Federal regulators are confronting a new twist in drug development: manufacturers that include software with the medicine to prod patients to take pills as directed, manage side effects or track how well a treatment works. The apps could boost the drugs' clinical value and provide a more personalized approach to managing chronic conditions such as depression, obesity and musculoskeletal problems.
Information technology functions for Emory University and Emory Healthcare will be unified into one organization. The new division, to take shape over the coming months, aims to streamline technology, data and digital infrastructures under a single IT umbrella.
Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near "human level robustness and accuracy." But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences. Some of the hallucinations can include racial commentary, violent rhetoric and even imagined medical treatments. Such fabrications are problematic because Whisper is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews, generate text in popular consumer technologies and create subtitles for videos.
The healthcare industry stands at a transformative point where AI has the potential to address key challenges, including rising costs, inefficiencies, and the need for personalized care. To realize AI's full potential for more efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care, healthcare leaders must focus on infrastructure, ethics, and regulatory alignment.