Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Cynthia Rudin, PhD, is a highly regarded computer scientist who’s been eyeing the advance of artificial intelligence into society with equal parts enthusiasm and concern.
By now it’s a difficult-to-dispute likelihood: AI won’t replace doctors making diagnoses, but doctors who use AI will displace doctors who don’t use AI. The hypothesis gets a fresh airing out from the vantage point of the general public.
Big-box chain Target is partnering with Kaiser Permanente in southern California to operate four clinics open to all customers, regardless of insurance.
eHealth Initiative announced its 2020 Roadmap project that brings together stakeholders across the healthcare sector and commit to resolving the biggest challenges facing the industry such as interoperability, value-based care, data access and patient privacy.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has honored Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and its vendor partner, VMWare, for a successful collaboration that allowed clinicians to use their own mobile devices while safeguarding patient information.
Data from EHRs and human resources databases can gauge individual nurse performance levels in the areas of care delivery and patient outcomes, according to a study published in Health Services Research.
The federal Health IT Policy Committee has continued its efforts to establish a 10-year interoperability with its meetings focusing on draft recommendations.
Geisinger Health System and xG Health Solutions, a company founded by Geisinger in 2013 to commercialize its innovations, have linked their Rheumatology software app to multiple EHR systems by leveraging new draft international standards.
ROSEVILLE, Calif., November 10, 2014 – Intel-GE Care Innovations™, a pioneer in connecting the care continuum to the home, today announced the launch of its latest telehealth technology system, Health Harmony.