Category: AI

A bill that could let AI prescribe drugs

A U.S. House committee is considering a bill that would allow AI to prescribe medications to patients.

AI in action: How 5 health systems are using the technology

Health systems across the U.S. are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to enhance patient care, streamline operations and reduce administrative burdens. 

How St. Luke's got a 10x better deal on AI

The advancement of healthcare generative AI and more competition in that market helped Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System secure a better deal for the technology.

Why an IT executive got a box of chocolates for an AI project

Denver Health has had a “smooth rollout” with an “intuitive” AI technology that clinicians have loved, an IT leader told Becker’s. So much so he got a box of chocolates from one of them.

AdventHealth's AI chief aims to cut through the 'uncertainty' of AI in healthcare

AdventHealth, based in Altamonte Springs, Fla., has appointed Rob Purinton as its first chief artificial intelligence officer, a newly created role aimed at reducing uncertainty around AI while guiding the health system’s overall strategy for using the…

Oregon bill would ban AI nurses

An Oregon state representative has introduced a bill that would outlaw AI nurses.

Top AI-powered speech solutions for healthcare: KLAS

Abridge and Microsoft’s DAX Copilot are leading the race for AI-powered ambient speech solutions in healthcare, thanks to their deep integration with Epic’s EHR and high customer satisfaction, a Feb. 5 KLAS report found.

'The future of hospital rooms': Inside UT Health's new $472M facility

UT Health San Antonio’s new $472 million hospital has rooms outfitted with technology that allows for virtual visits with up to six people and high-resolution cameras that can tell what medications a patient is taking.

AI is 'coming at us in 1,000 different ways': MultiCare's innovation strategy

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System employs a targeted strategy for AI investments, its innovation chief told Becker’s.

'Let's make our physicians superhuman': How Christ Hospital uses AI in Epic

Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network is one of the first health systems to adopt an AI platform from Epic that has helped detect lung cancer in several patients.