AI

The future of EMR systems is powered by AI, according to Oracle Health APAC's chief clinical CIO Michael Draheim.

Latest studies have demonstrated high AI accuracies in predicting cancer recurrence and spotting minor colon polyps.

Challenges such as workforce shortages that are not getting any better and tight funding are driving the healthcare industry toward AI deployment, says Rob Havasy, HIMSS senior director of informatics strategy.

It is now being tested at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.

The app has demonstrated 93% accuracy in a nationwide study involving nearly 1,800 seniors.

The company says the model excels in healthcare applications, outperforming previous models on real-world clinical tasks and is already being adopted by healthcare companies.

Clinicians need to have integrity with how they present AI tools to their teams, focusing on how those tools can solve problems, says Josh Wymer, chief health information and data strategy officer at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

When implementing AI-powered assistants and ambient technologies, it is essential to know if what you are buying is an actual assistant and if it has features beyond just clinical documentation, says Punit Soni, founder and CEO of Suki.

The struggle is that "you can't just plop something in the middle of a system even though it has good effectiveness and expect people to change their behavior or trust it," says Dr. Cole Zanetti at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The alliance will integrate AI-powered health agents into Eucalyptus' portfolio, including the company's Juniper weight management clinic.