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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…