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.
Events - Happening Now
AI @ HLTH Pavilion
When: October 20-23, 2024
Where: The Venetian Expo Center, Las Vegas NV
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HLTH is on a mission to demystify the use of AI in healthcare by convening the forerunners in this technology for demonstrations and collaborative dialogue covering real-world use cases.
New this year, the AI @ HLTH Pavilion is a destination in the exhibition hall where HLTH attendees will experience live interactive demonstrations around specific use cases for AI in healthcare.
In the News
Global healthcare AI innovator Qure.ai completes $65 million Series D funding round led by Lightspeed and 360 One Asset
Qure.ai, a global healthcare AI innovator, has announced the completion of a $65 million Series D funding round. The investment will expedite expansion into the US market and other geographies, increase investment into foundational AI models and enable complementary med-tech company acquisitions.
Wolters Kluwer’s AI-powered UpToDate Enterprise Edition expands value, enhancements for clinicians and healthcare leaders
Wolters Kluwer Health continues to transform healthcare delivery with a more robust AI-powered UpToDate® Enterprise Edition solution, built to help providers make more tailored patient care decisions and healthcare leaders to improve care with data-driven insights. Demonstrations will be in booth #3219 at HLTH 2024, held October 21-23 in Las Vegas.
Inovalon Launches AI-Powered Converged Record Review To Improve Risk Score Accuracy for Health Plans
Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, announced the launch of its AI-powered Converged Record Review, a new SaaS solution designed to help health plans streamline the risk adjustment process with advanced technologies and analytics. By automating the identification of medical records with and without clinical documentation value, the solution reduces unnecessary manual medical record reviews by up to 50% and helps direct resources to better focus on medical records that are highly likely to have valid diagnosis documentation, boosting accuracy and efficiency, while also reducing wasted time and lowering costs associated with risk adjustment programs.
Modivcare Boosts Health Care Experiences with Genesys Cloud AI
Genesys®, a global cloud company in AI-powered experience orchestration, announced Modivcare, a top provider of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), monitoring and personal in-home care, is transforming support for its 34 million members with the Genesys Cloud™ platform. To execute its digital-first strategy, Modivcare turned to the AI-powered experience orchestration capabilities of Genesys Cloud. Today, Genesys Cloud supports Modivcare teammates who efficiently and securely manage 2.2 million monthly calls and email and messaging conversations through a single unified desktop.
Clarify Health Launches Industry’s First AI-Powered Predictive Analytics Solution for Provider Network Creators
Clarify Health an award-winning healthcare data and analytics company, announced the launch of the Clarify Performance IQ Suite, the world’s first fully AI-enabled application that spans cost, quality, and utilization assessment to deliver opportunity analytics. Leveraging advanced machine learning and natural language processing, the Performance IQ Suite empowers health plans and others with unparalleled insights to contain costs, improve care quality, and gain a competitive edge.
Newly Improved Analytics Maturity Assessment Model (AMAM) Centered on Patient Outcomes to Improve AI Strategy, Data Governance, Analytics
HIMSS recently launched a newly upgraded Analytics Maturity Assessment Model (AMAM), a framework that helps health systems evaluate and improve their analytics strategy, data governance, and supports the effective use of artificial intelligence technology.
Imperial College London Study Finds Eko Health AI Predicts Patients With High Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events
Eko Health, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence (AI) for early detection of heart and lung diseases, announced a new independent study from researchers at Imperial College London that demonstrated how AI can identify patients with significantly higher risk of experiencing major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart attacks and heart failure. Researchers used Eko Health’s FDA-cleared and UKCA-marked Low Ejection Fraction AI to conduct the study, which reinforced the power of Eko’s AI for early detection while also showing its potential to improve cardiovascular care in both clinical and remote settings.
Wellsheet and Wolters Kluwer Collaborate to Integrate AI-Powered Clinical Workflows with UpToDate
Wellsheet, an innovator in AI-powered clinical workflows, announced a collaboration to integrate trusted evidence-based content from UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health’s market leading clinical decision support solution (CDS) into Wellsheet’s Smart EHR UI application. The combination of the two products aims to streamline access to critical clinical information, reduce cognitive burden, and enhance patient care by empowering clinicians with the tools they need at the point of care.
Products
Mila Health Launches AI-Powered Provider Assistant to Close Care Gaps
Mila Health, a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced the launch of Mila, a state-of-the-art, AI-powered provider assistant that automates patient-provider interactions and closes patients’ care gaps. Healthcare providers use Mila to autonomously guide patients to manage chronic and other conditions, lowering no-show rates while reducing manual effort.
Luma Health Announces Spark, Multi-Model Generative AI to Tackle Staff Work and Get Patients the Care They Need More Efficiently
Luma Health announces the release of its new AI, named Spark, and the first two new AI-powered products in its industry-leading Patient Success Platform™. Spark uses multi-model generative AI to address some of the most common operational challenges for health systems, including high call volume and manual fax processing, which create delays in care and require up-staffing expensive call centers. The new technology represents an innovative use of AI applied to health systems’ biggest pain points in patient access.
Newly Improved Analytics Maturity Assessment Model Centered on Patient Outcomes to Improve AI Strategy, Data Governance, Analytics
HIMSS recently launched a newly upgraded Analytics Maturity Assessment Model (AMAM), a framework that helps health systems evaluate and improve their analytics strategy, data governance, and supports the effective use of artificial intelligence technology.
Verbal launches AI-powered QA, training, and documentation tools for Zoom virtual care visits
Launch brings Verbal’s AI tools to the nation’s most popular telehealth platform. Verbal, a leading voice in AI-enhanced virtual care operations, announced the launch of Verbal’s AI tool suite in the Zoom app marketplace.
NextGen Healthcare Introduces AI-Driven Ambient Listening Innovation for Ophthalmologists and Optometrists
NextGen Healthcare announced that its AI-driven ambient listening solution NextGen® Ambient Assist is now available to ophthalmologists and optometrists. NextGen Ambient Assist saves medical professionals up to two hours of documentation time per day by transcribing patient-provider conversations in real time and leveraging AI to summarize patient encounters within 60 seconds of a visit.
SPRY Launches First-of-Its-Kind BI and Fax AI Tools for Rehab Therapy Clinics at APTA 2024
SPRY Therapeutics, creator of rehab therapy’s first fully integrated AI-powered EMR, announced that it will introduce SPRY BI and Fax AI at the upcoming APTA Private Practice 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. These advanced features, including the industry’s first business intelligence tool tailored for small and medium-sized clinics, are designed to streamline clinic operations and enhance efficiency.
To Read
International Multi-site Study of Ibex Medical Analytics’ AI-powered Solution Demonstrates Improved HER2 Biomarker Scoring in Breast Cancer
Ibex Medical Analytics, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cancer diagnostics company, announced the publication of a clinical study evaluating Ibex Breast HER2 in a peer-reviewed journal, JCO Precision Oncology. Showcasing the remarkable capabilities of Ibex’s AI technology, the manuscript, titled “Fully Automated Artificial Intelligence Solution for HER2 Immunohistochemistry Scoring in Breast Cancer: A Multireader Study”, demonstrates that this “zero-click” decision-support tool for pathologists results in highly accurate, reproducible, and efficient delineation of HER2 expression into four standard scores: 0, 1+, 2+ and 3+, based on the 2023 ASCO/CAP guidelines, including the highly subjective and challenging HER2-low cases.
AI could cure what ails healthcare insurance experience, but personal touch is still vital, Talkdesk survey finds
An overwhelming 91% of consumers consider customer service when deciding whether to stay with their current healthcare insurance plan or switch providers, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Talkdesk®, Inc., a global provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer experience (CX) technology that serves enterprises of all sizes. The data also found the potential for AI to address several ongoing service challenges.