Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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.
5 tips to learn AI from scratch and for free
There’s no shortage of resources for healthcare workers who wish they knew AI well enough to talk shop with the technology pros who develop the models. The problem is weeding through the offerings to get to what will really work for you.

More IT Systems Call For More IT Talent

Managing the wide-ranging IT systems in use by most healthcare organizations requires qualified, knowledgeable and experienced IT staff. IT leaders share their advice and creative efforts for training and retaining.

February 15, 2012

KLAS: Medical device integration systems vendor scorecard in virtual dead heat

Three vendors dominate the market for medical device integration systems (MDIS). All score high in customer-satisfaction surveying, and none stands head over shoulders above the other two in overall care-improvement and cost-reduction performance.

February 15, 2012

MITA reorganizes, names Rodriguez executive director

Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has appointed Gail Rodriguez, PhD, executive director and reorganized senior staff.

February 14, 2012

IHIE partners with AT&T for data integration

The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) will begin using AT&T Healthcare Community Online, a cloud-based data sharing platform, to accelerate data integration processes and make clinical data available in real-time.

February 11, 2012

CRT: Japanese data show promise for Promus Element in small vessels

WASHINGTON, D.C.The 2.25 mm Promus Element everolimus-eluting stent demonstrated safety and effectiveness in the PLATINUM Japan Small Vessel (SV) study, presented Feb. 6 at the Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) meeting.

February 9, 2012

VeriTeQ to sell long-approved microchip for wireless tracking of breast implants

VeriTeQ has announced plans to market VeriChip, its passive radiofrequency identification (RFID) microchip, for identifying and tracing the whereabouts of breast implants.

February 9, 2012

Pay to play?

Question: Why would you spend $600 on an LP when you can spend $15 on a CD?

February 8, 2012

Southern Illinois Healthcare taps Merge

Southern Illinois Healthcare, will implement Merge Healthcares cardiology suite across its system of six hospitals and healthcare clinics.

February 6, 2012

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."