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.

Eclipsys sees Q3 income slide

Health IT company Eclipsys has released its 2009 third quarter results, which ended Sept. 30, posting a 95.6 percent loss in net income compared with the 2008 third quarter.

November 7, 2009

Nuance, Dictate.it sign distribution deal

Speech recognition application developer Nuance Communications has entered into a distribution partnership with London-based Dictate.it.

November 7, 2009

Survey: Many healthcare facilities unprepared for HITECH requirements

Despite the health IT adoption push following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many healthcare facilities may not be prepared to meet some of the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) requirements, based on the findings of the second annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society security survey.

November 6, 2009

CareTech to acquire content management firm

Health IT company CareTech Solutions has reached an agreement in principle to acquire content management system provider Interactive Global Communications Network.

November 6, 2009

Medipattern posts losses for 2009

Computer-aided detection software developer Medipattern booked an increase in losses for its 2009 fiscal year, which ended June 30.

November 5, 2009

Merge settles fraud case with SEC, former execs pay $870K

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled with Milwaukee-based Merge Healthcare and two former senior executives over their roles in an alleged accounting fraud that ultimately caused the company's stock price to drop by two-thirds during a seven-month period.

November 5, 2009

AllOne Health, Connectyx partner for PHR mobility

AllOne Health and Connectyx Technologies have announced a partnership this week that will allow consumers to view and manage personal health records (PHR) on the Web, via portable USB storage devices and through their mobile phones.

November 5, 2009

FTC delays Red Flags Rule (again)

The Federal Trade Commission has announced it is yet again delaying implementation of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010.

November 4, 2009

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

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