AI in Pediatric Care Brings Challenges and New Efficiencies

09:27 - 07 Nov 2025

From ambient scribes improving documentation to the automation of coding, billing and revenue cycle operations, pediatric hospitals are using artificial intelligence for numerous clinical and nonclinical uses. AI helps predict patient deterioration and enhances situational awareness in clinical areas such as the intensive care unit, says Dr. Bimal Desai, vice president and chief health informatics officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). For pediatrics, AI presents challenges in making clinical predictions and diagnoses as kids grow and change over time, Desai says. “It requires...