Conferences

RSNA 2021 planner: AI educational sessions

Radiology being the medical specialty furthest along with AI, the technology will take the spotlight at sessions, in exhibits and on a pavilion reserved for healthcare AI vendors.

RSNA 2018: Challenges and benefits of using AI in radiologists' workflows

One size does not fit all when it comes to adopting AI into radiologists' workflows. That’s the message Penn Medicine physician William W. Boonn, MD, encouraged radiologists, developers and vendors to remember while speaking during the annual RSNA meeting in Chicago.

RSNA 2018: Researchers use AI to predict cancer survival, treatment response

After using deep learning on patient scans to track cancer evolution, one research team is hopeful the “promising results” can help improve treatment response and survival predictions for cancer patients.

Philadelphia physician earns RSNA Margulis Award for AI research

A physician whose research produced promising results for using AI to improve the detection of tuberculosis (TB) was awarded the Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence during the annual RSNA conference in Chicago.

1 CISO's 5 pillars of an effective cybersecurity program

In a March 8 session at HIMSS 2018 in Las Vegas, Kevin Charest, chief information security officer of the Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), outlined the five pillars of its cybersecurity program.

HIMSS18: 5 best practices of virtual care

In a March 6 presentation at HIMSS18 in Las Vegas, Blake McKinney, CMO and co-founder of the virtual health platform CirrusMD, presented key learnings from how health systems and payers are meeting the needs of consumers though virtual care.

HIMSS18: Machine learning system mines data to reduce costs, minimize waste

Orion Health has announced its machine learning system, Amadeus Intelligence, could improve patient care while reducing operating costs by minimizing waste.

Smartphone addiction creates chemical imbalance in brain

As younger patients grow up using smartphones and the internet, some may become addicted to the technology and develop imbalances in brain chemistry, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.

Kvedar: Connected health turning 'business models upside down'

BOSTON—The focus on value-based compensation “turns our business model upside down and opens the door for all kinds of virtual care options,” said Joseph Kvedar, MD, vice president of connected health for Partners HealthCare, speaking at the mHealth + Telehealth World Congress on July 21.

Geisinger has FHIR in its sandbox

BOSTON—Geisinger Health System has a $6 billion research and development shop that is a microcosm of the entire healthcare space, said the organization’s chief clinical informatics officer Alistair Erskine, MD, speaking at AMIA’s iHealth 2015 Conference.

EHR governance for transformation era

BOSTON—“Governance and communication go hand in hand,” said Richard Schreiber, MD, CMIO of Holy Spirit Hospital, speaking at AMIA’s iHealth 2015 Conference. 

Driving down patient harms

BOSTON—A strong focus on patient safety led Adventist Health System to know the most frequent ways it harmed patients by 2009 and launch a system-wide effort to drive down those harms, said Loren Hauck, MD, CMO, speaking at AMIA’s iHealth 2015 Conference.

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