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AI screening tool can streamline care for opioid use disorder, reduce hospital readmissions

Doctors and researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have developed an artificial intelligence tool to ensure some of our most vulnerable patients, those battling opioid use disorder, don’t fall through the cracks.

“The medical chart is full of information and it’s overwhelming, and our human brains just can’t process everything,” Dr. Majid Afshar said.