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.

Industry Watcher’s Digest
If there’s an economic sector whose workforce is largely AI-proof, healthcare is it.
Number-cruncher quantifies return on investment in healthcare AI
Just by taking notes during patient visits, generative AI could save a five-physician primary care practice $291,200 in one year. The practice would see a return on its AI investment of 94.13% and reach the breakeven point in a bit more than six months.
Viz.ai partners with Cleerly in the name of AI-based CCTA evaluations
The new partnership is focused on getting advanced AI algorithms into the hands of cardiologists.
Industry Watcher’s Digest
An HHS agency is developing ways to keep aging AI-enabled medical devices up to snuff for the long haul.
Today’s healthcare CIO: Enterprise strategist or technology tactician?
A new survey shows that, in the generative AI era, two of every three U.S. hospitals let the CIO’s office handle the selection and acquisition of data analytics platforms.

Prairie Ventures Announces the Acquisition of HealthInterlink, LLC Assets by Welch Allyn

Omaha, Nebraska, December 08, 2014 -- Prairie Ventures, a private investment firm with investments in healthcare technology and services, today announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of its telehealth company, HealthInterlink, LLC, by Welch Allyn, Inc.

December 10, 2014

Greenville Health System Selects Healthier Populations Solutions from Orion Health™

Boston, MA – December 9, 2014 – Orion Health, a leading population health management company, today announced that Greenville Health System (GHS), one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare organizations in the Southeast, has selected its Healthier Populations Solutions, a comprehensive set of interoperability and care coordination tools that support healthcare organizations’ population health initiatives. 

December 10, 2014

Elsevier Foundation Announces its 2015 Grant Recipients

NEW YORK, December 4, 2014- The Elsevier Foundation today announced its 2015 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars Programs

December 4, 2014

National Decision Support Company Content Delivery Platform Exceeds 200,000 Monthly Decision Support Transactions

ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 30, 2014-- National Decision Support Company (NDSC) today announced that ACR Select is accessed more than 200,000 times per month by healthcare providers when placing orders for imaging exams. 

December 1, 2014

Azalea Health Honored as "Emerging Company of the Year" at Health IT Leadership Summit

Atlanta, GA, November 20, 2014 -- Azalea Health, a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare solutions and services, was named the 2014 Emerging Company of the Year awarded by the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) at the 5th Annual Health IT Leadership Summit at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center. CEO and Co-founder, Baha Zeidan, received the prestigious Phoenix Award, which recognizes companies and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to the growth of the Health IT industry in Georgia.

November 25, 2014

Health IT Leadership and Innovation Showcased in Georgia, TAG Informs

Atlanta, Georgia. November 24, 2014 -- The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) hosted journalists from across the country last week to showcase Georgia’s leadership and innovation in the Health IT Industry.

November 25, 2014

Convenient Care Association and Wolters Kluwer Health Host Retail Clinic Roundtable

PHILADELPHIA--The Convenient Care Association (CCA), the national trade association for the retail-based clinic industry, will host a roundtable discussion on November 20, 2014 in Philadelphia.

November 19, 2014

TrustCommerce Partners with Allscripts to Deliver Secure Patient Payments through Allscripts FollowMyHealth

Irvine, CA, November 10, 2014-- TrustCommerce, a leading provider of secure payment solutions, has partnered with Allscripts to enable providers to securely accept online payments through the Allscripts FollowMyHealth™ patient engagement platform.

November 10, 2014

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Artificial Intelligence

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