In a university archive in New York City, handwritten medical records dating back to the Revolutionary War and belonging to the New York Presbyterian Hospital are slowly decaying. These rare patient files from one of America’s oldest hospitals hold centuries of insight into disease progression, medical practice, and the lived experiences of under-researched patients, including women and immigrants. Yet much of this knowledge remains trapped in fragile, fading documents.
Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) knew these records were too valuable to lose. They turned to generative artificial intelligence (AI) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help digitize this archive.
In this blog post, you will learn how WCM used generative AI to build a secure, searchable interface for its historical medical archives and unlock new research opportunities while preserving the integrity of these one-of-a-kind materials.
