HealthLeaders Media March 28, 2024
Marie DeFreitas

These two new smartphone apps may have a big impact on pediatric care.

New tech, including AI, has sailed its way from the conception phase, to implementation. So far this year two new smartphone apps are paving the way for small scale solutions that can have a big impact.

The first comes from the University of Pittsburgh where clinicians have developed an AI algorithm that can identify acute otitis media (AOM), one of the most common childhood infections.

Roughly 70% of children develop an ear infection before their first birthday. These infections are difficult to spot and distinguish from other types of infections that do not require antibiotics. But with this new smartphone AI tool, clinicians can more...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Apps, Digital Health, Physician, Provider, Technology
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