Becker's Healthcare December 30, 2025
Giles Bruce

Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has achieved success after scaling AI for several use cases.

Here are four takeaways from a Dec. 29 American Medical Association article:

1. The 10-hospital system, which is part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, started embedding AI into the EHR to identify care gaps several months ago, first for colon cancer screening and then for aortic stenosis. Virginia Mason Franciscan has since increased its colon screening rate by 58%.

2. The organization has been piloting AI for...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Health System / Hospital, Provider, Technology
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