Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada are set to pilot an artificial intelligence scribe tool in three local emergency departments, with the aim of reducing the administrative burden of record-keeping on doctors and ultimately support them to deliver “better patient care”. The tool utilises AI based on large […]
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Launching the HTN AI and Data Awards!
We are excited to launch our new awards programme, designed to showcase and celebrate how artificial and data technologies are making a difference to staff, patients and citizens across health and care. To get involved, choose one of our categories listed below and tell us about your AI or data […]
Fraser Health, Canada, to introduce AI and machine learning to help manage demand and scheduling
Fraser Health, Canada, has shared plans to introduce three AI and machine learning solutions to help predict demand and manage scheduling across its Eagle Ridge and Burnaby Hospitals. The collaboration with Deloitte is one of nine Canadian health projects to receive $21 million in funding “to pioneer the deployment of […]
$70 million raised to accelerate development of US-based Suki’s AI technology
US-based AI technology provider Suki has announced that it has raised $70 million in new funding for its mission to “make healthcare technology invisible and assistive with an AI platform that powers the industry”. The new funding brings the total raised to $165 million, which Suki says will help boost […]
University of Illinois Chicago leads AI project to unify data
The University of Illinois Chicago is set to lead a project in collaboration with the University of Iowa, University of Missouri, Loyola University, Microsoft and Tackle AI which will see artificial intelligence utilised to unify data from a range of health professions. The purpose of the project is create novel […]
Finnish/US collaboration to leverage AI and digital twins to aid in cancer drug discovery
A new collaboration is to see the use of AI and digital twin technology in discovering and developing new treatments for cancer. The agreement between Orion Corporation, a Finnish pharmaceutical company, and Aitia, an AI-enabled biotech company based in Massachusetts, will see the creation of “Gemini Digital Twins” to combine […]
UNICEF reports on digital transformation highlighting AI, security and children’s health data
UNICEF’s Annual State of Digital Transformation report for 2024 has been published, citing the importance of maintaining “momentum on the inclusion of children in digital transformation”, and highlighting progress and key aims around AI, gender and tech, cybersecurity and children’s health data. Three projects or areas where progress has been […]
Urgences-santé Quebec announces AI initiative to enhance pre-hospital care planning
Public emergency medical service Urgences-santé Quebec has announced a new AI initiative aiming to help optimise prehospital care planning in the wake of an increase in pre-hospital care demands placing Quebec’s emergency services under “growing pressure”. With demand predicted to increase by 10 percent by 2033, Urgences-santé Quebec has partnered […]
NY’s Mount Sinai Health System and IBM Research launch PREDiCTOR AI study
New York’s Mount Sinai Health System has announced a new research collaboration with IBM Research, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, and Deliberate AI, using AI and behavioural data to predict outcomes such as treatment discontinuation, hospitalisations, and ED visits for young people seeking mental health evaluation and treatment. The […]
Interview: Sabria Lagoun, former programme manager at Health Hub Vienna and AI innovation manager at MSD Österreich
For a recent interview, we caught up with Sabria Lagoun, former programme manager at Health Hub Vienna, and current AI innovation manager at MSD Österreich, to talk about all things digital and health in Austria. Talking about her background, Sabria told us that she is originally French-Algerian and initially moved […]