What if AI ran ER triage? Here's how it sped up patient care in real-world tests

dlewis33/Getty Images Anyone who is not in the medical profession and who has wandered into an emergency room may be baffled by the hours of waiting and the mysterious process by which nurses and doctors move patients through the stages of the ER. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University wrote recently that an artificial intelligence program they've created can improve the emergency room process by making the task of triage more efficient and accurate. Triage is when nurses assess the severity of conditions at the intake of patients. Also: How AI could supercharge your glucose monitor - and catch other health issues "Triage is a critical first step in emergency care with profound implications for resource allocation and, ultimately, patient outcomes, including morbidity and mortality," the scholars wrote in a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Using AI in triage It is the first study of its kind to show real effects of using AI in t ... Read full article.