Category: AI

Large language models like ChatGPT have performed well on medical exams, but they struggle with diagnostic accuracy in real-world clinical interactions. 

The rapid pace of AI development has left government regulators struggling to keep up. This challenge has opened the door for industry-led initiatives such as the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), led by Brian Anderson, MD, Politico reported Jan. 1.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center will launch the Dragon Ambient Experience (DAX) Copilot, an AI-powered clinical documentation tool integrated with Epic, on Jan. 15.

Many of the largest U.S. health systems increasingly pivoted toward artificial intelligence in 2024 for tasks such as clinical documentation and physician inbox management.

In 2024, major health systems embraced artificial intelligence across various applications, including easing documentation burdens, revenue cycle, and addressing claims denials.

Ambient clinical documentation will be commonplace in healthcare three years from now, according to Chero Goswami, chief information and digital officer at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Montefiore Health System has begun rolling out Microsoft’s DAX Copilot, an ambient clinical documentation tool, at its primary care locations in the Bronx and Hudson Valley.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health inked a partnership with Abridge, an artificial intelligence company focused on clinical documentation.

Amazon’s One Medical is leveraging AI to ease the workload on physicians, Politico reported Dec. 4.

Nurses have had mixed feelings about the rise of artificial intelligence in healthcare, from excitement over its potential for improving care to apprehension about it coming in between them and patients.