By John Halamka, Paul Cerrato, and Sonya Makhni — How do you construct a safe, effective algorithm? It’s not an easy question to answer, but with a well thought out roadmap, it’s doable.

Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate has announced a strategic agreement with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to implement a two-phase program aimed at enhancing U.S. healthcare and business immersion opportunities for Japanese health technology companies.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — Even the most accurate algorithm is useless if it can’t be seamlessly implemented into a hospital’s workflow. Here’s a way to make that happen.

By John Halamka, Paul Cerrato, and Teresa Atkinson — Many clinicians are well aware of the shortcomings of LLMs, but studies suggest that retrieval-augmented generation could help address these problems.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — Large language models rely on complex technology, but a plain English tutorial makes it clear that they use math, not magic to render their impressive results.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — Many algorithms only reinforce a person’s narrow point of view, or encourage existing prejudices. There are better alternatives.

A generous $20 million gift from Dwight and Dian Diercks will fuel key elements of Mayo Clinic’s vision for the future of healthcare, including Mayo Clinic Platform and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for early detection and intervention in cancer.

PlatforMed, the annual conference on platform transformation in healthcare, underscored the importance of a collaborative approach to healthcare innovation to create a world where everyone, everywhere has access to the best possible care.

More than 250 global leaders in technology and healthcare gathered June 4-5 in Phoenix for PlatforMed 2024. Healthcare leaders, industry experts, policymakers, investors, and startups shared new insights and discussed the future of healthcare.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — A closer look at the latest FDA list of approved AI-enabled devices suggests these digital tools are poised to have a significant impact on patient care.

Mayo Clinic and Mercy are making a significant advancement in their global, first-of-its-kind 10-year collaboration agreement signed in the summer of 2022. As founding members of Mayo Clinic Platform_Connect, the two organizations will now be working together to analyze de-identified patient data as they search for new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease, providing better outcomes and lower costs of care.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — Several innovators have created algorithms to predict and manage this life-threatening complication.