CHATGTP IN HEALTHCARE Artificial intelligence has been widely discussed for some time, but this year is game-changing for AI. At the end of 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT – a Large Language Model (LLM)-driven chatbot.ChatGPT enables natural conversations with a machine. The artificial intelligence system can be asked to do literally anything, even to write a poem or a thesis. The style is so similar to the human conversation style that it’s hard to determine that the text was written by algorithms. AI can be now asked to generate pictures, videos, and music. In February 2023, Google joined the AI race…
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Gastroenterologists earn less than general surgeons in every state, according to 2022 salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gastroenterologist versus general surgeon pay in 40 states with available data: Read More
The gut microbiome comprises a complex population of different bacterial species that are essential to human health. In recent years, scientists across several fields have found that changes in the gut microbiome can be linked to a wide variety of diseases, notably colorectal cancer (CRC). Multiple studies have revealed that a higher abundance of certain bacteria, such as Fusobacterium nucleatum and Parvimonas micra, is typically associated with CRC progression. Based on these findings, researchers have developed various artificial intelligence (AI) models to help them analyze which bacterial species are useful as CRC biomarkers. However, most of these models rely on…
Lean patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease had significantly higher mortality than non-lean patients, despite having lower rates of cirrhosis and diabetes, according to research in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. “While NAFLD is strongly associated with overweight/obesity, up to 20% of patients with NAFLD have normal BMI,” Vincent L. Chen, MD, assistant professor of gastroenterology and internal medicine at the University of Michigan, told Healio. “There is still much we do not know about these so-called ‘lean NAFLD’ patients.” Read More
A report from Panda Health found that hospitals face extensive challenges in selecting new digital health solutions that hospitals are struggling to realize the full potential of their available digital health solutions, which comes at a significant cost to their staff and bottom line. The report is based off a survey of 100 hospitals executives, Conducted by healthcare consultancy Sage Growth Partners. Read more
Castle Connolly recognized 162 female gastroenterologists for their achievements in medicine on this year’s “Exceptional Women in Medicine” list. This year’s list recognized more than 8,400 physicians across 77 specialties. The recipients were chosen through a selection process that includes peer nominations in addition to research and evaluation by the Castle Connolly research team. Read More
Sam Jactel, CEO of Ayble Health:“Being patient centered is different than being patient driven” At the end of the interview, Sam Jactel, GI patient turned CEO talks about Thomas Nagel the philosopher. In a paper from 1974, Nagel famously asked us to contemplate “What is it like to be a bat?” He suggested that you may be able to study the behavior of a bat but you can never really know what it’s like to be one. Sam takes that analogy to his own GI condition. He was tired of looking for answers within the industry. He was tired of…
“Physicians are at the epicenter of changing the way we live our lives”AGA launches GI Opportunity FundScope Forward has always been about finding the way forward for gastroenterology. Naturally I was excited that a leading GI society such as the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) was scoping forward by launching a venture capital fund called the GI Opportunity Fund (in partnership with Varia Ventures). What was even more exciting is that AGA chose to invest in Virgo to launch the fund. I interviewed Virgo’s cofounder Matt Schwartz earlier this year – we talked about the value of data in GI. https://youtu.be/z3fCkWW0OGQ…
Microbiome co raises €13M | Medtronic, NVIDIA AI platform for GI | SV Bank failure & docs Medtronic and NVIDIA Collaborate to Build AI Platform for Medical Devices (NVIDIA)Integrating NVIDIA technology into Medtronic’s real-time AI endoscopy device to help improve patient care and outcomes. Here’s Praveen’s post on the first ever GI Genius Summit. ‘Physician payment is always in the crosshairs’: How reimbursement rates affect gastroenterologists (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)The combination of decreased physician reimbursements and increased procedure costs continues to put physician pay in peril. Vivante Expands Virtual GI Care with AI-Driven Care Plans (HIT Consultant)Users will now receive…
GTC—NVIDIA today announced that it is collaborating with Medtronic, the world’s largest healthcare technology provider, to accelerate the development of AI in the healthcare system and bring new AI-based solutions into patient care. The companies will integrate NVIDIA healthcare and edge AI technologies into Medtronic’s GI Genius™ intelligent endoscopy module, developed and manufactured by Cosmo Pharmaceuticals. GI Genius is the first FDA-cleared, AI-assisted colonoscopy tool to help physicians detect polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer. GI Genius has been designed to host a suite of AI algorithms and integrating the NVIDIA Clara™ healthcare platform could allow Medtronic to scale…