Let’s Explore AI for Health

Welcome back to our human and AI subscribers! Thank you for following us on our adventures to explore the applications and impacts of AI & health.

📝 A Note About AI Literacy From Todd Quartiere

After an exciting week at the HLTH conference, our Executive Director shares some takeaways and observations.

“AI literacy has never been more important than now, when conferences like HLTH are wall-to-wall with those two letters. I started to categorize companies three ways:

1. Those using AI as a marketing term exclusively.

2. Those who have adopted an AI application, are early in their journey, and are over-indexing on the term to capitalize on market interest.

   1. Some claim to have an AI-enabled platform, though in actuality that may only have one or two unsupervised learning models

   2. Others may have adopted one or two conversational elements, like a chatbot powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT.

3. Those whose companies revolve around AI, either in part or in full.

   1. Industry leaders like UiPath well articulate how they layer a variety of AI applications onto their automation platform.

   2. Startups like Huna have a company that revolves around proprietary models.

Many organizations AI washed so heavily that it became an exercise to learn what they actually do. FAIH is exploring how to improve literacy and separate out an ontology that better articulates the intersection of AI & Health. If you're interested in getting involved with the exploration of a program we’re launching in 2025, please reach out.”

- Todd Quartiere, Executive Director of FAIH

🎟️ Join Us for Our First In-Person Event November 14!

Thursday, November 14; 5:30-8pm EST

Explore the future of AI & lab research! Join us in downtown Durham at Duke’s Hock Plaza where we will showcase how AI applications have accelerated drug discovery, expedited grant writing, and made autonomous surgery possible. Our guest speaker Joe Webb, CEO of Vitality Robotics, will highlight the ways that he’s seen or applied AI to boost productivity and accuracy. This event is a must for students, researchers, and professionals to stay ahead on how lab work is evolving. Mingle the first half-hour to enjoy light refreshments, local beer, and wine as you chat and network.

Please register here so we can get a headcount!

🎧 AI Vitals Episode with Dr. Brian Anderson of CHAI: Reaching Consensus on Responsible Use of AI for Health

In our latest episode of AI Vitals, Dr. Brian Anderson, CEO of the Coalition for Health AI, discusses the challenges and opportunities in developing responsible AI for healthcare. We explore how CHAI is building regulatory frameworks, engaging diverse stakeholders, and creating tools like quality assurance labs to ensure AI technologies benefit all. Join us in learning how responsible AI is shaping the future of patient care.

Listen to AI Vitals Podcast on Spotify, Apple, Audible, iHeartRadio, and more. Click here for the full list of links of where to listen to AI Vitals.

📰 News

Researchers Say an AI-Powered Transcription Tool Used in Hospitals Invents Things No One Ever Said 

The Associated Press dives into OpenAI's artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool, Whisper, which has had some backlash from users. Whisper touted to have “human level robustness and accuracy.”, yet according to some software engineers, developers and academic researchers “It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences”. These fabrications cab problematic as Whisper is used in various industries such as translation and transcription services, interviews, consumer technologies, and video subtitling.

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CHAI: Look for healthcare AI model 'nutrition labels' soon 

An insight into the Coalition for Health AI newly unveiled plans for how it would certify independent artificial intelligence assurance labs. The new frameworks aim to standardize the output of testing labs by grading AI and ML models with CHAI Model Cards, which the group likens to ingredient and nutrition labels on food products. 

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🎫 Upcoming Events

Claims Denials: Causes, Impact, and AI-Enabled Prevention Strategies

November 20; 11am CT

Join a webinar delving into the complexities from Inovalon’s 2024 Revenue Cycle Survey, highlighting the top priorities, challenges, and financial impacts identified by healthcare professionals. ​The session will cover the root causes of claims denials, the evolving role of AI in addressing these issues, and the impact on clinical and administrative staff. ​ Learners will be able to understand what defines initial claims denials, explore the survey results, understand causes of denials, investigating AI's role in the operation, and discuss the roles of healthcare staff in the industry. 

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2025 AI and Data Predictions for Life Sciences

December 11, 2024; 2pm ET

Interested in learning about the impact of generative AI (GenAI) on the life sciences industry? Join the panel discussion hosted by Fierce Pharma. The discussion will review Gen AI’s role in driving innovations in drug discovery, biomarker identification, and personalized medicine. They will also discuss increased investments in AI and data analytics, and more. Experts Lisa Arbogast and Harini Gopalakrishnan will share strategies for staying competitive and steps to fully leverage data and AI in the future.  

Click here to register.

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