AIM-HI program committed $3 million Fund healthcare systems that demonstrate real-world AI and ML capabilities to improve patient health
oakland, california, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Permanente Medical Group today announced the launch of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Research Division (KP-DOR) Augmented Intelligence Initiative in Medicine and Healthcare (AIM-HI) Coordinating Center. The new program will lead a national research effort focused on evaluating the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms to enhance diagnostic decision-making in healthcare.
With support from the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, AIM-HI is up to $750,000 Supporting the use of AI and ML to improve diagnosis and patient outcomes in 3-5 US healthcare systems. AI and ML have shown promise in early warning systems that analyze hospitalized patient data to identify when patients are at risk of severe decline and may require intervention. increase. A large language model similar to ChatGPT that streamlines medical note-taking. Computer vision technology that analyzes medical images of tumors, cancers, surgical instructions, and more. Requests for proposals and additional information are available online at kp.org/aim-hi.
“We aim to break the buzz around AI in healthcare and prove the promise and positive impact of this exciting technology in improving patient outcomes,” he said. Vincent Liu, M.D., Principal Investigator of AIM-HI. “In addition to supporting algorithmic research, the AIM-HI program will develop best practices and improve our ability to deploy AI/ML in a variety of healthcare settings. It is important to use it for:” Patients, physicians and care teams. ”
A call for proposals is now open and a letter of intent has been submitted. Deadline June 30, 2023. A National Advisory Board and Kaiser Permanente’s expert jury evaluate proposals and work closely with selected project teams during the two-year grant period.
“At Kaiser Permanente, we have demonstrated the real-world benefits of AI and ML using breakthrough algorithms,” he said. Stephen Parody, MD, Executive Vice President of the Permanente Federation. “Our early warning system works 24/7 to identify high-risk hospitalized patients. One of these programs saves an estimated 500 lives annually. With our efforts, we hope to help disseminate impactful efforts to health systems of all sizes across the country. ”
About Permanente Medical Group
Permanent Medical Group is a self-governing, physician-led, prepaid, multispecialty medical group of over 23,000 physicians. We are dedicated to our mission of improving the health of our patients and communities. Together with the Kaiser Foundation Medical Plan and the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, we are Kaiser Permanente. Permanente Healthcare, an award-winning system of care that provides individual and family-centred, compassionate, evidence-based, technology-enabled and culturally sensitive care. Responsive, team-delivered, and physician-led service for 12.7 million Kaiser Permanente members. Together, we leverage state-of-the-art facilities and technology to deliver world-class preventative and complex care across eight states. Hawaii To Maryland — and the District of Columbia.
About the Permanente Federation
The Permanente Federation LLC is the national leadership and consulting organization for the eight Permanente Medical Groups that together with the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals make up Kaiser Permanente. The federation represents the Permanente Medical Group and works to optimize care delivery and promote Permanente Medicine. Permanente care is individual and family-centred, compassionate, evidence-based, technology-enabled, culturally responsive, team-delivered, and physician-led care. . Based in Oakland, California, the alliance promotes an open learning environment, accelerates research, innovation and performance improvements across the Permanente Medical Group, expands the reach of Kaiser Permanente’s integrated care delivery model, Leading the nation in transforming delivery.
Source: Permanente Medical Group.Federation of Permanentes
