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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Stark proposes universal health coverage plan

U.S. Representative Pete Stark (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on theWays and Means Health Subcommittee, yesterday introduced a bill thataims to provide universal health coverage based on the Medicare modeland employer-based system already in place.

Barco upgrades advanced visualization suite

Barco today is launching version 6.1 of its advanced visualization andanalysis software VOXAR 3D. Version 6.1 incorporates a suite ofclinical applications for CT cardiac analysis, as well as theincorporated launch of VOXAR 3D Enterprise, for hospital-wide access toadvanced visualization inside the radiology reading room or otherpoints of access.

Commissure launches new workflow tool

Commissure recently announced the launch of a new component to itsRadWhere Suite, tools designed to improve radiology efficiencies.

Toshiba names new VP of business operations

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. this week announced the promotionof Peter Richards to the position of vice president of businessoperations. Prior to this appointment, Richards served as a zone salesmanager in Toshiba’s Northwestern territory.

Over half of states implementing health IT initiatives

Over half of the U.S. states are either planning or under-way withhealth IT (HIT) adoption or health information exchange initiatives,with seven additional states now in the implementation process,according to new survey findings from the eHealth Initiative and itsFoundation (eHI). 

Looking at health IT roadblocks

The vision of how health IT should become a reality for clinicians andpatients has not changed much in several decades, according to EdwardShortliffe, MD, PhD, of the College of Physicians and Surgeons,Columbia University.

Ways of assessing the state of health IT adoption

Unlike many industries that have already broadly adopted informationtechnology (IT) as an essential ingredient of day-to-day business, thehealthcare industry’s use of IT is like “a late bloom of a tardychild,” said Molly J. Coye, MD, MDH, CEO and founder, HealthTech, anon-profit research and education organization that develops objectivetechnology forecasts for healthcare.

Toshiba names new VP of sales

Toshiba America Medical Systems today announced it has a new vicepresident of sales and member of the executive team, Aaron Hudy.

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