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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Studies & Surveys

Survey: Health information exchanges evolving

The eHealth Initiative released the results of its 2006 Third AnnualSurvey of Health Information Exchange at the state, regional, andcommunity levels.

HHS names interim health-IT coordinator

Health and Human Services Department (HHS) named Robert Kolodner asinterim national coordinator for health IT. Kolodner’s experience mostrecently includes serving as chief health informatics officer at theVeterans Affairs Department’s Veterans Health Administration.

Executive Announcements: Elbit names new vice chair of board

Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. has appointed Abraham (Rami) Goren to serve as the vice chairman of the Board of Directors.

Brailer makes a case for health-IT portability

A New York Times op-ed by former national coordinator for healthIT David Brailer makes an appeal to lawmakers to push for portabilitywith legislation aimed at broadening access to electronic healthrecords for caregivers and personal health records (EHRs) for patients.

HHS will soon announce new national health-IT coordinator

Health and Human Services has indicated that the acting National Coordinator for Health IT will be announced Sept. 22.

Vital files for shelf registration statement to raise funds

On Monday Vital Images, a provider of advanced visualization andanalysis systems, announced that it has filed a shelf registrationstatement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with the hope ofoffering and selling up to $150 million of equity or debt securities.

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