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.

Merge posts positive Q2

Health IT developer Merge Healthcare has shown an uptick in revenue and a sharp turnaround in net income for the Milwaukee-based firms fiscal 2009 second quarter, which ended June 30.

August 2, 2009

QuadraMed appoints James as CEO

Health IT systems developer QuadraMed has appointed Duncan W. James as its CEO and a member of the board of directors.

July 28, 2009

ACC chimes in with U.S. healthcare reform recommendations

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) published its vision for U.S. healthcare reform, describing both existing initiatives and plans for the future, and called for cardiologists to play an active role in shaping healthcare reform, in the Aug. 4 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

July 28, 2009

Medtronic settles stent patent suit with Abbott to the tune of $400M

Abbott today settled all outstanding intellectual property litigation with Medtronic. Under the terms of the settlement, Medtronic will pay Abbott $400 million and $42 million to evYsio Medical Devices, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

July 27, 2009

Michelle Obama releases $851M for community health center IT adoption

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has announced the release of $851 million in grants to address immediate health center facility and equipment needs and increase access to healthcare for millions of Americans. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

July 7, 2009

Boston Scientific switches CEOs, with a look away from cardiac devices

Boston Scientific has announced that President and CEO Jim Tobin will retire and that its board of directors has appointed Ray Elliott the new president and CEO, effective July 13.

June 27, 2009

3D scanner could make hearing aids more comfortable, effective

A new digital scanning technique, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), could offer a much better fit for future hearing aids, according to an article in the MIT Technology Review.

June 23, 2009

HHS disseminates $6B for children's insurance

Health & Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius has reported that $6 billion in new federal funds will be made available to states and U.S. territories for fiscal year 2009 to provide healthcare to millions of children across the United States through their Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP).

June 22, 2009

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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."