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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Bristol-Myers imaging division names new president

Bristol-Myers Squibb on Tuesday announced the promotion of Tim Ravenscroft to president, Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging.

CAD Sciences appoints new sales VP, international sales director

CAD Sciences has named two leaders to direct the company’s salesefforts. Henry Wyszomierski is the new  vice president, sales.Wyszomierski previously served as the company’s chief technologyofficer and helped to develop the company’s MRI CAD software productfor breast, prostate and other organs.

Medima goes to Turkey

Paperless health IT system provider Medima Solutions has inked adistribution agreement with iMedIT Imaging & Medical InformationTechnology based in Turkey.

Imaging Dynamics appoints new COO, CFO

Imaging Dynamics recently appointed Karim Teja to the newly createdposition of chief operating officer, and Noel Lumsden has beenappointed as chief financial officer.

Lawmakers delay vote on Health IT bill

The health IT bill that was approved last week by the House Energy andCommerce and Ways and Means committees has been put on hold overconcerns that it could increase overall federal spending and decreaserevenues.

Health IT bill to ease anti-kickback regs, put NCHIT in charge of standards - now delayed

Last week The House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committeesvoted in favor of two versions of the same health IT related bill (HR4157). The bill sets out to empower the HHS’s Office of the NationalCoordinator for Health IT to oversee standards for storing medicalrelated data and standards development relating to interoperability ina timely fashion. However, this week the bill was put on hold overconcerns that it could increase overall federal spending and decreaserevenues.

Though some lag, doctor health IT access increasing

Physician access to health IT systems for their practices is growing, according to a recent national study by non-partisan research firm the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) which looked at the period between 2000-01 and 2004-05.

Dynamic Imaging adds new CFO

Dynamic Imaging announced yesterday the appointment of Michael R.Winer, CPA, as the company’s vice president and chief financialofficer.

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