Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 6th January, 2018.

Here are a few I came across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/artificial-intelligence-identifies-bacteria-images-quickly-accuratelyArtificial intelligence identifies bacteria images quickly, accurately By Greg SlabodkinPublished December 29 2017, 7:45am ESTResearchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are using artificial intelligence to identify images of bacteria quickly and accurately through an AI-enhanced microscope, which they contend has the potential to alleviate the current national shortage of clinical microbiologists.BIDMC ’s Clinical Microbiology Laboratory is a “hidden part” of the Boston hospital, explains James Kirby, MD, director of the lab, but one that serves a critical function in diagnosing potentially deadly blood... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs