Digital Health Frontier Blog

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato - To convince physicians and nurses that deep learning algorithms are worth using in everyday practice, developers need to explain how they work in plain clinical English.

By John Halamka • August 17, 2021

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato - Advances in artificial intelligence are slowly transforming the specialty, much the way radiology is being transformed by similar advances in digital technology.

By John Halamka • July 30, 2021

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato - Dataset shift can thwart the best intentions of algorithm developers and tech-savvy clinicians, but there are solutions.

By John Halamka • July 28, 2021

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato - A growing body of research suggests it’s time to abandon outdated ideas about how to identify effective medical therapies.

By John Halamka • July 23, 2021

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato - Innovation in healthcare requires new ways to think about interdisciplinary solutions.

By John Halamka • July 19, 2021

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato - Keeping patient data private remains one of the biggest challenges in healthcare. A recently developed algorithm from nference is helping address the problem.

By John Halamka • July 12, 2021

A detailed picture of AI’s mistakes is the canvas upon which we create better digital solutions.

By John Halamka • July 6, 2021

Innovation is best scaled when pipelines are replaced with platforms.

By John Halamka • June 28, 2021

Artificial intelligence can help identify and address the social determinants of health. John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst[...]

By John Halamka • June 15, 2021

The transition from brick and mortar to digital medicine will profoundly impact the way clinicians and patients interact—and will likely improve clinical outcomes. John Halamka,[...]

By John Halamka • June 11, 2021