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Algorithms Predict Long Stays After Cervical Spine Surgery
Preoperative algorithms can identify which spine surgery patients will face prolonged hospital stays before...
AI Scans CT Data for Hidden Chronic Diseases
A single abdominal scan contains diagnostic signals far beyond its initial clinical order.
Specialized Fine-Tuning Helps AI Match Counselor Responses
Structured counseling data and targeted prompting allow smaller open-source models to perform comparably to...
NHS App Eases GP Access But Risks Exclusion
Over half of patients now find contacting their GP practice easy via the NHS...
AI Spotters Catch Radiology Text Errors in Seconds
A general-purpose AI model caught internal text errors in radiology reports almost ten times...
Patient Portal Adoption Hits 25 Percent in Northern Ireland
Patient portals are shifting administrative tasks directly to citizens as regional digital record rollouts...
Doctors Miss AI Errors in Emergency Discharge Summaries
Human oversight fails to catch specific AI errors before emergency discharge papers reach patients.
AI Target Prior Authorization Ahead of Federal Mandate
Impending federal deadlines are forcing health plans to automate authorization decisions or face massive...
Clinicians Created a Tool to Grade Medical AI
A new 10-point evaluation tool reveals that even expert clinicians struggle to agree on...
Teens Using AI Chatbots Need More Mental Health Help
General-purpose chatbots are becoming an informal triage layer for struggling teenagers, but they are...
AI Medical Suggestions Cost Triple Human Doctors
Large language models recommend clinical plans that cost more than triple what human physicians...
Zocdoc Opens Scheduling Access to Autonomous AI Agents
While major enterprises block autonomous AI agents over security risks, Zocdoc is inviting them...