National Cost Savings From Use of Artificial Intelligence Guided Echocardiography in the Assessment of Intermediate-Risk Patients With Syncope in the Emergency Department.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open
Published Date: Apr 18, 2025

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Our primary objective was to estimate the realistic impact of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based trans-thoracic echocardiogram (TTE)-first strategy on the annual national cost savings among eligible adult emergency department (ED) patients presenting with syncope in the United States. Our secondary outcomes were the estimated reduction in avoidable ED bed hours and comprehensive TTE studies.

Authors

  • Andrew Goldsmith
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Lahey Hospital, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Nicole M Duggan
  • Yonatan G Keschner
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 5 Emerson Place, Suite 101, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Yonaton.Keschner@mgh.harvard.edu.
  • Da'Marcus E Baymon
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Andrew D Luo
    Emergency Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; Emergency Department, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
  • Arun Nagdev
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda Health System/Highland Hospital, Oakland, California, USA.
  • Tina Kapur
    Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA.
  • Samuel Caplan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • David A Meguerdichian
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Christopher W Baugh
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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