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. 

Median displays radiation oncology suite

Median Technologies, a software solutions company for radiologists and oncologists, introduced its deployment of Lesion Management Solutions (LMS) in the United States at the RSNA conference last week.

DoD launches PHR pilot with Microsoft, Google

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched MiCare, the Military Health System's prototype personal health record (PHR) at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC) in Tacoma, Wash.

Survey: Healthcare tops list for IT growth in U.S. economic cloud

More than half of respondents to CDWs annual IT Industry Straw Poll reported that healthcare and energy industries were strong growth segments for next year for IT, which aligns with the stated national objective to prescribe IT as a cure for increasing healthcare costs.

GE, MERS International join forces to increase patient safety

GE Healthcare and Medical Event Reporting System (MERS) International today announced a joint venture that will combine a software solution that helps to drive patient safety with process improvement and change management methods to help hospitals enhance patient safety.

HL7, Health Story Project publish diagnostic imaging report guide

The latest development in the standardization of information flow between radiologists and EHR systems was announced at the 94th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) by Health Level Seven (HL7) and the Health Story Project (previously known as the CDA for Common Document Types, CDA4CDT project).

iCAD highlights array of CAD products for various modalities

At this years RSNA, iCAD launched several new CAD analysis and clinical decision support solutions that work in combination with CT and MRI imaging modalities.

Aperio debuts digital slide sharing network

Aperio Technologies has introduced SecondSlide, a service for sharing digital slides from multiple sources, for multiple purposes.

Obama administration mobilizes forces to tackle healthcare restructuring

President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration is drawing on the network of campaign supporters to lay the groundwork for an attempt to restructure the U.S. healthcare system, waging an outreach campaign by marrying lobbying and social-networking technologies.

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RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

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.

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.