Category: AI

AIMed have announced the finalists for this year’s shark tank competition, which will take place on Thursday May 26 as part of the live AIMed Global Summit in San Francisco, CA. The finalists will have the opportunity to present to a high level panel of healthcare VCs and industry experts. “I have been doing the…

“AI will not replace clinicians but clinicians who use AI will replace clinicians who don’t.” Dr Bertalan Meskó, PhD Join us in recapping the latest discussion on enabling smarter, artificial intelligence powered cardiac screening to optimize program quality, physician workflow efficiency and identify patients at-risk for sudden cardiac arrest. The exclusive webinar, hosted by Vizient…

The Vector Institute’s Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari on the serious ethical concerns around racial bias in AI models. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based medical image diagnostic tools are trained to yield diagnostic labels from medical images. Recently, these tools have demonstrated radiologist-level performance in disease diagnosis, which makes them a clear case for deployment. In training these tools, a…

“Machine learning is based on a number of earlier building blocks, starting with classical statistics.” Dorian Pyle, data expert, McKinsey This is an excellent and timely opinion piece in Frontiers of Digital Health which opines on the difference between artificial intelligence and statistics in the published healthcare literature. It is interesting to note that it…

Rad AI has been included in the annual Black Book™ survey, celebrating 50 emerging solutions which are methodically challenging the healthcare technology status quo. Nearly 4,000 executives, professionals and consultants from healthcare providers, payers, vendors, advisory firms, investment banks and venture capital organizations assessed emerging solutions on their individual ability to contribute to a more…

How the Utah-based medical group uses AI to identify medical wastage and make huge savings   “In the past, most health systems would save money by cutting out devices or procedures that cost the most,” observes Dr. David Skarda, Medical Director for Center for Value-Based Surgery at Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based, not-for-profit medical group with…

A pioneer of AI in medicine and translational biomedical informatics, Professor Jack Li reflects on his stellar career, the impact of AI in patient safety and prevention, and the value of international cooperation for biomedical informatics development across the globe. What initially sparked your interest in medicine? I was pretty intrigued by human biology and…

“No journey is too long with the right company, the right mindset and the right determination to kill it till you win it.” Nishant Bhat, artist We discussed last week the steps of the journey towards a center of AI in a health system. Here are  5 additional considerations for such a center to become…

Biases in artificial intelligence will aim to be eradicated in a world first as the NHS in England trials a new approach to the ethical adoption of AI in healthcare. Algorithmic Impact Assessments (AIAs) designed by the Ada Lovelace Institute will be piloted to support researchers and developers to assess the possible risks and biases…

With the use of AI, Belgian company Icometrix is on a mission to give radiological reports a brand new look    “For centuries, doctors would use ants, smell, or even taste a person’s urine to determine the amount of blood glucose present for diabetes diagnosis,” says Wim Van Hecke, co-Founder and CEO of Belgian MedTech company…

Superhero radiologist David Gruen speaks to AIMed about his journey through medicine and artificial intelligence, the future of radiology, and the importance of retaining focus on the patient. What initially sparked your interest in medicine? When I was a very young kid, I had my heart set on being Batman when I grew up—or, at…