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brianletort.aiD. Brian Letort, Ph.D.

AI Transformation Library

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105 real-world cases. What changed, what improved, and where people still decide.

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12 cases

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CaseIndustryFunctionTypeAI valueBefore → AfterEvidenceOpen
An editorial scene for Stanford Health Care contrasts faxed an external referral to stanford health care and, when applicable, marked the referral urgent on the cover. with faxes an external referral and determines urgency by checking the urgent box on the stanford standardized cover. in the fastfax urgent referral fax queue routing workflow.Stanford Health CareHealthcareClinical operationsQueue eliminationFastFax routed 1,059 of the 1,352 to the urgent queue, reported as 78% recall.WaitingFlowmixed evidencemixed
An editorial scene for Greater Houston primary stroke centers contrasts receives a code-stroke patient and obtains noncontrast ct plus cta under standard care. with receives a code-stroke patient; ncct and cta are acquired under the same standard-of-care protocols. in the automated lvo detection with parallel transfer notification workflow.Greater Houston primary stroke centersHealthcareClinical operationsCoordination compressedMedian transfer time: 210 → 133 minutesSequentialTogetherverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for University of California, San Francisco and UC Berkeley contrasts uses head tracking to select letters on a commercial assistive device. with attempts to speak while 253 cortical electrodes capture speech-motor signals. in the ai speech neuroprosthesis for text, audio, and avatar control workflow.University of California, San Francisco and UC BerkeleyHealthcareClinical operationsCreator to judgeMedian real-time decoding rate of 78.3 words per minute.CreateReviewverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Three Italian endoscopy centers using GI Genius contrasts inspect the live colonoscopy feed and visually identify suspected lesions. with processes the live video and superimposes a green box over a suspected lesion. in the real-time ai computer-aided adenoma detection during colonoscopy workflow.Three Italian endoscopy centers using GI GeniusHealthcareClinical operationsCreator to judge1.07 in the CADe group; incidence-rate ratio 1.46, with no increase in withdrawal timeCreateReviewverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Johns Hopkins Health System contrasts recognizes possible sepsis through ordinary ehr review and clinical presentation. with continuously monitors ehr data and passively displays a clickable alert icon when criteria are met. in the trews provider-confirmed early warning workflow.Johns Hopkins Health SystemHealthcareClinical operationsCreator to judge1.85 hours earlier when confirmed within three hoursCreateReviewverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Kaiser Permanente Northern California contrasts identify deterioration through routine observation and manually calculated early-warning scores. with calculate hourly deterioration-risk scores from electronic health-record data. in the advance alert monitor workflow.Kaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaHealthcareClinical operationsHuman quality loop30-day mortality after alert: 20.4% → 15.8%One passLearning loopverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Rwanda national blood service and Zipline contrasts maintain local blood inventory or request an emergency road delivery. with places an on-demand blood order by phone or text. in the on-demand autonomous drone blood delivery workflow.Rwanda national blood service and ZiplineHealthcareClinical operationsAutonomous + backstopMean drone delivery 49.6 minutes, 79 minutes faster than regional-center road estimates; expirations fell 7.1 units per month, a 67% reduction at 12 monthsManualAutonomousverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Michigan Medicine / Epic Sepsis Model v1 contrasts monitor admitted patients and recognize sepsis through contemporary clinical practice. with calculates a proprietary risk score every 15 minutes and generates alerts at the selected threshold. in the real-time proprietary sepsis alerts workflow.Michigan Medicine / Epic Sepsis Model v1HealthcareClinical operationsThreshold is the controlMissed 67% of sepsis while alerting on 18% of hospitalizations; AUROC .63Case by caseHuman thresholdverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Maccabi Healthcare Services contrasts perform primary diagnosis on prostate biopsies with perform primary diagnosis on prostate biopsies in the prostate pathology quality control workflow.Maccabi Healthcare ServicesHealthcareClinical operationsExceptions only100%Handle allExceptionsverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network contrasts manually specifies objectives and iteratively tunes a prostate radiotherapy plan. with generates an ml plan in parallel with the conventional human plan. in the ml-assisted treatment-plan generation and blinded physician selection workflow.Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health NetworkHealthcareClinical operationsContinuous decisioningMedian 47 hours; 60.1% reductionPeriodicContinuousverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for 2IQP multicenter trial / Tandem Diabetes Care contrasts uses the pretrial insulin-delivery method and continuous glucose information to manage insulin. with uses cgm data to modulate insulin delivery between patient interactions. in the cgm-driven automated insulin delivery workflow.2IQP multicenter trial / Tandem Diabetes CareHealthcareClinical operationsAutonomous + backstop7.3% AID vs 7.7% control at week 13; adjusted difference −0.6 percentage pointsManualAutonomousverified evidenceverified
An editorial scene for HCA Healthcare contrasts screens manually for sepsis during rounds or shift changes using the current chart and bedside condition. with continuously evaluates vital signs, laboratory results, nursing reports, and other clinical data for patterns. in the spot continuous sepsis surveillance workflow.HCA HealthcareHealthcareClinical operationsContinuous decisioningApproximately six hours earlier, according to HCA HealthcarePeriodicContinuousreported evidencereported
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