Anesthesiologist Andrew Fisher, MD, assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina, last week published a thoughtful article, “The Perioperative AI Reality Check: Why Hospital Tech Fails Without Clinician Co-Design.” The opinion piece in healthcare technology news publication HIT Consultant views “AI-powered solutions” for perioperative care through the same lens…
Independent nonprofit newsroom Pittsburgh’s Public Source yesterday published significant reporting on how the two dominant health systems in its coverage area, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), are implementing artificial intelligence (AI). “AI tools are becoming more commonplace in Pittsburgh hospitals, promising productivity gains for practitioners…
The overwhelming hype of artificial intelligence (AI) is touching every aspect of healthcare, and perioperative services are not immune. While the AI hype is real, its true potential remains uncertain, as are its promises of improved efficiencies in human resources, supply chain management and case throughput. Can AI really improve…
PeritasAI, a developer of “intelligent robotic systems within hospital settings,” has announced a partnership with AdventHealth to “explore how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging humanoid robotics can strengthen surgical operations and improve the experience for patients and care teams.” The partnership’s primary focus will be on how “intelligent systems,”…
Jacksonville TV station WTLV-TV reported last week on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the city’s HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. “The goal isn’t to replace doctors, but support them,” said the anchor introducing the piece. Interviewed in the report was the hospital’s Eric Troup, DO, who said the facility…
CBC News in Canada published a report that portable weapon detectors powered by artificial intelligence (AI) were placed into service last week by Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to help Nova Scotia Health track potentially dangerous incidents. The provincial government began installing AI-powered weapon detectors, which it…
A new study published last week in NEJM Catalyst examines the how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and remote video interpretation (RVI) tools to overcome language barriers with Spanish-speaking patients in surgical care is perceived by those patients. Researchers from Mass General Brigham Department of Surgery’s Center for Surgery and…
For better or worse, negative perceptions and stories about artificial intelligence (AI) can become accepted truths among vast numbers of the general public. Reuters, one of the world’s most prominent and widely disseminated newsgathering services, spread some more bad vibes about AI with a massive report last week about perioperative…
A unique chain of ASCs in Portland, Ore., is taking the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) integration with surgery to a new level. Oath Surgical, which co-owns and operates two ASCs in The City of Roses with a third on the way, says it is “building the future of surgical…
Operating rooms are among the most complex areas of health systems. Every day, perioperative teams are playing a complicated game of Tetris, but with much higher stakes. At Tampa General Hospital, we’re always asking what information we need to conquer some of this complexity so we can do better by…
