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.

HCLF: Adverse events higher than previously reported

CHICAGO—Adverse events in hospitals may be ten times greater than previously measured, according to research conducted by David C. Classen, MD, MS, CMIO of Pascal Metrics and assistant professor of the department of medicine at the University of Utah, who spoke during the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Nov. 14.

HCLF: UChicago project to address high-resource patients

CHICAGO—With so much focus on increases in healthcare costs and other problems with medicine today, “it’s worth reminding ourselves of the incredible changes we’ve seen,” said David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD, chief of the section of hospital medicine at The University of Chicago, speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Nov. 14.

HCLF: The powers and pitfalls of evidence-based medicine

CHICAGO—Evidence-based medicine offers power and pitfalls to clinicians, said Mark S. Roberts, MD, MPP, professor and chair of the department of health policy & management at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, speaking during the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Nov. 14.

HCLF: Maximizing decision support tools

CHICAGO—When it comes to clinical decision support, content is more generalizable but management of that content may have an even bigger impact, said David W. Bates, MD, MSc, senior vice president for quality and safety at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, speaking at the Healthcare Leadership Forum on Nov. 15.

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