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AI Being Used in Massachusetts To Give Patients a More Timely Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

UMass Memorial Health in Charlton is a test site for a new tablet-based screening tool.

A lot of times you don’t see anything. It’s hard to see anything visually in the data, but there are differences in the image that the machine learning can pick up on.

Gennady Gelman, MD | Family Medicine, UMass Memorial Health
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| Patch | AI,  Human Interest,  In the Media

Milford Student Earns Top Vocational Student Award

Dolan has also gained extensive real-world health care experience through Blackstone Valley Tech’s cooperative education program with UMass Memorial Medical Center in Marlborough. In addition, he participates in an emergency medicine internship at Milford Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit teaching hospital within the UMass Memorial Health system.
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| WBUR | AI,  Human Interest,  In the Media

The Doctor Is In — or Is It AI?

Massachusetts hospitals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to support medical diagnoses, particularly in radiology, where AI tools can enhance imaging, improve accuracy, and even reduce patients’ radiation exposure. Experts say the technology shows promise in reducing diagnostic errors — still a significant issue in healthcare — but it’s not without concerns.

AI isn't a choice anymore. It's coming. We can't shut it off and so our job as humans is to figure out how to leverage it for the benefit of our patients — in my particular situation — or society as a whole.

Erik Dickson, MD | President and CEO UMass Memorial Health
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| World Journal Today | AI,  Innovations,  Patient Care

Brook AI: Remote Patient Monitoring Cuts Readmissions and Boosts Hypertension Control – CEO Interview (2026)

The landscape of healthcare delivery is undergoing a significant shift, with remote patient monitoring (RPM) emerging as a crucial component of modern care. Seattle-based health technology company Brook.ai is at the forefront of this transformation, recently securing $28 million in Series B funding...

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| HealthLeaders | AI,  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care

New AMA Guidance on AI Adoption and Governance Is Essential for CMOs. Here's Why.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has released guidance for health systems and hospitals on artificial intelligence governance and adoption.

The AI governance committee will help us implement AI tools in the safest way.

Eric Alper, MD | Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer
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| TechTarget | AI,  In the Media,  Innovations,  Patient Care

Using AI to support nurses managing ED triage

UMass Memorial Health has expanded its use of an AI tool to support nurses conducting ED discharge through clinical decision support and early identification of urgent care needs.

There's going to be more and more pressure on emergency rooms moving forward, especially as other aspects of our healthcare systems are failing. So, throughput and accuracy are going to be very important through our emergency rooms. And a tool like this will be very beneficial.

Ken Shanahan | MSN, RN, senior director of emergency medicine and behavioral health at UMass Memorial Medical Center
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| AI,  Innovations,  Patient Care,  Press Release

UMass Memorial Health Scales KATE AI Platform Emergency Departments Systemwide to Enhance Patient Safety and Nurse Decision Support

Worcester, MA - UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, is proud to announce the expansion of KATE AI across an additional five hospital emergency departments, for what is now a total of seven, to enhance patient safety, optimize...

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