What they did: Over the last decade, Seattle Children’s Hospital worked with dozens of healthcare providers and scholars to develop a comprehensive clinical effectiveness program that features clinical standard pathways, or CSWs, for more than 70 diagnoses. Now, this top-10-ranked U.S. children’s hospital is partnering with Google Cloud to bring this potentially life-saving information to clinicians with a new AI-powered agent called Pathway Assistant. Featuring a simple, conversational interface, Pathway Assistant can rapidly synthesize information from CSWs — including text, images and the latest medical literature — to help healthcare providers quickly make informed, accurate and effective decisions.

What they’re saying: “We are committed to offering our doctors and other healthcare providers the most cutting-edge tools to enhance their decision-making. This AI agent represents a significant step forward in achieving that goal, enabling our team to leverage the full potential of CSWs and deliver the highest quality care to the patients we serve.” — Clara Lin, MD, vice president and chief medical information officer at Seattle Children’s, in a news release.