Advocate Health to Deploy Aidoc Imaging AI Systemwide After Two-State Pilot

The initiative is expected to support earlier diagnoses for nearly 63,000 patients annually.

Advocate Health has announced a systemwide rollout of Aidoc’s AI platform across its diagnostic imaging services, following a successful pilot at 22 sites in Wisconsin and North Carolina.

The initiative is expected to support earlier diagnoses for nearly 63,000 patients annually.

As part of the expansion, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit integrated health system will integrate Aidoc’s aiOS™ platform—an FDA-cleared AI solution—into its imaging workflows. This move aims to streamline diagnostic processes, improve decision-making, and enhance patient outcomes.

“Advocate Health continues to establish itself as a leader in deploying AI for health care administration. Through our AI investments, we’re redefining patient care, enhancing outcomes, and accelerating time-to-treatment,” said Andy Crowder, Chief Digital Officer at Advocate Health.

Pilot Demonstrates Clinical Gains

The pilot, initiated in October 2024, introduced three AI algorithms to flag pulmonary embolisms, incidental pulmonary embolisms, and intracranial hemorrhages. Internal modeling from the pilot suggests a significant improvement in early detection and prioritization.

“After rigorously testing and evaluating AI in radiology, we have come to the firm conclusion that responsibly deployed imaging AI tools, with oversight from expertly trained human providers, are a best practice in the specialty,” said Dr. Christopher Whitlow, Enterprise Chair of Radiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Broader Impact Across Conditions

Advocate Health performs over 8 million imaging studies annually. With full-scale deployment, the AI platform is expected to aid in faster triage of urgent cases, reduce outpatient wait times, and support radiologist workflows.

The expanded AI integration will now include detection support for cervical spine fractures, rib fractures, pneumothorax, aortic dissection, abdominal free air, and brain aneurysms.

“AI advancements are completely rewriting the script,” said Dr. Jon Jennings, Assistant Medical Director and Chair of the AI and Technology Committee for Imaging and Interventional Radiology at Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. “As a radiologist, advanced AI triage algorithms provide me with additional peace of mind that my patients will get scanned, diagnosed and treated more quickly than was ever possible before.”

Advocate Health plans to scale the platform across all regions and specialties in the coming months.

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