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. 

Healthcare IT Outsourcing Market - By Application & Industry - Global Foreca

Outsourcing is an emerging phenomenon in the healthcare information technology market. It is a screening process wherein an organization selects the most efficient third-party service provider to effectively operate its management and administrative unit. Outsourcing of IT solutions in the healthcare industry has emerged as an efficient solution to mitigate rising healthcare costs and to meet the growing demand for quality care. Over the years, the trend of healthcare IT outsourcing  solutions has grown significantly among large organizations and has also attracted mid-sized organizations. In some cases, the entire information management system is outsourced, while in others, only key application services such as implementation of EMR, CRM, and billing systems are outsourced.

Google developing lenses to monitor, detect diabetes

Google has announced that it is testing contact lenses that monitor individuals' blood sugar levels, potentially eliminating daily finger-prick tests for patients with diabetes.

Improving health IT patient safety

When it comes to health IT and patient safety, “we need more and better research to know what to work on first,” said Kathy Kenyon, JD, senior policy analyst at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, and moderator of a Jan. 10 webcast on the subject.

Health challenge announces 7 projects winning $2M

Seven projects that harness the power of data and information for the health of communities will receive more than $2 million as winners of the Knight News Challenge: Health, according to an announcement made at the Clinton Health Matters conference in La Quinta, Calif.

HHS releases SAFER guides for HIT

Furthering its Health IT Safety Plan, the Department of Health & Human Services has released a new set of guides and interactive tools to help healthcare providers more safely use electronic health IT products.

HIT venture capital funding healthy in 2013

Venture capital funding in the health IT sector almost doubled in 2013, totaling $2.2 billion in 571 deals compared to $1.2 billion in 163 deals in 2012.

EHR products achieve MU certification

More software vendors have had specific EHR products certified for meeting some or all requirements of the 2014 edition of the Meaningful Use program.

Texas CIO earns HIMSS/CHIME HIT award

Edward W. Marx, senior vice president and CIO at Texas Health Resources in Arlington, has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award.

Around the web

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

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. 

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.”