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. 

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Ivax Diagnostics CEO and president retires

After 27 years in the position, Giorgio D'Urso is resigning aspresident and CEO of Ivax Diagnostics, as well as a member of the boardof directors of Ivax, effective Jan. 10.

AHRQ hires focus groups to push consumers toward health IT

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has proposed theuse of focus groups to learn about consumer awareness and perceptionsof health IT and how to engage consumers in development of ITapplications, which the agency published in the Dec. 28 issue of the Federal Register.

GE appoints two new healthcare officers

GE Healthcare has appointed two new officers within GE Healthcare.

Enterprise Lung CAD Eases Workflow

Newer, enterprise versions of lung CAD software are making it easier than ever to apply the technology to chest x-rays and improve early detection.

Study: Investing in health IT, incentive plans could save $456B

 Investment in a universal healthcare program, combined with incentiveplans and investments in health IT adoption could result in $456billion in reduced spending over 10 years, according to a newCommonwealth Fund report, Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in Health Spending.

Barco rolls out advanced visualization development framework

Barco of Kortrijk, Belgium, demonstrated its solution to provideadvanced visualization reading tools that support the same mousecontrols and the same interface look and feel as clinicians’ existingPACS products at the 93rd annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)conference in Chicago last month.

ScImage showcases advanced visualization capabilities

ScImage spotlighted the advanced visualization software built into itsPicomEnterprise image management application at the 2007 RadiologicalSociety of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago last month.

Senate expected to approve HHS bill that includes ONCHIT funding

 A new spending bill currently in the Senate could provide the TheOffice of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology(ONCHIT) with $61 million in funds for programs next year.

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