Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a crucial component of healthcare to help augment physicians and make them more efficient. In medical imaging, it is helping radiologists more efficiently manage PACS worklists, enable structured reporting, auto detect injuries and diseases, and to pull in relevant prior exams and patient data. In cardiology, AI is helping automate tasks and measurements on imaging and in reporting systems, guides novice echo users to improve imaging and accuracy, and can risk stratify patients. AI includes deep learning algorithms, machine learning, computer-aided detection (CAD) systems, and convolutional neural networks. 

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Patients care more about use of data than consent

Patients are more concerned over how their health information is used rather than whether consent was obtained, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

HIT field facing record growth, not enough qualified workers

The health informatics field is facing both record growth and a shortage of qualified workers.

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McKesson launches venture fund

McKesson has launched a strategic venture capital fund to invest in early and growth stage companies that are addressing current and emerging healthcare business challenges.

Astute Doctor Provides 5 Tips for Helping Hospitals, Medical Groups and Physicians Meet Their Patient Experience Goals for the New Year

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--Top on the list of New Year’s resolutions for many hospitals, medical groups and physicians today is the goal of improving the “patient experience.” To help providers better meet this new standard for healthcare, Astute Doctor, a national company providing an innovative approach to physician education through web-based, patient-centric CME courses, has developed a list of five tips to help organizations meet patient experience goals.

Prairie Ventures Announces the Acquisition of HealthInterlink, LLC Assets by Welch Allyn

Omaha, Nebraska, December 08, 2014 -- Prairie Ventures, a private investment firm with investments in healthcare technology and services, today announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of its telehealth company, HealthInterlink, LLC, by Welch Allyn, Inc.

Greenville Health System Selects Healthier Populations Solutions from Orion Health™

Boston, MA – December 9, 2014 – Orion Health, a leading population health management company, today announced that Greenville Health System (GHS), one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare organizations in the Southeast, has selected its Healthier Populations Solutions, a comprehensive set of interoperability and care coordination tools that support healthcare organizations’ population health initiatives. 

ONC official presents Federal Health IT Strategic Plan to HITPC

On the heels of the release of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, Seth Pazinski, director of planning, evaluation and analysis at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, shared his high-level thoughts and solicited feedback on the plan at the Dec. 9 Health IT Policy Committee.

Medical billing provider settles with FTC for duping customers

An Atlanta-based health billing company and its former CEO have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers about their company practices.

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