Two heatlhcare providers with a presence in Jacksonville announced initiatives involving artificial intelligence on June 2.
Jacksonville-based Borland Groover said it developed artificial intelligence technology to assist physicians at its gastroenterology clinics, while Mayo Clinic announced it had teamed with Microsoft to develop and deploy an AI model for healthcare.
Borland Groover said its GI Genius would provide support in enhancing detection and strengthening prevention for patients, according to a news release. It is the first computer-assisted detection system powered by artificial intelligence to receive FDA clearance for use in colonoscopy, the release stated.
The system analyzes live video feeds of procedures and highlights areas of interest in real time while providing physicians enhanced visualization.
“This technology complements the skill and precision of our physicians,” said Borland Groover CEO Dr. Dinesh Madhok in the release. “It strengthens the high level of accuracy and confidence our patients already expect from every screening.”
According to the company, when the technology detects a potential lesion, it generates a visual marker on the endoscopy video feed to alert the physician. The system does not make a diagnosis, but rather physicians make all clinical decisions.
The release says colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50.
Mayo Clinic said in a release that its collaboration with Microsoft was designed to synthesize clinical data to support earlier diagnoses, more personalized treatment decisions and better patient outcomes.
Mayo will own the AI model, which Microsoft plans to make available through Azure Foundry APIs, enabling organizations worldwide to access advanced healthcare AI capabilities.
“Mayo Clinic is committed to putting patients first, and we have long believed AI can help transform healthcare. Seven years ago, we launched Mayo Clinic Platform to move healthcare from a pipeline to a platform model through a safe, trusted, patient-centric de-identified data foundation designed to accelerate innovation, breakthroughs, and cures,” said Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, in the release. “Now, by combining our clinical expertise and data foundation with Microsoft’s engineering and AI capabilities, we are once again building something new in healthcare and bringing more of Mayo Clinic to more patients.”