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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eRad adds 3D volume rendering module to PACS

eRad at SIIM 2007 in Providence, R.I. said that it had signed a productintegration, sales, and distribution agreement around CalgaryScientific Inc. Medical Group’s ResolutionMD product family of advancedvisualization and analysis software tools.

Brailer helps start private fund for health IT development

Health Evolution Partners launched a private equity fund that willinvest up to $700 million in healthcare solutions built to advancequality, efficiency and consumer orientation. The firm is headed byDavid J. Brailer, MD, PhD, who is founder and chairman, and also servedas the nation’s first National Coordinator of Health InformationTechnology.

Siemens, Partners team to develop health IT SOA

Siemens Medical Solutions USA and Partners HealthCare, Boston, Mass.,have finalized an agreement in which the two organizations willcollaborate on further development of a new service-orientedarchitecture (SOA) infrastructure in health IT.

3D labs abound with benefits

“SIIM University” provided details about 3D and advanced visualizationefforts at two medical centers in Boston yesterday at SIIM 2007 inProvidence, R.I.

SIIM Keynote: Navigating the changing landscape of health IT implementation

The idea of universal adoption might not be a reality, maybe it neverwill. But for those facilities that do bring on health IT there arestrategic ways to gauge and assure better success.

Wireless Security Targets Compliance & Convenience

The healthcare industry provides unique dilemmas to IT professionals working to ensure secure and fast access to wireless networks.

House committee passes bill to increase health IT research, training

A House committee has passed a bill (H.R. 1467) that would authorizenew efforts in health IT research, training and education. This wouldbe done by authorizing the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award$99.6 million in grants to projects coordinated to advance healthcareinformatics and work undertaken by multidisciplinary health and medicalinformatics research centers involved in both research and training.

Health IT bill would create new private agency

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) unveiled legislation aimed atbroadening health IT use and aiding healthcare quality efforts.

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