The U.S. government and the European Union both realize the need for measured control over the latest technology. Implement too many regulations too quickly and you stifle innovation. Move too slowly and you risk harm from irresponsible players in the field. By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst…
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Current health information technology innovation news and information
Can Large Language Models Offer Intelligent Clinical Reasoning?
At face value, LLMs seem to exhibit the logical, analytical skills of experienced clinicians. But trying to comprehend what’s “under the hood” remains a challenge. By Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, and John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform. Shakespeare once said “All that glitters is not gold.” Many…
Prompt Engineering Can Improve the Performance of Generative AI
No sensible clinician would ever allow a large language model to replace them at the bedside, but those who want to use these digital tools to supplement their decision making might benefit from prompt engineering. By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform.…
Knowledge Graphs Can Move Healthcare into the Future
The term knowledge graph may not be part of your everyday vocabulary, but if you are interested in digital health, it’s worth taking a closer look. By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform and Paul Cerrato, MA, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform. IBM defines a knowledge graph (KG) as “a…
Understanding Retrieval-Augmented Generation
This digital tool may help healthcare professionals obtain safer, more reliable replies to their large language model prompts. By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform. With so many thought leaders raising concerns about the possibility of large language models (LLMs) fabricating data…
Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Brings Gastroenterology into the Future
Despite some skepticism about the usefulness of AI in clinical medicine, there’s ample evidence to show CAD-assisted colonoscopy can save lives. John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. Gastroenterology is one of the specialties that has shown the most promise…
Are You Willing to Change Your Mind?
The history of medicine is filled with “expert” resistance to change. Marching in the brave parade of innovators who buck the system may sting, but the rewards usually outweigh the risks. John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. Fear’s a…
The Algorithmically Underserved Need Our Attention
Three patient populations are underrepresented in the AI models currently being developed. There are several practical solutions to the problem. By John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform; Nigam Shah, M.B.B.S., Chief Data Scientist, Stanford Healthcare; Suchi Saria, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and Paul Cerrato, M.A., senior research analyst and communications specialist,…
Giving Patients a Stronger Voice
We can empower patients by providing high quality educational materials, encouraging medical self-care, and by finding ways to incorporate patient-generated health data into clinical practice. John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article. “I started feeling like a mechanic working on…
The Transformative Power of Conversational Technologies – Part I
Enabled by natural language processing, these digital tools are slowly finding their way into clinical practice. Despite the potential to make it easier to navigate an EHR system, they come with problems of their own. By Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform and John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform…
Mayo Clinic Platform_Discover: Actionable Insights from Clinical Data
Technologies like AI have the potential to completely transform how patient care is delivered. Whether it be to diagnose a disease, help with physician burnout, or develop a more accurate appointment scheduling tool, the possibilities seem limitless. For all of this to be possible, AI developers must access large amounts of health care data to…
Discovering Hidden Treasure Within EHR Data
One of the privileges we enjoy working in digital health is the opportunity to use state-of-the-art AI tools to unearth actionable insights from millions of patient records, without compromising their privacy. By John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform Discovering hidden patterns is…