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.

eClinicalWorks aligns with Array Networks for data center scalability

eClinicalWorks, a developer of ambulatory clinical systems located in Westborough, Mass., is now using Array Networks AppVelocity (APV) server load balancer and application delivery controller to support its medical record and management programs for healthcare providers.

September 14, 2010

Circ: Blacks at higher risk for stent thrombosis after DES

African-Americans may have more of a risk of developing life-threatening thrombosis after receiving drug-eluting stents (DES); however, socioeconomic status was independent of stent thrombosis, according to the results of a study published in the Aug. 31 issue of Circulation.

September 1, 2010

CCI: DES benefits validated out to five years

Drug-eluting stents (DES) sustain a prognostic benefit up to five years following PCI, based on a survival analysis published in the September issue of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.

August 19, 2010

HHS announces $46 million to ensure transparency in health insurance markets

Affordable Care Act grants totaling $46 million will be distributed to 45 states and Washington, D.C. to help improve the oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases, take action against insurers seeking unreasonable rate hikes and ensure consumers receive value for their premium dollars, announced U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

August 18, 2010

PACSGear acquires NAI Tech

PACSGear has acquired all assets of NAI Tech Products, a Auburn, Calif.-based developer of digital video capture of medical images, for an undisclosed sum.

August 14, 2010

Epson aligns with Philips to offer ultrasound printing options

Royal Philips Electronics has formed an agreement with Epson America that will help pair the Epsons ink jet printers and WorkForce all-in-ones for business environments with Philips ultrasound medical imaging systems used in healthcare clinics and hospitals.

August 12, 2010

Bos Sci launches bioabsorbable polymer stent trial

Boston Scientific has begun patient enrollment in the EVOLVE clinical trial, which is designed to assess the safety and performance of its Synergy coronary stent, which uses a bioabsorbable PLGA polymer and everolimus drug formulation to create a uniform coating confined to the outer surface of the stent.

August 4, 2010

A SSI-siphian Task: Tracking Surgical-site Infections

Specialized infection control packages can track, analyze and therefore prevent surgical site infections, saving lives and lowering costs. But reporting remains problematic everyone clamors for transparency, but SSIs are non-reimbursable, which discourages reporting. Can software solve this quandary?

July 28, 2010

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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."