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Clinical decision support systems

• March 03, 2020 03 Mar'20

  CTA targets AI in healthcare with an AI standard

  A team of more than 50 companies is working together to develop AI standards for healthcare. A recent effort was accredited by the American National Standards Institute.

• January 21, 2020 21 Jan'20

  Google Health's AI breast cancer screening tool stirs debate

  New research from Google Health shines a light on the controversy for AI in cancer screening within the healthcare community.

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Social determinants of health data provide better care

  Knowing the use cases for social determinants of health, such as coordinating care and identifying care gaps, is an important first step in making the data worthwhile.

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  Healthcare analytics popularity grows along with focus on performance

  The healthcare analytics market is growing, thanks to the provider push for value-based care and improved performance, according to a Chilmark Research report.

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Allscripts plans to make PDMP data accessible in EHRs

  Allscripts partners with Appriss Health to make access to PDMP data easier and available to clinicians within their workflows.

• February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18

  HIMSS 2018 focuses on AI in healthcare

  With AI in healthcare trending, the HIMSS conference is showcasing vendors and users turning to AI and machine learning for clinical and business applications; interoperability also is hot.

• March 23, 2017 23 Mar'17

  Experts not surprised that EHR patient safety issues top ECRI report

  Experts were not surprised by the recently published ECRI report on patient safety issues. In fact, experts agreed these issues have been around for a while.

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  Cognitive computing in healthcare: MD Anderson puts IBM Watson on hold

  News recently broke that MD Anderson put its project with IBM Watson on hold. Some interpreted this to be a setback for AI and cognitive computing in healthcare. Others disagree.

• August 29, 2016 29 Aug'16

  Informatics and analytics: closer ties in wake of health data boom

  In the wake of an explosion in the volume of digital health data, medical informatics and analytics are becoming more allied as informaticians seek to extract the best data.

• August 26, 2016 26 Aug'16

  Data analytics aids value-based reimbursement, but bigger goals loom

  Although data analytics will play a role in precision medicine, experts say we're far from achieving the full potential. Instead, the focus of analytics now is on value-based care.

• April 26, 2016 26 Apr'16

  Machine learning tools best human accuracy in diagnosing cancer

  Machines are just as capable as humans, if not more so, on almost every level when it comes to diagnosing patients. Open source machine learning tools and algorithms are able to identify cancer ...

• January 28, 2016 28 Jan'16

  Virtual reality: The next frontier for healthcare

  Virtual reality is a computer-simulated environment created with software that can recreate sensory experiences and is presented to the user so the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real ...

• January 06, 2016 06 Jan'16

  Healthcare 3D printing and CRM are what's hot in health IT

  As HIMSS16 approaches, new and established technologies such as 3D printing and CRM are making strong headway in health IT, SearchHealthIT reporters say in this HIT Squad podcast.

• November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15

  PatientKeeper software aims to simplify physician workflow

  PatientKeeper, an EHR overlay software platform owned by hospital chain giant HCA, aims to simplify physician workflow and boost EHR usability for doctors.

• November 20, 2015 20 Nov'15

  The five most innovative technologies at Connected Health Symposium 2015

  From wearables, to robots, to data analytics, the 2015 Connected Health Symposium in Boston showcased it all. SearchHealthIT identified the five most innovative technologies at the conference.

• November 19, 2015 19 Nov'15

  Healthcare big data not in the clinical setting yet

  A panel of experts seemed to agree: Healthcare big data is not quite there yet. But when it becomes a reality -- especially in the clinical setting -- it will bring value.

• October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15

  Nuance and MModal jockey at 2015 AHIMA convention

  As the ICD-10 transition captures attendees' attention at the AHIMA convention, Nuance and MModal, two medical speech recognition rivals, do battle.

• September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15

  Healthcare kiosk showcased by Dell, Bay State Hospital

  A HealthSpot and Dell automated healthcare kiosk that's on display at Baystate Health's IT incubator enables self-service telecheckups.

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  Hospital updates families with mHealth application

  In this video, learn how Miami Children's Health System transmits patient data and updates families using HealthGrid's mHealth app system.

• October 23, 2014 23 Oct'14

  Study on clinical decision support systems finds pros and cons

  A years-long study on clinical decision support found it can offer value during care, but bring harm when used improperly.

• May 22, 2014 22 May'14

  Operationalizing ACO data analytics, care coordination a tough task

  Tales from the cutting edge of accountable care recount the difficulty of integrating health data analytics to improve care coordination for ACOs.

• February 08, 2011 08 Feb'11

  How clinical decision support can improve medication management

  Clinical decision support can prevent errors, particularly in dispensing medication. At a recent conference, three early adopters shared what works now, and looked to future uses.

• June 11, 2010 11 Jun'10

  Clinical order set library provides a path to transforming care

  Health system officials discuss how using a clinical order set library and a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system has resulted in improvements in the quality of care.

• May 18, 2010 18 May'10

  For e-prescribing to reduce medical errors, alerts cannot be ignored

  E-prescribing can reduce medical errors and improve quality of care, but doctors and clinicians must stop ignoring alerts from clinical decision support software, studies show.