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.

FDA clears advanced AI model for predicting heart failure risk
The new algorithm from Implicity evaluates implantable device data and monitors patients for changes that suggest they could experience severe heart failure symptoms in the near future. It was designed to alert clinicians up to weeks in advance.
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Cardiology ranked No. 2 among all specialties with 122 FDA-cleared AI models
Only radiology is associated with more FDA-cleared AI algorithms than cardiology, according to new federal data.
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Sentri7 Earns Category Leader Designation for Clinical Decision Support-Surveillance in the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS Report

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that its Sentri7® solution has received the 2015/2016 Category Leader award for Clinical Decision Support-Surveillance in the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS: Software & Services report. The real-time clinical surveillance and decision support software previously earned the Category Leader designation in KLAS’ 2013 Best in KLAS report, which is conducted annually to rank the best-performing healthcare IT vendors in more than 100 market segments based on the aggregated experiences of thousands of healthcare providers.

January 29, 2016

InterSystems TrakCare Honored With 2015/2016 Best in KLAS Award for Global (Non-U.S.) Acute Care EMR

KLAS recognizes global software organizations that excel in helping providers deliver better patient care.

January 29, 2016

Boston Scientific and Accenture Develop Data-Driven Digital Health Solution to Help Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Cost of Treating Chronic Cardiovascular Conditions

Care Pathway Transformation solution is designed to enable providers to make better-informed decisions based on patient population insights.

January 28, 2016

athenahealth Partners With University of Toledo Medical Center to Accelerate Development of Inpatient Electronic Health Record

Academic Medical Center to Serve as Development Partner for EHR in Acute Care Setting

January 22, 2016

Minnesota-Based Health Technology Companies Join Forces To Help Hospitals Address CMS' Sepsis Guidelines

Brandix i3, a healthcare technology company, announced today it has entered into a strategic partnership with Ambient Clinical Analytics Inc. to market and handle site implementation of Ambient Clinical's new, sepsis decision-support system.

January 15, 2016

Hitachi ID Releases Case Study on Managing Partner Access at NCR Corporation

Hitachi ID Systems today announced that NCR Corporation, a global leader in consumer transaction technologies, has successfully deployment and implemented Hitachi ID's Identity Management Suite to support its 30,000 employee, customer and partner networks. 

January 15, 2016

Accountable Care Organization National ACO Selects drchrono EHR

drchrono, Inc., the industry leading Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform on the web, iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch announced today that it has partnered with  National ACO.

January 15, 2016

Missouri Medical Center’s New Physician Portal Offers Hundreds of Clinicians and Staff Rapid Access to Radiology Reports, Images

Saint Francis Medical Center (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) recently implemented Carestream’s Vue Motion universal image viewer, which serves several hundred specialists, clinicians, referring physicians, nurses and therapists.

January 6, 2016

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FDA clears advanced AI model for predicting heart failure risk

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