ChatGPT Excels in Oncology Exam, Competes with Amazon’s ChatGPT, and Revolutionizes AI in Rural Health

Welcome to MedAI Roundup, highlighting the latest news and research in healthcare-related artificial intelligence each month. This month, ChatGPT-4 answered 85% of complicated medical oncology exam questions correctly in a cross-sectional study, as reported by JAMA Network Open. Additionally, Amazon is venturing into the development of a new AI model to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to Business Insider.

The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has also made headlines with the release of its draft framework for the development and deployment of AI in healthcare. This framework is currently open for a 60-day public review and comment period. On the policy front, the American College of Physicians has called for new AI tools to complement clinicians’ decision-making rather than replacing it entirely, according to Annals of Internal Medicine.

Meanwhile, the American College of Radiology has announced the launch of a national AI quality assurance program for radiology facilities. Health officials in California are considering the use of generative AI tools to translate vast amounts of health-related documents and websites into Spanish and other languages, as reported by KFF Health News. In rural healthcare systems across the country, AI technology is rapidly expanding, as noted in STAT News.

NIH researchers have developed an AI tool that utilizes routine clinical data, such as blood test results, to predict whether a patient’s cancer will respond to immunotherapy, as published in Nature Cancer. Another AI tool has demonstrated the ability to predict cardiac events at least 10 years in advance, as reported in The Lancet. Microsoft’s Nuance Communications revealed a partnership with Indiana-based Community Health Network to bring AI tools, including its ambient clinical documentation platform, to its 200 sites across the state.

Abridge also announced an expanded partnership with CHRISTUS Health in Texas, signaling the continued integration of AI technology in healthcare systems across the United States. Michael DePeau-Wilson, a reporter on MedPage Today’s enterprise & investigative team, covers psychiatry, long covid, and infectious diseases, along with other relevant U.S. clinical news. Follow for more updates on the latest in AI and healthcare integration.