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.

Conferences

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.

Consider context when building IT security program

BOSTON—Health IT security is a conversation that largely remains in the technical domain rather than strategy, said David Ross, general manager of General Dynamics Commercial Cyber Services, speaking at the 2015 Privacy and Security Forum.

External data can help make internal predictions

BOSTON—Analysis of outside information helped a hospital determine what was causing changes in its patient census. 

Partners' interventions address population health

BOSTON--“Payer contracts are not aligned with evidence-based recommendations, said Adrian Zai, MD, PhD, MPH, clinical director of population informatics at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), speaking at the Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum.

NY organization steps up its data analytics beyond report generation

BOSTON--One New York organization transformed from a business intelligence factory to a sophisticated provider of data analytics.

Around the web

Cardiovascular Business

Medtronic using AI to identify more TAVR patients in need

Medtronic has launched new research into AI's potential to identify patients with severe aortic stenosis and other worrying symptoms. The company hopes to overcome longstanding health disparities and reach individuals who may otherwise go untreated.

Cardiovascular Business

No-contact blood pressure and diabetes screening with AI shows promise

The new technology, still under development, could help physicians screen patients for diabetes and hypertension with high-speed video recordings.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.