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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Icon makes two new appointments

Icon, a provider of outsourced services to the pharmaceutical,biotechnology and medical device industries, has appointed JamesConklin, MD, as senior vice president of medical and scientific affairsand Jonathan Goldman, MD, as chief medical officer at IconMedical Imaging.

House and Senate approves $66.2M for ONCHIT funding

The U.S. House and Senate conference committee has approvedapproximately $66.2 million in funding for the Office of the NationalCoordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) this fiscalyear, according to a Senate-House conference report.

Report: HIE organizations important for advancing state-level entities

Health information exchange (HIE) organizations with public-private governance and a statewide mission are an important organizational unit for advancing HIE efforts.

Report: Health IT investment could save Oregon $1.3B annually

The state of Oregon could save up to $1.3 billion a year by investinghalf a billion dollars now in computerized healthcare, according to areport from the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research andOregon Health Care Quality.

CardioMag Imaging names new president

CardioMag Imaging (CMI), a designer and manufacturer of cardiacdiagnostic devices, has appointed Tush Nikollaj to the position ofpresident and chief operating officer.

Non-contact control developed for medical imaging displays

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications,Heinrich-Hertz-Institut in Berlin announced they have developed adisplay for the medical industry that combines a 3D screen with anon-contact user interface that allows images to be rotated by handgestures.

Kaiser completes EHR roll-out

Kaiser Permanente’s EHR program is now available to its 8.7 millionmembers, following regional rollouts over the past two years.

HIMSS collaborates to improve use of health IT in treating children

The National Association of Children’s Hospitals and RelatedInstitutions and HIMSS Analytics have aligned to jointlyimpact and make a positive difference with the use of health IT in thetreatment of children.

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