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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Reader poll: Universal coverage will help U.S. get moneys worth from health system

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, but thisdoesn’t necessarily equate to the best care. The best solution to thisproblem is providing universal healthcare coverage, according to 33percent of respondents.

Partnerships: Healthvision & eClinicalWorks; Mallinckrodt & Premier

Healthvision, a health IT provider, announced a seventh applicationpartner with their e-Health Interoperability Exchange PartnershipProgram, with the addition of eClinicalWorks' Electronic Medical Record(EMR) solution.

Executive announcements: ACR committee head to lead DICOM panel

The co-chair of the American College of Radiology’s Committee on DICOMstandards Charles E. Kahn Jr, MD, MS, has been elected co-chair of theDICOM Standards Committee, which includes industry leaders andprofessional societies representing global interests.

AHRQ makes grants available for ambulatory health IT

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has announced a program called the Ambulatory Safety and Quality Grant Initiative that will provide as much as $25.8 million via grants for health information technology (HIT) projects.

The Switch to Speech Recognition

You don’t have to search too long or hard to find stories about failedspeech recognition implementations. However, the tide continues to turntoward the technology. Make a new year’s resolution to focus onadequate preparation, your expectations and the service you need, andthe technology can offer dramatically improved turnaround time, betterpatient care and more satisfied clinicians.

Advanced Visualization moves to the next dimension

Health IT crowds the spotlight from classroom to exhibit hall

Image & Information Management: Workflow, Integration & Beyond

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