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.

4.7% of hospitals, 24% of providers fail post-payment audits

Nearly 5 percent of hospitals and 24 percent of eligible providers failed post-payment audits, according to an analysis of Meaningful Use data released by Health Security Solutions.

November 13, 2014

ONC launches Market R&D Pilot Challenge

To help health IT start-ups demonstrate the value of their solutions to the market, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has launched the Market R&D Pilot Challenge, according to a Health IT Buzz blog post.

November 12, 2014

HIMSS, CHIME take issue with DeSalvo’s part-time role

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society are voicing concerns that Karen DeSalvo MD, MPH, MsC, serving in the role of National Coordinator for Health IT on a part-time basis is inadequate to handle the critical health IT issues facing the country.

November 10, 2014

TrustCommerce Partners with Allscripts to Deliver Secure Patient Payments through Allscripts FollowMyHealth

Irvine, CA, November 10, 2014-- TrustCommerce, a leading provider of secure payment solutions, has partnered with Allscripts to enable providers to securely accept online payments through the Allscripts FollowMyHealth™ patient engagement platform.

November 10, 2014

Intermountain Healthcare, Healthbox team up for joint healthcare innovation venture

Intermountain Healthcare and Healthbox are joining forces on a healthcare innovation and venture model to stimulate collaboration between inventors, entrepreneurs and healthcare industry experts.

November 7, 2014

HL7 survey finds high turnover, anticipated integration

Health IT leadership has seen relatively high turnover, interface engine usage continues to be diverse and most organizations plan to stay with their current interface engines. Those are some of the findings of the 2014 HL7 Interface Technology Survey.

November 4, 2014

Report details healthcare shift ushered in by tech ventures, transparency

The healthcare industry is on the cusp of a major change as technology companies support a consumer-driven industry that will shape the way healthcare is delivered, according to a report from Oliver Wyman.

November 2, 2014

CHIME recognizes Memorial Healthcare, Iatric Systems

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has awarded Iatric Systems, a health IT integration company, and its customer Mich.-based Memorial Healthcare, its 2014 Collaboration Award.

October 31, 2014

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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."