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.

NorthEast payor begins reimbursements for e-visits

MVP Health Care, a not-for-profit health insurer serving more than 750,000 members in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, will begin reimbursing its more than 22,000 physicians for RelayHealth's webVisit consultations in most of its benefit plans.

October 23, 2009

FDA issues draft guidances for CAD

The FDA has issued two draft guidance documents concerning the premarket approval process for computer-assisted detection (CAD) devices, which are available for public comment.

October 23, 2009

GE launches $250M equity fund for healthcare tech firms

GE announced the formation of a new equity fund, the $250 million GE Healthymagination Fund, which will make investments in healthcare technology companies.

October 23, 2009

CCHIT seeks trustees, commissioners

The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) is seeking senior executives working in healthcare to serve on its board of trustees and board of commissioners.

October 23, 2009

Calgary Scientific forms partnership with Viatronix

Advanced visualization developer Calgary Scientific of Calgary, Alberta, has formed a strategic partnership with Viatronix of Stony Brook, N.Y.

October 22, 2009

Survey: Hospital spending shows signs of stabilizing

Hospital capital spending in 2009 may end up a bit higher than originally projected--and procedure decline expectations are moderating--based on the findings of Octobers installment of MEDACorps quarterly hospital administrator survey, conducted by the Boston healthcare investment firm Leerink Swann.

October 22, 2009

GE forms alliance with UAEs Etisalat

Telecommunications provider Etisalat and GE Healthcare have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic healthcare alliance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

October 21, 2009

Virtual Radiologic debuts vRad Enterprise Connect 2.1

Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic has released a new version of its vRad Enterprise Connect technology.

October 21, 2009

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

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