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.

AdvaMed itemizes AI imperatives for ‘the entire healthcare ecosystem’
If you work with healthcare AI, you owe it to patients, families and communities to keep certain principles top of mind in everything you do.
6 things high-achieving orgs do to wring real value from AI
What makes an organization an AI leader? Demonstrating success in one of two pursuits.
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan
As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”
4 points crucial to the nimble regulation of GenAI
With generative AI coming into its own, AI regulators must avoid relying too much on principles of risk management—and not enough on those of uncertainty management.
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT
CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

IDC’s predictions for 2015

What’s on tap for 2015? IDC Health Insights, a global health IT consultant, presented its top healthcare predictions for next year, based on a new IDC FutureScape report.

November 26, 2014

Strong HIT adoption makes practices less likely to add new patients

The adoption of health IT makes primary care practices less likely to add new patients, according to a new survey published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

November 25, 2014

Azalea Health Honored as "Emerging Company of the Year" at Health IT Leadership Summit

Atlanta, GA, November 20, 2014 -- Azalea Health, a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare solutions and services, was named the 2014 Emerging Company of the Year awarded by the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) at the 5th Annual Health IT Leadership Summit at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center. CEO and Co-founder, Baha Zeidan, received the prestigious Phoenix Award, which recognizes companies and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to the growth of the Health IT industry in Georgia.

November 25, 2014

Health IT Leadership and Innovation Showcased in Georgia, TAG Informs

Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 2014 -- The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) hosted journalists from across the country last week to showcase Georgia’s leadership and innovation in the Health IT Industry.

November 25, 2014

Realizing digital healthcare’s promise

Digitally-enabled care has become a fundamental business imperative, but barriers in data sharing, privacy and security, workflows and payment still inhibit progress, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC’s) Health Research Institute.

November 20, 2014

Emdeon to acquire Change Healthcare for $135M

Emdeon, a Nashville-based health payment company, is buying Change Healthcare for $135 million, according to several news sources.

November 20, 2014

OIG: IT a top challenge for HHS in FY2015

Information technology is a top concern when it comes to significant management and performance challenges cited by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.

November 19, 2014

Convenient Care Association and Wolters Kluwer Health Host Retail Clinic Roundtable

PHILADELPHIA--The Convenient Care Association (CCA), the national trade association for the retail-based clinic industry, will host a roundtable discussion on November 20, 2014 in Philadelphia.

November 19, 2014

Around the web

Cardiovascular Business

Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.

AI in Healthcare

A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business

FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."