Google Cloud today announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic aimed at revolutionizing healthcare through the use of generative AI. This collaboration aims to enhance clinical workflows, simplify information retrieval for clinicians and researchers, and ultimately contribute to better patient outcomes. Importantly, Google Cloud now ensures HIPAA compliance for its Enterprise Search on Gen App Builder, safeguarding data privacy and protection.
Streamlining Pathologists’ Workflow with Gen App Builder
By harnessing the capabilities of Gen App Builder, pathologists at Mayo Clinic can overcome longstanding challenges in accessing relevant information efficiently. The platform eliminates the need for complex tasks like data chunking, embedding generation, and index management, making it accessible even to pathologists without extensive data science or machine learning expertise. With the ability to handle large volumes of documents and support structured and unstructured data, Gen App Builder empowers pathologists to swiftly search and explore information that could otherwise consume hours, significantly enhancing productivity and efficiency.
Transformative Potential of Generative AI in Healthcare
Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, underscores the transformative potential of generative AI in healthcare. By enhancing human interactions and automating operations, this technology has the power to revolutionize the healthcare landscape. Mayo Clinic, renowned for its innovative AI applications, stands as a pivotal partner in harnessing the capabilities of generative AI to benefit the field of healthcare.
Prioritizing Patient Safety, Privacy, and Ethics
Cris Ross, Chief Information Officer at Mayo Clinic, emphasizes the significance of patient safety, privacy, and ethical considerations in leveraging generative AI. Google Cloud’s tools unlock previously unsearchable or hard-to-access information, ranging from comprehensive medical histories to imaging, genomics, and lab data. Rapid and effortless access to such insights has the potential to drive superior treatments, establish stronger patient connections, and catalyze transformative changes in healthcare.
Building upon a Strong Partnership
This collaboration builds upon the existing partnership between Google Cloud and Mayo Clinic, jointly pursuing digital transformation in healthcare. Their initiatives leverage analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning solutions to further enhance healthcare outcomes. Google Cloud maintains unwavering commitment to data governance and privacy policies, ensuring customers retain control over their data. In healthcare settings, patient data access and usage are safeguarded through Google Cloud’s reliable infrastructure and secure data storage, fully complying with HIPAA regulations.
Edited from Cision & Google Cloud
