New AI Tool Helps Patients Receive Timely Follow-Up After Imaging Exams
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Baptist Health Cancer Care
Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute is using a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled platform called Eon to help patients receive timely follow-up care after imaging exams.
The technology reviews the body of radiology reports and information from the electronic medical record (EMR) to help identify certain incidental findings in the body of the report that may need additional attention. The tool is currently being used for incidental lung and pancreas findings, with plans to expand to other areas in the future, including breast, thyroid, kidney and liver findings.
Incidental findings are unexpected findings that may be discovered during an imaging exam performed for another reason. The technology helps care teams identify these findings more efficiently and supports timely communication and follow-up when needed.
“This technology is set to advance our capabilities by helping us identify patients who may benefit from follow-up care sooner and more consistently,” said Dr. Leonard Kalman, Acting System Chief Executive, Baptist Health Cancer Care, and Acting Executive Medical Director, Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute. “It supports our commitment to early detection, providing coordinated, timely care and helping patients receive the right care at the right time.”
The tool helps organize findings by level of concern, so care teams can determine the most appropriate next steps. Findings that may require faster attention are flagged through established processes at the Institute, while other findings can be monitored and managed with appropriate follow-up through the software platform. Patients and their ordering physician are informed of the findings. The ordering physician may choose to follow-up directly based on the patient’s individual needs.
The technology supports physicians and care teams by helping them review information more efficiently; it does not replace clinical judgement or decision making. The use of AI-enabled technologies reflects Baptist Health’s commitment to bringing innovative tools into patient care while ensuring physicians and care teams remain at the center of medical decision-making.
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Leonard Alan Kalman, MD
Leonard Kalman, M.D., an oncologist, is Interim System Chief Executive, Baptist Health Cancer Care; Interim Executive Medical Director, Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed an internship in internal medicine at Presbyterian-University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He then was assistant resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Boston Hospital for Women/Harvard Medical School, and assistant resident in internal medicine at the Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed a fellowship in medical oncology at Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, where he was also a research fellow. Dr. Kalman is Board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.
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