Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Helps Detect Early COVID-19 Symptoms

by Samantha McGrail

The West Virginia Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and WVU Medicine, along with Oura Health, are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to detect COVID-19 symptoms nearly three days before...

Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Identifies COVID-19 in CT Scans

by Samantha McGrail

Researchers at Mount Sinai are the first in the country to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect COVID-19 in patients based on CT scans of the chest combined with clinical data, according to a...

How EHRs Are Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Capabilities

by Samantha McGrail

Artificial intelligence capabilities are still evolving, but AI is a beneficial option for EHR customers who are prepared to operationalize models and drive outcomes themselves, according to a KLAS...

IBM Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Automate IT Infrastructure

by Samantha McGrail

IBM recently launched new capabilities and services powered by artificial intelligence to help chief information officers (CIOs) help their businesses recover and restart in the wake of the COVID-19...

Video API Powers Telemedicine Companies During COVID-19

by Samantha McGrail

Cloud communication company Vonage is reporting higher demand for its video application program interface (API) as telemedicine companies leverage the technology to facilitate virtual visits during the...

AI Drug Discovery Platform IDs Potential COVID-19 Treatments

by Samantha McGrail

A drug discovery platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technology has identified 18 potential treatments for COVID-19, according to an announcement from health IT company Gero. Six of the...

Top Vendors Best Positioned for Artificial Intelligence in Imaging

by Samantha McGrail

Many healthcare organizations continue to plan for artificial intelligence (AI) in imaging. The following report shared which organizations and vendors are best positioned for successful adoption as...

Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Healthcare

by Samantha McGrail

Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption is gradually becoming more prominent in health systems, but 75 percent of healthcare insiders are concerned that AI could threaten the security and privacy of...

One-Third of Providers to Boost Artificial Intelligence Spending

by Samantha McGrail

More than one-third of respondents will increase artificial intelligence (AI) spending in the next two years, according to a recent survey conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights and GE...

Providers Move Toward Single Vendor for Radiology IT Solutions

by Samantha McGrail

More healthcare organizations are using a single vendor for radiology IT solutions, with a majority of providers currently using or hoping to implement a single vendor approach, according to a...

Blockchain Technology Marketplace Expected to Reach $500M by 2022

by Samantha McGrail

Global blockchain technology complements healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) and internet of things (IoT) - based marketplace offerings, and is expected to cross $500 million by 2022 at a compound...

Jackson Lab Works with Microsoft on AI-Based Precision Medicine

by Fred Donovan

Maine-based Jackson Lab is working with Microsoft to use artificial intelligence for precision medicine to improve cancer treatments. Researchers at the lab are leveraging AI to accelerate...

Google Cloud Partners with Suki on Cloud-based Clinical Digital Assistant

by Fred Donovan

Google Cloud is adding Suki’s digital clinical assistant technology to its artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing healthcare products.   Under the agreement, Suki...

Blockchain Technology to Evolve in 4 Phases, Predicts Gartner

by Fred Donovan

Blockchain technology, which is already making an impact in healthcare, will evolve in four phases over the next decade, predicted Gartner. The high-tech research firm advised chief information...

Radiologists’ Societies Warn Against Using AI Solely for Financial Gain

by Fred Donovan

Several major radiologists’ societies recently called for development of ethical codes of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology, warning against the use of radiology...

SAP Launches Accelerator Program with 7 Health IT Startups

by Fred Donovan

SAP unveiled this week its healthcare-focused accelerator program at SAP.iO Foundry New York with the selection of seven health IT startups. SAP.iO will provide the startups access to SAP technology...

CHI Franciscan Unveils Clinical Control Center to Unify Healthcare IT

by Fred Donovan

CHI Franciscan has partnered with GE Healthcare and Microsoft Azure to implement a clinical control center the brings together electronic health records, transfer center software, staffing...

Partners to Furnish Health IT Infrastructure for AI Alliance

by Fred Donovan

Partners HealthCare will contribute its health IT infrastructure, data, and clinical expertise to a partnership with Fujifilm SonoSite to develop AI-powered portable ultrasound devices for emergency...

Half of Hospitals to Invest in Non-Clinical RPA, AI by 2021

by Fred Donovan

Half of hospitals plan to invest in robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) for non-clinical uses by 2021, a recent survey of 115 hospital leaders by Sage Growth Partners and...

PHDA Employs AWS Cloud Computing to Enable Healthcare AI Research

by Fred Donovan

The Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance (PHDA) is teaming with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use its cloud computing services to improve patient care by enabling healthcare AI research.   The PHDA...