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.

Study: Intraoperative noise volume linked to surgical site infections

Intraoperative noise volume was found to be associated with surgical site infections in a study of 35 patients published May 27 in the British Journal of Surgery.

June 2, 2011

TeraRecon highlights iNtuition

TeraRecon is sharing iNtuitions integration and interconnectivity capabilities at the annual meeting of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), June 2-5 in Washington, D.C. and emphasizing the adoption of the companys iNtuition Cloud managed software-as-a-service offering, at the 92nd Deutsche Roentgenkongress in Hamburg, Germany June 2-3

June 2, 2011

Thomson Reuters' top 10 health systems: Who made the cut?

Ten health systems have been tapped as the best by Thomson Reuters for providing paramount care--better outcomes, survival and patient satisfaction--over their peers. The results were published May 31 in Thomson Reuters third annual "10 Top Health Systems" study.

June 1, 2011

MIT, industry collaborate on personal health devices

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in partnership with GE Healthcare and Analog Devices, has launched the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center, charged with developing electronic devices, diagnostics and treatments and technologies for information-driven healthcare systems.

May 25, 2011

From the Editor | Are ACOs Disruptive Enough to Change the System?

Are we standing at the threshold of a major change in the nations healthcare delivery model? With the rules for accountable care organizations (ACOs) finally out, we examine some early models for accountable care organizations in the story on page 18.

May 24, 2011

Clinical Data Repositories: What Do You Want Your Data to Do?

The answer to this question will vary across facilities and by scope and function of the CDR. However, there are common denominatorsincluding high-quality, accessible data and, increasingly, scalability.

May 24, 2011

Leading Edge Patient Monitoring: Now Piggybacks on Facility Wi-Fi

Patient monitoring is key to excellent patient care. Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC), a 420-bed facility in Dothan, Ala., is an innovator in this space, standing at the forefront of progressive cardiac patient monitoring. Sponsored by an educational grant from Drager.

May 23, 2011

Managing Clinical Images: The Infrastructure Inside

A revamped image management strategy is becoming a necessity for many organizations, as large files overtax storage infrastructures. With imaging study size and volumes increasing and business models in flux, its not getting any easier, but some organizations are finding a way to manage.

May 23, 2011

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."