Google has introduced that Med-PaLM 2, the tech big’s medical giant language mannequin, might be accessible to pick out Google Cloud clients within the coming weeks to share suggestions, discover use circumstances and for restricted testing.
Med-PaLM 2 is a generative AI expertise that makes use of Google’s LLMs to reply medical questions.
When tested on U.S. Medical Licensing Examination-style questions, Med-PaLM 2 carried out at an “knowledgeable” test-taker degree with 85%+ accuracy. It additionally acquired a passing rating on the MedMCQA dataset, a multiple-choice dataset designed to deal with real-world medical entrance examination questions.
The expertise firm additionally introduced its new AI-enabled Claims Acceleration Suite, created to assist with the method of medical insurance prior authorization and claims processing.
The Suite converts unstructured information (datasets that aren’t organized in a predefined method) into structured information (datasets extremely organized and simply decipherable).
“We’re dedicated to realizing the potential of this expertise in healthcare. By working with a handful of trusted healthcare organizations early on, we’ll study extra about what might be achieved, and the way this expertise can safely advance. For all of us, the prospects are inspiring, humbling and thrilling,” Aashima Gupta, international director of healthcare technique and options, and Amy Waldron, international director of well being plan technique and options at Google Cloud, wrote in a blog post.
THE LARGER TREND
Different giant tech firms and startups are exploring utilizing giant language fashions for healthcare. Final month, Microsoft’s Nuance Communications revealed a brand new clinical documentation tool that makes use of the most recent model of OpenAI’s mannequin, GPT-4.
Microsoft additionally recently announced it might preview a brand new template of its Azure Well being Bot, a software that enables healthcare organizations to create their very own chatbots. The brand new template will permit healthcare organizations to experiment with integrating the Azure OpenAI Service, offering and testing fallback solutions when the bot does not know easy methods to reply.
One other firm within the generative AI area contains Suki, which lately introduced Suki Assistant Gen 2, which might robotically generate notes by listening to a affected person and clinician’s dialog.
Doximity additionally affords an AI-powered chatbot software dubbed DocsGPT, which permits docs to check and weigh in on AI-powered product growth. The platform was developed utilizing OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Ty Vachon will supply extra element within the HIMSS23 session “ML and AI Discussion board: 2023 AI in Healthcare: The Good, The Unhealthy and The Hopeful.” It’s scheduled for Monday, April 17 at 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. CT on the South Constructing, Stage 1, room S100 B.
