Emory University launches Empathetic AI for Health Institute

Emory University is focused on innovative approaches. that can use artificial intelligence in health care Not only to improve care delivery but also to expand access and equity for patients across the population.

Why is it important?
With the launch of the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute, or AI.Health, this month as part of its AI.Humanity initiative, the university will explore ways to There is much that information can be used to make changes in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and treatment, college officials said. “Cure disease on a global scale”

Researchers at the new institute, known as Emory AI.Health, will use supercomputers to find patterns in large data sets. and use AI-based predictive analytics to help with outcomes in diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

The institute is the first of its kind in Georgia. It will focus on developing AI tools that are accessible, cost-effective and equitable. By collaborating with other experts from Emory and surrounding communities such as the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Georgia Institute of Technology and others.

Emory AI.Health’s goal is to harness data to increase the quality and accessibility of care for all populations. Meanwhile, AI tools are being used to reduce bias, officials said. Its mission is to “innovate, deploy, and scale AI technologies that impact patient health and wellness.”

Emory AI.Health’s efforts will improve health equity.

For example, the ability of functional medicine to personalize diagnosis and treatment has shown great promise. But a lack of diversity in clinical trials may exacerbate existing health disparities. By creating algorithmic bias against the majority of the population. Ensuring transparency and ethics in data models is paramount to AI.Health, school officials said.

Emory AI.Health is led by Anant Madabhushi, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory and Georgia Institute of Technology, researchers in immunology at Winship Cancer Institute, and scientists from the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

“There is a critical need to develop AI-based risk prediction models specifically for minority patients,” Madabhushi said in a statement. “Cost reductions resulting from AI-informed functional medicine include eliminating the need for invasive biopsies. It’s also an even bigger benefit for Atlanta’s local underserved and under-resourced populations. both at the national level and around the world

“With the power of AI and precision medicine We are moving towards a future where health care is not just reactive. but also proactive for everyone. regardless of background to ensure that everyone has the best chance at a healthy life,” added Madabhushi, who has worked with Emory in the past year and has authored more than 475 peer-reviewed publications and There are more than 200 patents issued or pending in the fields of AI, radiology, computational pathology. medical image analysis and computer vision

The institute will also begin a university-wide hiring effort through AI.Humanity, which is recruiting up to 60 new faculty members focused on AI in areas such as health, law, business, ethics and other fields.

The bigger trend
University officials note that network researchers, doctors, computer scientists and Atlanta ethicists Not only at Emory, but at Georgia Tech’s and elsewhere, the city is well positioned to serve as a major research hub for AI in healthcare.

The primary goal is to promote health equity by reducing the cost of care. and increasing both the quality and access to care for all populations. It initially focused on underserved populations in the Atlanta region.

in the record
“Emory AI.Health brings together a dream team of researchers and physicians who are using AI innovations to improve care not only for individuals but also for others. but also the entire population,” said Ravi V. Bellamkonda, president and executive vice president for academic affairs at Emory University.

“By combining state-of-the-art methods to precisely treat each individual’s disease. with an emphasis on increased efficiency affordability And access to AI.Health will advance Emory’s mission to serve humanity both in Georgia and around the world. This institute embodies our approach. Commitment to providing high quality health care Conduct research that discovers new treatments. and leading the way in using powerful tools such as artificial intelligence. in service of that mission”