Artificial Intelligence

Robots can improve care for kids with neurologic conditions — with some risk of dependency

By Laura Lovett 01:09 pm February 12, 2019

Geogia Tech Professor Ayanna Howard talks about her work in using robotics to assist therapy for kids living with cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.

Bitfury, Longenesis, MDW bring blockchain to radiology marketplace

By Nathan Eddy 11:35 am February 12, 2019

The updated infrastructure offers baked-in data anonymization as well as advanced encryption and user permissioning, built on Bitfury’s Exonum private blockchain framework.

Change Healthcare announces AI for claims management at HIMSS19

By Tom Sullivan 10:58 am February 12, 2019

The new Claims Lifecycle Artificial Intelligence works with Change's Intelligent Healthcare Network to improve the revenue cycle, the company says.

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Trump signs executive order to spur American AI innovation

By Mike Miliard 06:25 pm February 11, 2019

With worries that China and other countries are outpacing the U.S. in artificial intelligence maturity, the initiative seeks to boost R&D and education. But it's spare on specifics and has no new funding attached.

John Halamka speaks at the HIMSS19 Precision Medicine Summit in Orlando on Monday.

Precision medicine: huge promise, high hurdles

By Mike Miliard 02:04 pm February 11, 2019

At the HIMSS19 Precision Medicine Summit, John Halamka and other healthcare leaders described how policy, technology, clinical processes and patient engagement need to evolve to make it a reality for primary care.

Zynx Health debuts machine learning system, talks outcomes at HIMSS19

By Bill Siwicki 11:43 am February 11, 2019

The vendor’s new system leverages its machine learning engine to offer an interactive retrospective analysis of order utilization, matched up against the evidence-based interventions proven to affect quality outcomes.

At HIMSS19, Cerner unveils AI tool to fight physician burnout

By Bill Siwicki 11:40 am February 11, 2019

Cerner debuts Chart Assist, a new AI-enabled workflow, to join a suite of systems designed to reduce physician burnout, enhance the clinician’s experience and increase productivity.

NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.

NewYork-Presbyterian working on machine learning analytics to combat opioid crisis

By Bill Siwicki 01:42 pm February 06, 2019

The major academic health system is working with machine learning analytics vendor Splunk to create a new system to guard against misuse of controlled substances, including opioids.

Epic to focus on deriving value from data exchange, pop health innovations at HIMSS19

By Mike Miliard 12:34 pm February 06, 2019

The vendor will also show how its technology can help improve the patient experience, enable ease of use for the clinicians who interact with its EHRs and boost operating margins for health systems navigating value-based care.