{
  "id": "uc_2026_000016",
  "slug": "seattle-childrens-pathway-assistant",
  "title": "How is Seattle Children's using an AI agent for clinical pathways?",
  "answer": "Seattle Children's built 'Pathway Assistant' with Google, trained only on its internal clinical pathway documents, to guide clinicians through diagnosis and treatment workflows for 70+ pediatric conditions. Its CMIO told HealthSystemCIO the assistant achieves more than 98% accuracy after tuning and is being rolled out in emergency and urgent care.",
  "industry": "healthcare-providers",
  "sub_industry": "Pediatric hospital",
  "roles": [
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  "function": "clinical",
  "tasks": [
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    "decision-support"
  ],
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  "autonomy_level": 0,
  "tools": [
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      "name": "Gemini / Vertex AI",
      "vendor": "Google Cloud",
      "url": null,
      "affiliate": false
    }
  ],
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    "internal clinical pathway library (not EHR-connected)"
  ],
  "deployment_status": "pilot",
  "organization": {
    "name": "Seattle Children's",
    "type": "pediatric health system",
    "named": true
  },
  "outcomes": [
    {
      "metric": "answer accuracy",
      "value": "more than 98% after repeated tuning and validation",
      "source_ref": 1,
      "self_reported": true
    }
  ],
  "evidence_grade": "A",
  "grade_rationale": "Named organization, quantified outcome, independent trade publication (figure is the organization's own).",
  "sources": [
    {
      "ref": 1,
      "url": "https://healthsystemcio.com/2025/05/14/seattle-childrens-builds-ai-assistant-governance-model-to-advance-pediatric-care/",
      "publisher": "HealthSystemCIO",
      "title": "Seattle Children's Builds AI Assistant & Governance Model to Advance Pediatric Care",
      "published": "2025-05-14",
      "type": "news",
      "quote": "According to Lin, the assistant achieves more than 98% accuracy after repeated tuning and validation, and is being rolled out in emergency and urgent care settings.",
      "independent": true,
      "accessed": "2026-10-17"
    }
  ],
  "how_it_works": [
    "Trained exclusively on Seattle Children's internal pathway documents.",
    "Engages clinicians in multi-step dialogues that adapt to patient details.",
    "Standalone by design: no EHR connection and no PHI."
  ],
  "risks_compliance": [
    "Clinical decision support only; not medical advice",
    "Accuracy is self-reported by the organization"
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Accuracy figure is attributed to Seattle Children's CMIO in the article."
  ],
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  "medtech_relevance": null,
  "related": [],
  "first_seen": "2026-10-17",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-17",
  "sponsored": false,
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 (summary text); quotes and sources belong to their owners",
  "verification": {
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
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    ],
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  },
  "url": "https://agentcasefile.com/cases/seattle-childrens-pathway-assistant/",
  "industry_label": "Hospitals & Health Systems",
  "role_labels": [
    "Clinicians & Clinical Ops"
  ],
  "vertical": "healthcare"
}