OM1 Insights: How We Use AI to Find Rare Disease Patients

“Correctly identifying a patient with a rare disease can be like looking for a needle in a haystack”, according to Dr. Joseph Zabinski, Director, AI & Precision Medicine at OM1. But what if we could apply a magnet to the haystack, taking advantage of ‘hidden’ properties that – even without being visible – can be used to pull the true needles to the surface?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can act as a “magnet” when applied to the haystack, “being used to pull the true needles to the surface” by identifying subtle patterns, signals, and themes at scale. AI can label at-risk patients beyond the capabilities of other methods. Read more about the key areas where AI is particularly useful in identifying rare diseases in the new blog post on tHEORetically Speaking, “A Magnet for the Haystack: Using AI to Find Rare Disease Patients“.