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Opinion: How can digital scribes improve healthcare? Hard-learnt lessons from a trial at SMHS

30 May 2024
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way clinicians document patient visits. Combining speech-recognition technology and AI, digital medical scribes hold promise for streamlining workflows and freeing up valuable clinician time. However, unlocking the potential of this technology requires more than just the tech itself. The challenge lies in creating a seamless human-machine interface, one that […]
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AI and machine learning improve outcomes after angioplasty

22 May 2024
A University of Galway professor has joined with international colleagues to call for the widespread adoption of advanced technologies to improve revascularisation outcomes after stent-based angioplasty. In a paper published in the journal Nature Reviews Cardiology, professor of interventional cardiology William Wijns has urged that artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual reality should be used […]
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HIMAA workforce summit: Clinical coding, AI and the state of the nation

3 May 2024
Artificial intelligence, computer-assisted clinical coding systems and the ability of technology to allow people to work from home (WFH) were some of the hot topics at the Health Information Management Association of Australia’s (HIMAA) clinical coding workforce summit held in Sydney yesterday. Workforce pressures are a long-standing problem for the profession and are felt in […]
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NLP harnessed for detecting thunderstorm asthma presentations from ED triage notes

12 April 2024
Researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne have used natural language processing (NLP) techniques to help detect potential thunderstorm asthma events from the triage notes in public hospital emergency departments. The research has the potential be able to be used to flag asthma-like presentations as soon as possible and allow the deployment of […]
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Blog: Big guns show off their AI chops at HIMSS

15 March 2024
The huge HIMSS annual conference and exhibition was on in Orlando, Florida this week and the news was almost completely dominated by announcements about how the big guns were incorporating AI into their software, particularly generative AI. One that caught the eye was academic publishing giant Elsevier, which announced late last year that it was […]
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AlayaCare rolling out AI and data intelligence tools for home care sector

8 March 2024
Aged, community and disability care software specialist AlayaCare is working with residential aged and home care providers in Australia to introduce the AI and large language model (LLMs) technology its AlayaLabs research and development arm has developed, including solutions for optimising the home care workforce and to improve client outcomes. AlayaCare’s platform uses LLMs and […]
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MedAdvisor to develop conversational AI medications assistant platform

4 March 2024
ASX-listed medication adherence platform MedAdvisor has partnered with US-based AI assistant developer Brand Engagement Network (BEN) to develop a new conversational AI-powered medication advisor platform. The platform is being designed to enable support to be provided to patients on a 24/7 basis and replace chatbots, using conversational AI to enhance the patient experience and provide […]
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RANZCR collaborates on how-to paper for developing, purchasing and monitoring AI

2 February 2024
Five international radiology organisations including the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) have joined forces to issue a guidance statement on AI in clinical use, aimed at those wanting to develop, purchase and implement AI in their practices. The comprehensive statement outlines the potential power of AI in patient treatment and what […]
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Te Whatu Ora to pilot AI-assisted clinical coding for hospital admissions project

16 January 2024
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has issued a call for registrations of interest (ROI) from suppliers to take part in an artificial intelligence-assisted clinical coding pilot for hospital admissions. Te Whatu Ora’s Data & Digital division is managing the pilot, which aims to understand the current state of AI and digital solutions supporting clinical […]
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Blog: National AI in healthcare plan gets three thumbs up

24 November 2023
Yes, our headline is a dodgy DALL-E joke but it’s also a reflection of the trust deficit in consumer-grade AI as the ChatGPT revolution continues almost a year to the day it was released, and in light of the extraordinary shenanigans that have taken place at GPT developer OpenAI over the last week. For those […]
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AI.Care 2023: Mater building in-house MaterGPT app

23 November 2023
Queensland’s Mater Health has built its own MaterGPT app internal to the organisation’s ecosystem as a safe alternative for its clinicians and other staff to use. The app currently includes capability to interact with Mater’s policies and procedures and it is also experimenting with chat over any documents and an add-on for Outlook to help […]
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AI.Care 2023: AI co-pilot harnessed to transform clinical coding

23 November 2023
Consulting firm Accenture is working with a large hospital in NSW to put into production an artificial intelligence co-pilot to augment the clinical coding process. The technology is aimed at improving the accuracy and efficiency of clinical coding and to improve productivity, with overseas experience showing it could achieve up to a 30 per cent […]
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AI.Care 2023: Australian view on generative AI in primary care

22 November 2023
While the adoption of generative AI tools in healthcare is moving faster than regulation, they are still very much in their nascent stage in primary care in Australia, with transcription, patient intake, triage and scheduling the primary use cases. And while GPs say they are open to AI in their work, they are say they […]
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AI.Care 2023: Citizens’ jury convened for consumer view of AI in healthcare

22 November 2023
A citizens’ jury convened by the University of Wollongong to provide an Australian consumer perspective on AI in healthcare has recommended the development of a charter for AI that respects the rights of both patients and clinicians when using the technology. The citizens’ jury idea uses deliberative democratic methods devised by political scientists in the […]
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Opinion: Healthcare must establish parameters for safe and ethical use of AI

26 October 2023
Ongoing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have consolidated the technology’s position as the latest frontier in digital health. Indeed, AI has the potential to be a major disruptor and enabler of quality, accessible healthcare, provided it is deployed ethically, safely and through a human-centric approach. Readers will be aware of the potential for AI technologies […]
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VHW 2023: Health NZ’s four-point plan for AI and machine learning

19 October 2023
Te Whatu Ora’s data and digital team has put together a governance framework and a large language model policy, built a trusted research environment and developed a separate production system called the algorithm hub as part of its four-point plan to operationalise AI and machine learning within New Zealand’s newly united healthcare system. The strategy […]
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