Using AI for Operating Room Scheduling
Operating room scheduling is a challenging task. With so many different patient needs and surgical specialties, countless factors exist to create an effective and efficient operating schedule. For example, some patients may need longer recovery times after surgery, or some surgeons may have more complex procedures that inherently require more time. Because of these complexities, […]
How Tesla’s Bot Could Revolutionize AI
An exciting announcement was made not too long ago at Telsa AI Day held on August 19, 2021. CEO Elon Musk, known for his groundbreaking innovations in space flight, electric vehicles, solar panels and even flamethrowers – unveiled Tesla’s new project known as the “Tesla Bot”. Already spurring an increase in hiring at Tesla, the […]
Why Use Remote Therapeutics Monitoring?
Digital health innovations such as mHealth or remote patient monitoring promise a bright future for healthcare delivery. However, at scale, patients, clinicians and healthcare organizations alike are running into headwinds due to insurance reimbursement challenges. As a mobile applications development organization firmly committed to supporting mHealth app development, we’ve seen a substantial increase in the […]
When’s the Right Time to Incorporate AI?
If you survey the average American on when they expect artificial intelligence to make an impact in their daily lives, you’re likely to get a response of something along the lines of ‘five to ten years down the road’. And of course, this projection of a reality immersed with artificial intelligence technology looks something like […]
Can AI Rid the World of Disease?
In late 2020, Alphabet – the parent company of Google – solved one of biology’s most challenging problems with the help of AI – predicting the structure of proteins. Alphabet’s DeepMind – a branch of Alphabet dedicated to the development and progress of AI – built AlphaFold, an AI designed specifically for this task and […]
5 Health Tech Trends Accelerated by COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is accelerating technological innovation across a multitude of fields, and healthcare is no exception. Because we are working against the clock for a solution to this pandemic, it’s the right time to start experimenting with new methods and expand the capabilities of emerging technologies. Experienced business leaders agree: per a recent Accenture […]
How AI Algorithms Are Influencing Healthcare Treatment
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms show great promise in many industries. Its efficiency in healthcare, however, varies. While some image recognition algorithms perform really well to identify problem areas in radiological scans, other AIs have been found to harbor racial or socioeconomic biases. Experts say that, although the intent is to ultimately help patients, these AI-powered […]
This AI Can Translate Your Thoughts Into Text
Reading minds sounds like a concept from a sci-fi novel, but it’s closer than ever before to becoming a reality. Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) that can turn a person’s thoughts into text by analyzing their brain activity. This could be a game-changer in more than one way. Improving and releasing a technology like […]
How AI Can Help Hospitals Manage Resources During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Governments and medical facilities around the world are being inundated by an influx of COVID-19 patients. Under these overwhelming circumstances, it’s imperative that these organizations manage their resources carefully; it’s the only way to ensure that people with the highest health risks are prioritized and that the spread of the novel coronavirus slows down. Luckily, […]
AI Is Screening Thousands of Existing Drugs to Find Out What Works Against COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc around the world, doctors and medical researchers are desperately looking for medications to combat the illness effectively. And artificial intelligence (AI) development may help point them in the right direction. Deep neural networks could help healthcare providers identify the right antivirals to fight COVID-19. And they’re […]