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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Automakers commit to HHS healthcare quality initiative

GM, Ford and Chrysler Group have signed on to support for a nationalHHS (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) initiative aimedat improving healthcare quality, information and cost-effectiveness foremployees and their families.

HHS provides assessment of health IT accomplishments

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued aprogress report regarding its accomplishments towards health ITadoption and interoperability initiatives.

Canada sees shortage in healthcare IT workers

If you’re a skilled health IT worker looking for opportunities, perhapsyou should consider heading north. CNC Global, a recruitment firm basedin Toronto, claims it has had its second strongest quarter in its25-year history due primarily to competition for workers in Canada’s ITlabor market.

Developing a national healthcare network will take backbone

Progress towards a national healthcare network is slow in comingbecause more effort is needed to improve regional cooperation, as wellas information sharing, said John Loonsk, MD, director ofinteroperability and standards for the Office of the NationalCoordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT), at last week’sIHE 2007 Connectathon in Chicago.

Executive announcements for Dynamic Imaging, VerusMed

Dynamic Imaging announced that Cliff Hults has joined the company as vice president of client services.

IHE ready for the big time

The annual IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) Connectathonthis week lived up to its mission of bringing together vendors toensure interoperability and connectivity. For sure, the 2007Connectathon which was substantially larger than previous events,demonstrated that IHE is gaining momentum in the industry.

Siemens makes move to bolster European health IT presence

Siemens Medical Solutions this week announced it is buying Gesellschaftfür Systemforschung und Dienstleistungen im Gesundheitswesen mbH (GSD),headquartered in Berlin.

Executive announcements: A-Life, iCAD, Medical, NightHawk, Radlink, Viztek

A-Life Medical, a provider of natural language processing (NLP) for the healthcare industry, appointed Thomas D. Bangas president and chief executive officer.

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