Search engines (SEs) have traditionally been primary tools for information seeking, but the new large language models (LLMs) are emerging as powerful alternatives, particularly for question-answering tasks. This study compares the performance of four…
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DigitalHealth.London Spotlight: Allie App – DigitalHealth.London
This week, we’re shining the DigitalHealth.London spotlight on Jo Doyle, Founder of Allie App. The company “exist to allieviate the fear, misinformation, confusion, frustration, uncertainty, and side effects that are a part of the…
Continue ReadingMedical large language models are susceptible to targeted misinformation attacks
Large language models (LLMs) have broad medical knowledge and can reason about medical information across many domains, holding promising potential for diverse medical applications in the near future. In this study, we demonstrate a…
Continue ReadingICB launches a women’s health app by HCI with trusted information to enable self-help
A huge amount of online health advice is aimed at women. Now there is a safe and convenient way to cut through the misinformation
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) recently…
Combat Health Misinformation with Conversational Intelligence
Amy Brown, Founder & CEO of Authenticx
The digital era presents healthcare leaders with a formidable challenge: a tidal wave of online health misinformation shaping patient behaviors and decisions. A single viral social media post…
Continue ReadingHIMSSCast: Fighting back against healthcare misinformation in the era of social media and genAI
Dr. Geeta Nayyar – known by many as “Dr. G” – has a long track record as a physician IT leader, who thinks creatively about the intersection of technology and healthcare. Her jobs over…
Continue ReadingCloud-based AI services could help fight health misinformation
A new platform is being developed by several major universities with the aim of combating misinformation about healthcare and public health policies.It’s spearheaded by the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, UC…
Continue ReadingWith patient trust low, there are few places to turn for medical info
By Sara Heath
April 18, 2024 – Patients are approaching their health information with much more skepticism now than ever before, with patient trust still trending low and patients expressing concerns with the politicization of healthcare…
Continue ReadingThe Realistic Future of ChatGPT/AI in Healthcare
Matt Cohen, Director of AI, Loyal
As the buzz around ChatGPT and generative-AI continues, it’s important for health leaders to look past their excitement around these new tools and remain committed to ensuring patient trust…
Continue ReadingEPtalk by Dr. Jayne 10/19/23 – HIStalk
Clinical informaticists are often asked to help their organizations with strategies to combat health misinformation, whether it’s through implementing patient education solutions, providing input for patient-facing websites, consulting on social media campaigns, or creating…
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