Alberta health care is a step closer to getting a boost from artificial intelligence technology that can create better care, support doctors and improve diagnoses and treatment thanks to new funding from Alberta Innovates.
Ten university research teams and two private companies are being granted $9.5 million through a new program to address barriers that prevent using artificial intelligence in health care.
One of those companies is Calgary-based Mikata Health.
Mikata Health is developing its Mika AI Scribe technology to automate and streamline manual paperwork and data entry performed by doctors and other clinicians. This will free up doctors to focus on patients, improving the patient experience while also reducing physician workloads and burnout.
Mikata Health has been granted $800,000 to research and develop the technology, leading privacy, safety, and ethics for AI, and work closely with clinics and with health care teams to test and implement the technology.
The Enabling Better Health Through Artificial Intelligence program was launched in the Fall of 2023 with a total budget of $8 million. Due to the significant number of high-quality proposals submitted, Alberta Innovates reallocated an additional $1.5 million to ensure these innovations move forward in Alberta.
Other projects accepted in the program include research projects at the University of Alberta and University of Calgary. Learn more about the other recipients here.
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