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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Clinical decision support guide wins HIMSS Book Of The Year

A Micromedex-sponsored guidebook called “Improving Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: An Implementer’s Guide” has been named one of two recipients of the HIMSS 2005 ‘Book of the Year’ award.

HIMSS: Bush Administration follows through on promise for more health IT funding

President Bush last week released his administration’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget which shows increased allotments for health IT initiatives. In its evaluation of the budget, HIMSS noted that health IT was the top item, which is obviously a good sign.

HIMSS leadership study to-do list: Keep patients happy, safe, and get rid of paper

Patient satisfaction and safety are the two biggest healthcare issues that will be faced in coming years, and along with that comes the implementation of health IT initiatives to boost patient satisfaction and reduce medical errors.

Physicians IT Symposium: The Ins and Outs of Healthcare IT

Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD, opened the Physicians’ IT Symposium on Sunday at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting in San Diego by providing a strategic framework to guide the American health information technology community.

AHRQ launches learning resources for providers to push health IT adoption

HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today launched a new suite of "learning resources" designed to help healthcare providers adopt health information technologies quickly and effectively.

Brailer opens HIMSS06

“American healthcare is embarrassingly deficient,” said Blackford Middleton, MD, chairman of HIMSS, this morning in his remarks welcoming attendees to this year’s annual convention in San Diego. “The overriding challenge is righting what is wrong while keeping what is excellent.”

HIMSS look ahead: EHRs the way of the future

The annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2006 conference kicked off yesterday in San Diego with a bang, and those lucky enough to attend the preconference educational sessions experienced a variety of provocative sessions. The conference will continue through Thursday with much of the emphasis being on movement within governmental bodies, IT vendors and healthcare providers designing and implementing interoperative EHRs.

Former Given Imaging Inc. president to run Mazor Surgical Technologies U.S. subsidiary

Mazor Surgical Technologies, whose flagship product, SpineAssist, is based on miniature robotic technology and is used for minimal invasive spine surgery, has appointed Nancy Sousa as COO of its U.S. subsidiary as of Feb. 1.

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