Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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New AI program aims to expand biomedical and behavioral research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) program, backed by $130 million in funding, that aims to expand the use of AI in the biomedical and research communities.

September 13, 2022
Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains several key artificial intelligence (AI) trends he sees across healthcare.

VIDEO: 9 key areas where AI is being implemented in healthcare

Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains several key artificial intelligence (AI) trends he sees across healthcare.

September 7, 2022
Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology.

VIDEO: Where are we with AI adoption in radiology?

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence in radiology.
 

September 2, 2022
The American Hospital Association (AMA) is warning healthcare systems the Russians may attempt cyber attacks amid rising tensions of the war in Ukraine and the international community's response. #Ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainewar

HHS Office for Civil Rights struggling to keep up with cyberattacks

Cyberattacks are rising fast in the healthcare space, and the federal office tasked with dealing with these breaches is completely overwhelmed.

 

August 31, 2022
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InterWell Health completes $2.4B three-way merger with Fresenius, Cricket Health

InterWell Health has completed its merger with Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. The three-way merger was originally announced in March 2022. 

August 24, 2022
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AI model explores EHR data to predict physician burnout

A new AI tool from Washington University in St. Louis researchers aims to help identify burnout among physicians and could potentially prevent it in the future.

August 24, 2022
Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains considerations for healthcare system information technology (IT) management teams on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI). He also discusses ideally how AI should be integrated into medical IT systems, and some of the issues AI presents in the complex environment of real-world patient care." #AI #HIMSS

VIDEO: How hospital IT teams should manage implementation of AI algorithms

Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains considerations for healthcare IT teams on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI).

August 22, 2022
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption expands in radiology, there is growing concern that AI algorithms needs to undergo quality assurance (QA) reviews. How to validate radiology AI? How can you validate medical imaging AI?

Concerns raised over how hospitals can validate radiology AI algorithms

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption expands in radiology, there is growing concern that AI algorithms need to undergo quality assurance (QA) reviews.

August 19, 2022
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Cardiology groups share key update: ABMS seeking feedback on proposed Board of Cardiovascular Medicine

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

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Cardiologists, thoracic surgeons applaud FTC’s ban of most noncompete clauses

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and Society of Thoracic Surgeons have both shared statements in support of the ban, which is already being challenged in court. The American Hospital Association, meanwhile, opposes the policy shift, saying it “errs by seeking to create a one-size-fits-all rule”

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Why the business side of cardiology was a key focus at ACC.24

Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient. 

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