AI Tools Revolutionizing Healthcare Communication
New AI solutions are set to enhance healthcare communication and improve patient outcomes.
Key Points
- • Eldardiry and LiteraSeed are tackling miscommunication, which accounts for nearly 80% of U.S. misdiagnoses.
- • The partnership is funded by a nearly $1 million NSF grant.
- • LiteraSeed's tools aim to improve healthcare delivery and enhance patient-provider interactions.
- • AI-powered triage systems can predict serious medical risks accurately.
A recent collaboration between Hoda Eldardiry, an associate professor at Virginia Tech, and the startup LiteraSeed Inc. is paving the way for enhanced healthcare delivery through innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. This partnership, which has garnered nearly $1 million in funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, aims to address the staggering issue of miscommunication, responsible for about 80% of misdiagnoses in the U.S. and leading to approximately 200,000 avoidable hospital deaths each year.
LiteraSeed has developed a visual-based communication tool that empowers patients to convey critical health information effectively, addressing the challenges posed by language barriers and low health literacy. Eldardiry's research team is also working on an AI-powered triage system that extracts critical information from medical records with remarkable accuracy, reportedly nearing 100% in predicting serious medical risks.
The impetus for this initiative comes from personal experiences of both Eldardiry and LiteraSeed's co-founder, Aziza Ismail, who has faced tragic consequences due to communication failures in healthcare settings. This collaboration not only supports the development of tools aimed at benefiting vulnerable populations but also provides practical training opportunities for Eldardiry’s students.