Artificial Intelligence

Emerging Technologies in Emergency Medicine

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The Department of Emergency Medicine works closely with stakeholders across Columbia University, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to accelerate the responsible development, evaluation, and implementation of artificial intelligence that improves emergency patient care and advances the field of Academic Emergency Medicine. 

The latest updates on resources and guidelines for AI use can be found on the Emerging Technology & Informatics (ETI) page on the CUIMC IT site:

AI Use Resources & Guidelines

Our Projects

Prior/ongoing projects include:

  • Use of natural language processing to evaluate teamwork communication
  • Leveraging large language models to support structured review of ED quality cases, including 72-hour returns and referred cases, to identify potential care gaps and quality-improvement opportunities
  • Machine learning & computer vision to automatically identify features on lung ultrasound
  • Developing an AI-enabled chatbot to provide rapid access to institutional policies and site-specific ED clinical pathways

AI Project Intake

Members of the department can register their AI projects or schedule consultations directly using our intake form linked below

AI Intake Form

Contact

To reach out about potential collaborations, please contact:

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