Mike Miliard

By expanding DAX Express, hosted in Microsoft's Azure OpenAI, into EHR workflows, the goal is to reduce "what used to be hours of time for clinical documentation to mere seconds," says one CIO.

The newest batch of health systems to receive funding to examine their clinicians' patterns of electronic health record use include Brigham and Women’s, MedStar, UCSF and Yale School of Medicine.

The health system is prioritizing "patient safety, privacy and ethical considerations" as it pushes forward to realize positive impacts from artificial intelligence and machine learning, says CIO Cris Ross.

The research, which builds on a training approach similar to that of ChatGPT, uses image-based modeling for ECG analysis – potentially enabling more effective heart function assessment and diagnosis of heart attacks and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

New initiatives launched by the White House include an updated strategic plan for artificial intelligence from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and a new RFI seeking input on mitigating AI risks.

While the World Health Organization says it's "enthusiastic about the appropriate use" of large language models such as ChatGPT, it has deep concerns about artificial intelligence being used in "safe, effective, and ethical ways."

"We're aiming to cut through the buzz around AI in healthcare to prove the promise and positive impact of this exciting technology for improving patient outcomes."

Improved drug discovery and innovations in personalized treatments are among the goals for the new Target and Lead Identification Suite and Multiomics Suite.

In pursuit of more accurate and equitable AI models, the health system is broadening the distributed network to include de-identified datasets in Brazil, Israel and Canada.

Its new Hospital Safety Grade report shows rates of healthcare-associated infections CLABSI, MRSA and CAUTI with double-digit increases. Meanwhile, safety-related patient experience ratings have declined.