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.

FDA has approved over 1,000 clinical AI applications, with most aimed at radiology
Diagnostic imaging leads the way in AI product approvals by a mile, accounting for more than 70% of all applications on the list.
Commercially available AI increases breast cancer detection by nearly 20%
Results from the world’s largest prospective artificial intelligence study revealed the system could significantly benefit breast cancer screening programs.
Clinicians want AI to show its work
Providers are more likely to trust AI when they understand how it arrives at its conclusions.
ACR Assess-AI national data registry tracks performance of clinical algorithms
Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, explains how the new Assess-AI National Radiology Data Registry is designed to help monitor accuracy and other metrics for radiology artificial intelligence.
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.

eClinicalWorks nets N.Y. contract

eClinicalWorks EHRs and practice management software have been selected by New Yorks Catholic Independent Practice Association for its ambulatory care offices and select physician offices in Buffalo, N.Y.

November 11, 2009

Survey: Healthcare managers do not prioritize data security

.A survey of U.S. health IT security professionals has found that 70 percent of them believe that senior healthcare managers do not view privacy and data security as a priority.

November 11, 2009

Florida to give Medicaid recipients online access to PHRs

Floridas Agency for Healthcare Administration has partnered with three companies to provide a free, online database that will allow the states 2.6 million Medicaid recipients to access personal health records (PHRs).

November 11, 2009

MaxMD, eCast enter EMR software development deal

Health IT developer MaxMD and EMR software developer eCast haveentered into a non-exclusive partnership to develop EMR technology.

November 10, 2009

House subcommittee offers legislation to bolster health IT cybersecurity

A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act of 2009, which included an amendment requiring the National Institute of Standards and Technology to add health IT systems to its cybersecurity research and development.

November 10, 2009

DICOM Conformance: The Differentiator Between Medical- & Consumer-Grade Displays

A few years ago, there was a move in medical imaging to use off-the-shelf consumer-grade displays, especially for those clinicians in a web-based and remote reading environment. These displays were inexpensive and widely available. Lately, though, there’s been a shift away from these commodity displays.

November 9, 2009

Commonwealth Fund: U.S. health IT lags behind other countries

Although the United States spends a vast amount of money on healthcare, its successes--including in the health IT area--pale in comparison with other countries, concluded the authors of a report based on a Commonwealth Fund survey.

November 7, 2009

GE, TeleHealth ink partnership

TeleHealth Services has partnered with GE Healthcare Monitoring Solutions in the hospital communications market.

November 7, 2009

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Cardiovascular Business

New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

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Cardiovascular Business

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.