Becker's Healthcare November 8, 2024
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has launched a pilot program designed to harness AI to assess a patient’s risk of developing breast cancer.
The Genomics Risk Assessment for Cancer and Early Detection program collects a patient’s personal and family medical history, then uses AI to “overlay” similar anonymous patient records, according to a Sept. 25 news release from AdventHealth.
The program is also integrated into the mammogram process to help radiologists analyze patient imaging and determine breast density.
If AI detects a patient may have an increased risk of breast cancer, the patient is offered additional opportunities to determine an accurate diagnosis.
“In the first two months of using the EMR-embedded AI...