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.

CIT Accelerator Awards: Share your success

Introducing the CIT Accelerator Awards! Providers across the country are doing great things to improve their processes to achieve the triple aim.

May 29, 2014

This week in health IT: Record fine, ONC activity

It's been a busy week on several fronts with the Office of Civil Rights doling out the highest fine for HIPAA violations to date and the Health IT Policy Committee holding its monthly meeting as well as a hearing on certification.

May 9, 2014

New HIT Fellow shares path to Washington

After being nominated by his local quality improvement organization, Colin Banas, MD, MSHA, CMIO of VCU Health System in Richmond, Va., was selected to be one of the new Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) Health IT Fellows earlier this year.

April 7, 2014

Managing Mandates

Wow. HIMSS14 was the largest annual conference to date. 

March 18, 2014

Cleveland Clinic: Forging A New Path for Health IT Innovation

Cleveland Clinic Innovations has spawned jobs, companies and health IT improving patient care and saving money.

March 18, 2014

HIMSS14 Onward with MU, ICD-10, Interoperability, Patient Engagement & More

From Hillary Rodham Clinton to former national coordinators for health IT, this year’s conference speakers packed valuable insight and expertise.

March 18, 2014

ONC Presents Priorities at Annual Meeting

ONC’s annual meeting spotlighted the office’s new leader and top priorities for health IT this year.

February 25, 2014

HIMSS14: How to build an innovation program

ORLANDO--With all the pressures on healthcare, many organizations are embracing innovation as a means to help reduce costs while improving care quality and patient outcomes. Three representatives from organizations with innovation programs shared their experiences during a panel session at the Innovation Symposium at the Health Information and Management Systems Society annual conference.

February 25, 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."