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Incorporating Reliable and Ethical AI into Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

Monday, August 12, 2024

From URMC Newsroom: "Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new, but the emergence of generative AI has unlocked new potential—and ethical considerations—for the technology. Clinicians, computer scientists, and ethicists are working across the University of Rochester to incorporate reliable and ethical AI into medical diagnosis and treatment."

Transforming Healthcare Data with Generative AI Insights

Monday, August 12, 2024

From Healthcare Tech Outlook: "Through this article, Kathleen Fear discusses the transformative potential of generative AI in healthcare. She highlights how this technology can process unstructured data to improve patient care, reduce clinician burnout and enhance operational efficiency."

Doctors, patients, algorithms, and avatars

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

From UR News Center: "Clinicians, computer scientists, and ethicists are working across the University of Rochester to incorporate reliable and ethical AI into medical diagnosis and treatment."

UR Health Lab-Affiliated Team Wins University Research Award

Saturday, June 1, 2024

The principal aim of the University Research Award (URA) program is to provide seed money to enable the development of new, innovative research projects with a high probability of attracting external support in the short term. UR Health Lab team members Ajay Anand, Dave Mitten, and Jeff Lillie (along with colleagues Diane Dalecki, Nicole Wilson, and Sara Wayson) received funding for their project, Characterization of Tissue Microstructure using Quantitative Ultrasound.

Nurses Take Center Stage: A Look at ViVE's Embrace of the Nursing Community

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

UR Health Lab team member, Christine Boerman, shares insight from a nursing perspective from her recent trip to the 2024 ViVE Conference: Where Business and Healthcare Innovation Collide.

Overcoming the Digital Divide Through Community-Based Telehealth

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

From mHealth Intelligence: "Parkland Health and URMC leaders discuss their recently established community-based telehealth resources to improve healthcare access."

UR Medicine's CDHO, Dr. Michael Hasselberg, on Digital Patient Podcast

Thursday, February 29, 2024

From SeamlessMD Digital Patient Podcast: "On this episode of The Digital Patient podcast, hosts Alan Sardana & Dr. Joshua Liu speak with Dr. Michael Hasselberg, Chief Digital Health Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center, about the 'Frontiers in Telepsychiatry, Open-Source Innovation, Why Healthcare Startups Should Focus on Higher Level Problems, and more.'"

CIO Podcast with Michael Hasselberg on Rural Healthcare

Monday, February 26, 2024

From Healthcare IT Today: "For the 69th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Dr. Michael Hasselberg, PhD, Chief Digital Health Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) about his organization’s alliance to expand healthcare access to rural communities! We kick this episode off by diving into what problem inspired Hasselberg to start this project. Then Hasselberg goes into detail about all of URMC’s partners in this project and what their roles are and a partnership that will surprise you. Next, we get into the uses of the tools – what care they can and cannot provide. We then expand outwards to discuss the other digital health efforts URMC is doing. Next, we discuss the technology/initiative that Hasselberg has been keeping an eye on that he believes will benefit healthcare organizations. Finally, we wrap up this episode with Hasselberg passing along the best piece of advice he’s been given."

Michael Hasselberg talks Five Star Bank Partnership with Healthleaders Media

Thursday, February 15, 2024

UR Health Lab Co-Director Michael Hasselberg talked with Healthleaders Media about the new collaboration between URMC and Five Star Bank. This partnership puts health stations in bank branches, offering new avenues of care in rural regions.

Spencer Rosero named Chief of Cardiology

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Spencer Rosero, an affilited faculty member in the UR Health Lab, is named Chief of Cardiology.

FIERCE Healthcare Article on URMC Rural Health Initiative

Friday, February 9, 2024

FIERCE Healthcare provides insight on the newly launched partnership between URMC, Five Star Bank, and a variety of other collaborators. This initiative aims to provide increased access to top-notch and personalized care in rural areas of upstate New York.