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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Barco adds to Nio, offers monitoring software app

Barco launched the next generation of its cost-effective NIO grayscale diagnostic display systems at RSNA 2006 in Chicago.

Executive announcement: Ambassador Medical adds to its sales, marketing team

Refurbished ultrasound equipment provider Ambassador Medical, LLC, a GE Healthcare company located in Carmel, Ind., named a new sales manager and director of marketing and business development.

Executive announcements: InSiteOne names new VP

InSiteOne named Todd Giterman as its northeast regional vice president.

eHealth Initiative applauds HHS NHIN plans

Organizations devoted to health IT are offering their kudos to theDepartment of Health and Human Services for its plan to support trialimplementations for the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) in2007.

Executive announcements: eHealth Initiative, NCQDIS, OrthoView

The eHealth Initiative’s board approved the organization’s newleadership for the coming year. Serving as eHI president will be JohnTooker, MD, MBA, FACP, executive vice president and chief executiveofficer of the American College of Physicians.

Congress stops pay cut to doctors, quality reporting system approved

As part of a last-ditch, early morning effort that went into the weehours on Saturday morning, Congress approved legislation that both putan end to the 5.1 percent Medicare payments cuts for doctors plannedfor 2007 and called for the adoption of a new quality reporting systemfor implementation in 2008.

Survey: readers optimistic about Dems chances with health IT legislation

A resounding 85 percent of readers responding to last week’s poll feelthat the chances of health IT legislation become law in 2007 aregreater with the Democrats in charge of the House and Senate.

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