Digital Health Frontier Column

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato—Most physicians and nurses understand the value of national practice guidelines, but they also see the importance of bedside experience and real-world patient outcomes. CODE-M addresses all three issues.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato – Healthcare AI can improve workflows, but without strong clinical oversight, safeguards, and human judgment, algorithms may introduce new risks to patient safety.

Meningiomas account for about 40% of all central nervous system tumors. A relatively new classification system can help focus clinicians’ attention on the best treatment[...]

By John Halamka, M.D. and Paul Cerrato — Most clinicians and patients are well aware of the challenges they have to deal with when interacting with the healthcare ecosystem. The right AI-enhanced systems can help ease the journey.

By John Halamka, M.D. and Paul Cerrato — Because the malignancy is relatively uncommon, it has received too little attention. Mayo Clinic researchers are doing their part to highlight its devastating effects and are using the latest deep learning models to detect it early on.

By John Halamka, M.D. and Paul Cerrato — Humility isn’t weakness—it’s a clinical strength. Learn how it helps physicians avoid overconfidence, reduce bias, and make better decisions.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — Chatbots are offering a quick way for patients to collect and access their records, but the tools they are using are not always secure, or accurate.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — The best medicine combines high tech and high touch approaches to patient care.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato—The AI agent offers several labor-saving features but also poses several serious risks.

By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato—Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics are increasingly helping to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying many diseases.