By DoM Communications | Date published: August 31, 2026
Alok Kapoor, Adrian Zai, and Alexandra Albert Explore Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Diabetes Medication Safety After Hospital Discharge
For patients with diabetes, hospital discharge can be a particularly vulnerable time. Because medication regimens are often changed during a hospital stay, patients may leave the hospital with new medications, different doses, or new instructions, increasing the potential for misunderstanding and medication-related problems.
In a new project funded by the Herman G. Berkman Diabetes Clinical Innovation Fund, Alok Kapoor, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Health Systems Science, Adrian Zai, MD, PhD, Chief Research Informatics Officer at UMass Chan Medical School, and Alexandra Albert, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, will explore how artificial intelligence can help people with diabetes better understand changes to their medications when leaving the hospital.
The project will develop and test an interactive artificial intelligence tool using a communication technique known as teach-back, which asks the patient to explain in their own words how they will take their medications.