovered from Risk Adjustment Data Validation audits, including extrapolation, from 2023 through 2032. To help mitigate this risk, Wolters Kluwer Health has introduced the Regulatory Audit Module as part of its Risk Adjustment solution.
FDA Clears First AI to Aid Heart Failure Detection During Routine Check-ups
Eko Health, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence (AI) for early detection of heart and lung diseases, announces FDA clearance for its Low EF detection AI. For the first time, U.S. healthcare providers can now detect Low EF, a key heart failure indicator, in 15 seconds using an Eko stethoscope during a routine physical examination. This leap in early detection marks both a significant medical innovation and a new era in the detection of cardiovascular disease.
TrueRx: AI-Powered Monitoring and Alert System Is the Industry’s First Prescription for Fraud
DrFirst’s new prescription monitoring solution – TrueRx – will give the nation’s pharmacies their first-ever standardized alert system to protect against prescriber identity and prescription fraud. Backed by AI-enabled digital fingerprint technology, the health tech pioneer’s latest, patent-pending innovation shores up a longstanding point of vulnerability: the risk of a prescriber’s identity information being used by bad actors to gain access to medical credentials and commit prescription fraud. There has been no system to aid pharmacists who receive fraudulent prescriptions.
Nextech Demos Patient Journey Innovations with Artificial Intelligence for Specialty Practices
Nextech, a comprehensive technology solutions company for specialty physician practices, unveiled multiple transformative artificial intelligence solutions in its software. CEO Bill Lucchini demonstrated the technologies during his keynote session delivered at the kickoff of Nextech’s 10th annual EDGE user conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Events to Consider
Ai4 2024
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August 12-14,2024, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Ai4 2024 is the world’s largest gathering of artificial intelligence leaders in business. Join thousands of executives and technology innovators at the epicenter of the AI community.
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To Read
Wolters Kluwer Survey: Over Two-Thirds of U.S. Physicians Have Changed Their Mind, Now Viewing GenAI as Beneficial in Healthcare
A new Wolters Kluwer Health survey recently released finds that 40% of U.S. physicians are ready to use generative AI (GenAI) this year when interacting with patients at the point-of-care. The findings reflect a rapid acceptance of the new technology more broadly, with 68% saying they have changed their views over the last year, and are now more likely to think that GenAI would be beneficial to healthcare.