Healthcare DIVE October 18, 2024
Vertex AI Search for Healthcare is designed to quickly query a patient’s medical record. Google says the tool will reduce the administrative burden for payers and providers.
Dive Brief:
- Google Cloud expanded its suite of AI tools for healthcare workers on Thursday, rolling out a generative AI search tool that allows payers and providers to comb through patient notes and scan documents and other data for clinical information.
- The tool, Vertex AI Search for Healthcare, was first released for limited availability in March. The tech giant also expanded its Healthcare Data Engine, which provides a longitudinal record of patient data in an industry standard format.
- Google promises the tool has minimal risk of AI “hallucinations” — or outputting inaccurate...