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Clinical decision support systems

• 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.

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  Radiology one specialty included in federal health IT programs

  The meaningful use program wasn't designed with medical specialties in mind, which has caused some radiologists to struggle to satisfy its criteria.