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This AI tool can detect domestic abuse risk years before victims seek
- New AI tool analyzed hospital data to identify patients at risk of intimate partner violence (IPV).
- The combined model used both structured data and written medical notes to detect risk.
- The tool correctly identified IPV risk in 88 percent of cases.
- Researchers say the system could flag abuse years before victims seek hospital help.
- The project views the tool as decision-support, not a diagnosis or disclosure mandate.
- Study published in the journal Nature and funded discussions on public health impact.
- The system could be integrated with electronic medical records for real-time use.
- IPV refers to abuse from current or former partners and can cause serious harm.
- The study used records from nearly 850 women with IPV and over 5,200 controls.
- Researchers emphasized the tool signals risk to aid, not replace clinician judgment.
- The authors plan to inform hospitals about real-time IPV risk during care.
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