John Halamka
Contributor at Freelance
As president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, I lead a portfolio of new digital platform businesses focused on transforming health. Views expressed are my own.
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Nov 21, 2024 |
newsdirectory3.com | Paul Cerrato |John Halamka
Kindness and Music: Paths to HealingBy Paul Cerrato, MA, and John Halamka, M.D.Kindness and music have therapeutic benefits. Acts of kindness improve mental health. The American Psychiatric Association states that kindness can reduce depression and anxiety. An experiment showed that patients who performed acts of kindness reported the best improvement in their symptoms, compared to those who socialized or underwent therapy. Research indicates kindness boosts happiness and self-esteem.
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Aug 6, 2024 |
healthsystemcio.com | John Halamka
Many observers are puzzled by the fact that AI-driven chatbots can be smart and dumb at the same time. On the one hand, they are sometimes capable of solving really difficult medical diagnostic puzzles. But sometimes they struggle to perform straightforward mathematical calculations that old school computers and calculators can easily do. This dichotomy is the result of a basic difference between the two types of technology.
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Jul 19, 2024 |
healthsystemcio.com | John Halamka
Most film and TV fans are happy when their favorite streaming service recommends a good movie based on their previous viewing habits. Welcome to the age of algorithms. Unfortunately, although these recommendation models may provide entertaining options that you hadn’t considered, there’s a price to be paid: They usually reinforce one’s narrow view of the world of arts and entertainment.
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May 17, 2024 |
healthsystemcio.com | John Halamka
The statistics are troubling: Almost 49 million patients worldwide develop sepsis annually and about 11 million die from the complication. While there are several protocols for detecting it, these often fall short, which is why data scientists and developers are trying to create AI-driven algorithms to predict the condition early on.
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Apr 10, 2024 |
healthsystemcio.com | John Halamka
With so many developers launching AI algorithms, end users worry that they may be investing in useless – or harmful – technology. Academic medical centers, technology companies, and federal agencies have joined forces to address the challenge. If you have been following recent developments in the digital health space, you no doubt recall the recent executive order from President Joe Biden that spelled out a set of guidelines for safe, secure, and trustworthy AI algorithms.
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I'm excited about the progress we're making with the Coalition for Health AI working on bias, equity, and fairness and guidelines for the responsible use of #AI in health care. https://t.co/EMiacLryM0
Despite some skepticism about the usefulness of #AI in clinical medicine, there’s ample evidence to show that CAD-assisted colonoscopy can save lives. Read more about #Ai use in gastroenterology in the latest blog from me and @plcerrato. https://t.co/8Gyxmiwxwz
Looking forward to discussing the Hospital of the Future at the MIXiii Conference Nov. 9-10. See the full agenda for this annual get-together of the Life Science & Health Tech Industries in Israel. https://t.co/CGWMkrwPvA https://t.co/YLvvpiggDT