Medscape September 20, 2024
A tool called CHARTwatch may reduce the risk for unexpected death among hospitalized patients by serving as an early warning system for rapidly deteriorating health, according to a new study.
The artificial intelligence (AI)–based system watches real-time data from patients’ electronic medical records to identify those who may have unplanned admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and creates a clinical pathway for high-risk patients. The tool helped reduce deaths by 26% in a general internal medicine unit by sending real-time alerts to doctors, twice-daily emails to nursing teams, and daily emails to the palliative care team.
“AI tools hold great promise for helping us improve the quality of healthcare by improving the accuracy and efficiency of diagnosis, assisting with...
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