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.
St. Jude Medicals Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN), an internet-based repository of patient and implantable device data, is now integrated with GE Healthcares Centricity EMR as well as Scottcares OneView cardiac rhythm management device management system.
WebPT, an EMR system provider for physical therapists, has released WebPT Pediatric Module, a web-based EMR module built to accommodate physical therapists workflow.
Maury Regional Medical Center, a Columbia, Tenn.-based hospital, has selected Wolters Kluwer Healths ProVation Order Sets, powered by UpToDate Decision Support, as its electronic order set tool.
Healthcare organizations which provide high quality outcomes for patients will be the ones who prosper under new health reforms models, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical home (PCMH), stated a report from the Institute for Health Technology Transformation (IHTT).
Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston will implement IBM business intelligence technology to support research examining the effectiveness of prescription drugs.
CHICAGOStudies presented May 3 at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) demonstrated the utility of breast MRI for multiple applications, including presurgical evaluation of ductal carcinoma in situ, biopsy guidance and axillary lymph node staging.
