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
Myriad Systems Bolsters AI Capabilities to Help Private Practices Enhance Revenue Cycle Management and Regulatory Compliance
Myriad Systems, a provider of comprehensive practice management software and services for private practices, announces extensive artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements to significantly minimize the time and effort required to reduce accounts receivable and comply with healthcare regulations. The new capabilities also help physicians clearly address patients’ demands for a deeper understanding of costs..
Techstars, Johns Hopkins University, and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to Bring Healthcare AI Accelerator to Baltimore
Techstars, Johns Hopkins University, and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) announced a collaboration to launch a new healthcare accelerator program designed to support early-stage entrepreneurs building pathways to better care through artificial intelligence.
AISAP’s CARDIO AI-powered Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnostic Assessment Software Receives FDA Clearance
AISAP, a medical technology company developing AI-powered Point-of-Care Assisted Diagnosis solutions to transform medical ultrasound, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for its first-of-a-kind, AI-powered AISAP CARDIO point-of-care ultrasound software platform.
Firefly Neuroscience Forms Strategic Partnership with Neurology Consultants of Dallas to Enhance Early Detection Efforts and Disease Management for Patients with Cognitive Disorders
Firefly Neuroscience, Inc., an AI technology company developing innovative neuroscientific solutions that improve brain health outcomes for patients with mental illnesses and neurological disorders, announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with the Neurology Consultants of Dallas to help enhance early detection efforts and disease management for patients suffering from cognitive decline. NCD will incorporate Firefly’s Brain Network Analytics technology into its patient workflow and conduct clinical studies aimed at identifying biomarkers for predicting the onset of dementia that can potentially optimize patient care pathways.
Stryker Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire care.ai, a Leading Virtual Care and Ambient Intelligence Solutions Platform
Stryker, a global company in medical technologies, announced a definitive agreement to acquire care.ai, a privately held company specializing in delivering AI-assisted virtual care workflows, smart room technology and ambient intelligence solutions. The acquisition will strengthen Stryker’s growing healthcare IT offering and wirelessly connected medical device portfolio.
Seqera announces acquisition of Tinybio to empower scientists through AI
Seqera, a platform for scientific data analysis in the life sciences space and creator of Nextflow, announced that it has acquired Tinybio, an NYC-based tech-bio startup known for its AI-integrated scientific tools focused on executing pipelines and analyses via natural language processing (NLP). This acquisition strengthens Seqera’s vision of building a robust, online community that empowers scientists with the latest tools and resources.
John Snow Labs Launches Automated Testing for Responsible AI—the First No-Code Tool to Test and Evaluate Custom Language Models
John Snow Labs, the AI for healthcare company, announced the release of Automated Responsible AI Testing Capabilities in the Generative AI Lab. This is a first-of-its-kind no-code tool to test and evaluate the safety and efficacy of custom language models. It enables non-technical domain experts to define, run, and share test suites for AI model bias, fairness, robustness, and accuracy.
Products
Qventus Launches AI Operational Assistants to Reduce Administrative Burden and Enhance Patient Care
Qventus, a provider of AI-based software that automates care operations, launched the industry’s first AI Operational Assistants designed to empower frontline staff to work at the top of their license by completing administrative tasks for them. Serving as a vital partner to key healthcare staff, these AI-powered digital assistants bridge the data-to-action gap by analyzing complex healthcare data in real-time, identifying operational inefficiencies, predicting patient needs, and taking specific actions.
GE HealthCare Showcases Latest AI-Enhanced Cardiology Solutions to Enable Real-Time Cardiac Imaging and Assessments at the Point of Care at ESC 2024
GE HealthCare announced the CE marks of its Vscan Air™ SL wireless handheld ultrasound system with Caption AI™ (Vscan Air SL with Caption AI), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software for rapid cardiac assessments at the point of care, as well as ECG-less Cardiac computed tomography (CT) scanning on its Revolution Apex™ platform, which allows clinicians to acquire cardiac images without the aid of the patients’ electrocardiogram (ECG) signal/trace.
LambdaTest introduces KaneAI: the first end-to-end AI test agent, pioneering a new era in quality engineering
LambdaTest, a cloud-based unified testing platform has launched KaneAI, the world’s first end-to-end software AI Test Agent. It’s a Unique approach to author, debug, and evolve end to end tests using natural language that will revolutionize the way teams create, manage, and execute automated tests.
Talkdesk Extends Epic Workshop Innovation with Embedded Solutions to Unlock Greater Patient Experiences
Talkdesk®, Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer experience (CX) technology that serves enterprises of all sizes, announced that Talkdesk Copilot™, available as part of the Healthcare Experience Cloud™, is the first Talkdesk AI contact center product to be directly embedded in Epic’s Cheers customer relationship management (CRM) suite.
EPX.Global Announces AI-Enabled Technology Suite for Member Health, Peak Performance
EPX, the groundbreaking social and business networking acceleration platform, home to a diverse group of extraordinary members, announced the launch of two significant health innovations: EPX Health by Shae, a breakthrough AI-powered peak performance optimization app available to all members and an exclusive, in-depth health transformation system known as Catapult for Health.
Caregility Releases First Edge-Based Computer Vision AI Capability for Healthcare
Caregility Corporation, an enterprise telehealth leader dedicated to connecting care for patients and clinicians everywhere, is excited to announce the release of new fall risk detection capability in its iObserver solution. Hospital care teams use iObserver for continuous observation of patients at risk of self-harm or falls. The new artificial intelligence (AI) capability, developed natively by Caregility, uses computer vision to analyze visual information, detect fall risks, and alert caregivers accordingly.
John Snow Labs Announces Turnkey Deployment of Medical Language Models as Private API Endpoints, Boosting Efficiency, Security, and Compliance
John Snow Labs, the AI for healthcare company, announced the release of API Endpoints for medical language models on AWS SageMaker, Databricks Marketplace, and Snowflake Marketplace. This development brings John Snow Labs’ state-of-the-art healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) models to a wider audience through a simplified, secure API integration process.
To Read
CHIME Unveils Comprehensive AI Principles to Guide Healthcare Transformation
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has unveiled a comprehensive set of ten AI principles designed to ensure ethical and effective implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. These principles aim to enhance patient care, support healthcare providers, and foster innovation while maintaining robust safeguards and trust among patients and providers.
Federation of State Medical Boards
Navigating the Responsible and Ethical Incorporation of Artificial Intelligence into Clinical Practice – Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds tremendous potential to aid healthcare providers in diagnosis, treatment selection, clinical documentation, and other tasks to improve quality, access, and efficiency. However, these technologies introduce risks if deployed without proper “guardrails” and understanding which may impact considerations in clinical practice as well as regulatory processes of state medical boards. By taking a proactive and standardized governance approach anchored in ethical principles, state medical boards can promote safe and effective integration of AI, in its various forms, while prioritizing patient wellbeing.