Finding and Trusting Your Data

A recent survey of healthcare executives revealed their lack of trust when it comes to data. This is especially ironic given they are fundamental to making clinical and business decisions. Fierce Healthcare brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Most healthcare executives don’t trust their organization’s data, survey finds.” Having confidence that…

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Ethical Application of AI

In healthcare, outcomes are the measure that technology, human resources and financial investments are decided against. As providers continue to target improved patient outcomes, more organizations are utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and machine learning. It is important, however, that organizations follow ethical standards to ensure positive results when implementing new technologies. Health IT…

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Neuroscience and AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to find new and helpful applications in healthcare. Recently, Mayo Clinic researchers demonstrated an AI-based system for untangling the seemingly random and meandering routes taken by electric stimulation pulses delivered to a single region of the brain. The aim of the investigation was to uncover interactions among and between brain regions…

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Machine Learning Used in Diagnostic Measures

Researchers from the UK recently developed a real-time machine learning framework that uses dynamic patient contact networks to predict hospital-onset COVID-19 infections at the patient level. This information came to us from News-Medical in their article, “Machine learning predicts hospital-onset COVID-19 infections using patient contact networks.” Accurate and real-time disease prediction is vital for the…

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AI, Healthcare and Research

Medical researchers continue to become more and more interested in artificial intelligence‘s (AI) potential to improve healthcare. Becker’s Health IT brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “4 recent studies exploring AI in healthcare.” There have been a variety of AI applications as healthcare becomes more and more digital. Many have involved…

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Digital Transformation in Healthcare

Digital transformation started before the pandemic but has certainly accelerated since it began in early 2020. Telehealth has gone from being a novelty to a necessity. This relevant topic came to us from Software Advice in their article, “The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.” With the rise in chronic diseases and healthcare costs, add a scarcity…

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Emerging Tech in Healthcare

Emerging technologies, like machine learning, is being applied in various industries to improve the speed and quality of results. This is true for healthcare as well. This interesting news came to us from Health IT Analytics in their article, “Deep Learning Model Could Predict Outcomes for HCC Patients.“ Cleveland Clinic researchers have collaborated with Owkin,…

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AI Improves Data Sharing in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make an impact in healthcare. MIT researchers have developed an AI electronic health record (EHR) system that combines machine learning and human-computer interaction to help physicians speed up the process of data access and ease clinician burden. EHR Intelligence brought this information to us in their article, “Artificial Intelligence EHR System May…

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Hackers in the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has made many systems and situations more vulnerable to hackers and nefarious thieves. This news came to us from the Indy Star in their article, “Cyber company obtains data from 750,000 Hoosiers in attack on Indiana COVID tracing survey.” With the ongoing growth in technology, it is no surprise that the growth…

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AI in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) is integrated in healthcare in the United States and around the globe. Health IT Analytics brought this news to us in their article, “Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Around the Globe.” The healthcare industry is ripe for major changes. From chronic diseases and cancer to radiology and risk assessment, there are nearly…

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