🧠 Harvard Engineer Creates AI to Spot Hidden Injuries # 61

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AIHealthTech Insider: Issue #61

August 11, 2025

From AI that spots hidden trauma injuries to smart mirrors that scan your body, this week’s updates show how tech is reshaping healthcare. We cover tools that cut nurse paperwork, speed doctor notes, improve senior care, and even reveal the surprising effects of AI companions on well-being—all in one read.

Harvard Engineer Builds AI to Spot Hidden Injuries

Nikhil Vytla, SM ’25, developed an AI tool at Harvard Medical School’s Surgical Informatics Lab to help surgeons catch missed injuries in trauma patients.

• Analyzes imaging reports, standardizes terminology, and integrates patient data

• Generates follow-up test recommendations to catch overlooked diagnoses

• Prioritizes safety with a false-positive bias to avoid missing critical cases

• Now being refined for real-world use in emergency rooms

Vytla, now at Snowflake, is also advancing explainable AI for LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude.

Source 👉: Using artificial intelligence to improve health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

AI App Saves Nurses Time for Care

HCA Healthcare and Google Cloud created Nurse Handoff, an AI app to speed up nurse shift changes.

• Turns patient notes and test results into clear, short summaries.

• Uses Google’s MedLM AI for accurate, sourced reports.

• Early tests show 86% accuracy and 90% nurse approval.

• Frees up time for patient care across 190 hospitals.

With over 10 million nurse-hours spent annually on handoffs across 190 hospitals, the tool promises to reclaim valuable time for patient care while improving safety and continuity.

Source 👉: Google Cloud is working with HCA Healthcare on a Nurse Handoff app

 🎧 Related Listening: In Episode 15 of Unlocking the AI Advantage - How AI Can Help Nurses Provide Better Patient Care, features Rebecca Love of Nurse Approved, who shares how AI can cut paperwork, improve workflows, and spark innovation through Nurse Hackathons

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AI Companions May Lower Happiness

A Stanford and Carnegie Mellon study of 1,000+ Character.AI users explored how AI friendships affect mental health.

• 93% had friend-like chats, 80% sought emotional support, 68% tried romantic roleplay.

• Heavy chatbot use is linked to lower happiness (-0.47 correlation).

• Unclear if loneliness drives use or if chatbots worsen it.

• Developers urged to design AI that supports real human connections.

The findings highlight both the appeal and the risks of AI companionship, urging developers to design bots that strengthen, not replace, human relationships.

Source 👉: Study Shows Heavy Use of AI Companions Correlates With Lower Emotional Well-Being

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Dragon Copilot Eases Doctor Paperwork

Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot, part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, uses AI to streamline clinician workflows and capture patient information directly from conversations:

• Extracts orders from clinician–patient talks for quick approval and record entry.

• Auto-creates referral letters, visit summaries, and notes — no extra typing needed.

• Translates encounters for documentation in any language.

• Cuts documentation time, sees more patients, and shortens wait times.

• Delivers accurate records that boost patient care and reduce burnout.

The tool extends across specialties, care settings, and devices—helping healthcare organizations improve throughput, reimbursement accuracy, and physician retention.

Source 👉: Microsoft Dragon Copilot | Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

August Health Raises $29M to Power AI-Driven Senior Care

August Health has secured $29M in Series B funding (led by Base10 Partners) to expand August Intelligence, an AI-enabled care partner that delivers real-time insights to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes in senior living communities.

• Trusted by thousands of senior living communities across the U.S. and Canada

• Cuts incidents by 23% and boosts revenue by 20%

• Surfaces personalized, evidence-based recommendations for caregivers

• Designed to complement not replace human expertise

• Rolling out to select operators this fall

With the senior population surging, AI-powered tools like August Intelligence can help overworked caregivers act faster, make better decisions, and keep residents healthier—without losing the human touch.

Source 👉: August Health Secures $29M to Advance Its Vision for AI-Enabled Caregiving

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🪞 AI Mirror Scan — Would You Trust it?

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Omnia by Withings is a real concept smart mirror unveiled at CES 2025. It combines a scale, AI assistant, and 360° body scan to deliver real-time health assessments — tracking heart rate, blood pressure, metabolism, and sleep. It syncs with wearables and uses AI to offer personalized insights and recommendations.

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