Articles

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — Several of these digital tools are supported by strong evidence and are worth considering, not to replace your clinical judgement, but to augment it.

By John Halamka • December 11, 2024

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — All the good things in the world worth believing, and among those good things are the therapeutic power of kindness and the healing effects of music.

By John Halamka • November 21, 2024

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.

By John Halamka • November 13, 2024

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 • October 18, 2024

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 • September 9, 2024

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 • July 29, 2024

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.

By John Halamka • June 27, 2024

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.

By amybeeman • June 24, 2024

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.

By John Halamka • May 26, 2024

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

By John Halamka • May 2, 2024