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. 

Orion Health Launches Rhapsody Version 6.2

Orion Health, a leading population health management and healthcare integration company, today announced the release of Rhapsody Integration Engine Version 6.2.

Dignity Health Joins the California Integrated Data Exchange

he California Integrated Data Exchange (Cal INDEX) today announced that Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems, will participate in the statewide health information exchange (HIE) as a foundational provider organization.

Idaho Health Data Exchange Launches Orion Health HIE Clinical Portal

TheIdaho Health Data Exchange announced today the launch of the new Clinical Portal by Orion Health.

Global Market for Women’s Health Devices to Reach $2.4 Billion by 2021, says GlobalData

The global market for women’s health devices is forecast to grow from an estimated $1.8 billion in 2014 to approximately $2.4 billion in 2021, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.7%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Guthrie Wins Spok Innovation Award for Unique Approach to Patient Satisfaction

Spok, Inc. announced today that Guthrie, an integrated health system based in north central Pennsylvania and south central New York, is the winner of the 2015 Spok Innovation Award for creatively using Spok® solutions to improve patient satisfaction.

AMIA Announces Signature Award Winners at 2015 Annual Symposium

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce this year’s Signature Award recipients. The following leaders received their awards at the AMIA Annual Symposium, taking place Nov. 14 – 18 in San Francisco.

Orion Health Appoints Pioneering EHR Strategist Susan Anderson as its New Managing Director for Canada

Orion Health, a population health management and healthcare integration company, today announced the appointment of distinguished healthcare informatics veteran, Susan Anderson to Managing Director of its Canadian operations.

WEDI Honors Walter G. Suarez, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Health IT Strategy and Policy of Kaiser Permanente as the Recipient of the 2015 Sullivan Award

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, announces the 2015 recipient of its 2015 Sullivan Award. Walter G. Suarez, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Health IT Strategy and Policy of Kaiser Permanente was presented the award at WEDI-Con 2015.

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