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September 24, 2023
Google expands generative AI model Med-PaLM to more health customers | Healthcare Dive
Summary
Google's expanding Med-Palm 2, an AI model trained on medical info, to more healthcare/life sciences Google Cloud customers. HCA Healthcare and Mayo Clinic among testers since April. Med-Palm 2, improved previous model accuracy by 19%, not replacing but aiding healthcare workers. Raises concerns regarding errors, complex queries, standards, regulation. HCA uses it for documentation, planning to expand use as AI improves. Meditech using Google's AI for EHR search/summarization. Concerns include ethical AI use, quality, consent, privacy. Google ensures Med-Palm 2 training doesn't involve patient data, customers control their data. Tech gradually introduced in clinical practice to build comfort before controversial areas.
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