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.

New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA
Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.
PHOTO GALLERY: Medical imaging technology at RSNA 2024
Take a virtual tour around the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting to see the sights and new technologies displayed across the vast exhibit hall floors.
Cardiology, radiology specialists debate CCTA’s rise as a go-to imaging modality for CAD
CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.
Can large language models break language barriers in radiology reports?
With the growing demand for virtual care and an increasingly mobile population, the need to improve communication with non-English-speaking patients is immense.
Most patients want to know if AI is involved in their care
“With this signal about the public’s preference for notification, the question for health systems and policymakers is not whether to notify patients but when and how.”

HealthCare Partners to Expand Partnership with Allscripts to Transform Enterprise-Wide Integrated Healthcare Delivery

HealthCare Partners, LLC, based in Torrance, Calif., will expand its nationwide partnership with Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) by further deploying the Allscripts Enterprise(TM) Electronic Health Record (EHR) across its California medical group sites and selecting the FollowMyHealth(TM) patient portal and the dbMotion population health management solution.

November 4, 2013

Generalizable system necessary for CDS systems’ success

A generalizable system that can be applied to multiple cancer endpoints and validated using large multibatch datasets is necessary for the success of clinical decision support systems (CDSS), reported a review published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

November 4, 2013

Partnerships in imaging

A recent article on research into hyperpolarized noble gas MRI stressed the importance of collaboration, an idea that dovetails nicely with the upcoming RSNA annual meeting in Chicago.

October 31, 2013

Summit Healthcare’s Express Connect Interface Engine Receives ONC-ATCB Stage 2 Certification by Drummond Group

Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration announces that their Summit Express Connect interface engine has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program for Meaningful Use Stage 2. This EHR software is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was awarded certification on September 26, 2013.

October 31, 2013

Marijuana kills leukemia cells

A scientist from the United Kingdom has discovered that cannabinoids, which are compounds derived from marijuana, can kill cancerous cells in leukemia patients, according to the Huffington Post.

October 30, 2013

WebMD big move into healthIT with acquisition

WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD), the leading source of health information, today announced that it has acquired Avado, Inc., a developer of cloud-based patient relationship management (PRM) tools and technologies that enable better communication between consumers and health care professionals.

October 30, 2013

AOD enhances its Answers EHR with industry-leading quality improvement tools

AOD Software, the leading integrated software solution for long-term care providers, will embed the nationally recognized INTERACT™ Quality Improvement program into its Answers™ electronic health record (EHR) solution through a license with Florida Atlantic University (FAU). AOD made the announcement today at the Leading Age Annual Conference and Expo in Dallas.

October 30, 2013

Optimal environment targeted for handheld medical image device viewing

Radiologists should read images on handheld devices in environments with illumination that is less than 1,000 lx, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Digital Imaging.

October 30, 2013

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Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.