AI in health care: possibilities and ethical questions [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Farhan S. Imran, a hematology-oncology physician. Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of health care and technology, discussing the impact of computers on the doctor-patient relationship, the role of AI in medicine, and the ethical questions surrounding artificial
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AI in health care: possibilities and ethical questions [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Health IT Source Type: blogs
Digital Health Anxiety: When Wellness Tech Becomes A Stressor
In today’s hyper-connected world, technology promises us a clearer insight into our health and well-being. With a glance at our wrist or a quick tap on our phones, we can get a snapshot of our heart rate, the quality of our sleep, or the number of steps we’ve taken in a day. These tools, designed to empower us, can sometimes have an unintended consequence: they can become sources of anxiety and stress.
Lacing up your running shoes, you head out for a morning run. Looking forward to feeling the wind in your hair, the sun on your face, to enjoying the time to connect with nature and yourself. But the real-time...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF digital health anxiety smartwatch wearables Source Type: blogs
Four patients with chest pain and ‘normal’ ECG: can you trust the computer interpretation?
Conclusions are identical to those of Dr. McLaren, namely:It isnot safe toavoid interrupting emergency physicians— simply because prior to the QOH (Queen Of Hearts) AI application — no computer interpretation of " normal " from an ECG of a patient with new or recent CP symptoms could be relied on. Emergency physiciansmustbe interrupted to take a quick look atall ECGs of patients who present with new or recent CP.Emergency physicians should (and can!) be expected with training to be able to identify non-stemi OMIs that elude the computer. It is essential that they be ab...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - October 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
How Healthcare Organizations Can Reduce Risk with Zero Trust
The following is a guest article by Peter Newton, Senior Director of Products and Solutions at Fortinet
Personal medical and financial data is incredibly valuable, which is why healthcare organizations are high-value targets for cybercriminals. The most common way attackers infiltrate networks is by stealing user credentials, making identity and access management absolutely critical for the medical industry.
Zero-trust security strategies have emerged as a strong way to reduce the risk of a data breach. Traditionally, network security has assumed that once a user has logged in to the network, they are safe to access any an...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Security and Privacy Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Fortinet Peter Newton PHI Protected Health Information Z Source Type: blogs
Why Generative AI in Healthcare Requires a Focus on Caregivers and Patients
The following is a guest article by Tina Manoharan, Global Lead of Data Science & AI at Philips
“Don’t overwhelm me with more data. Help me get more value out of the data I already have.”
This feedback from a physician has stuck with me ever since I gave one of my first public presentations on the opportunities of AI and big data in healthcare, many years ago. Today, with the groundswell of interest in generative AI, it’s a message that seems more pertinent than ever.
Much has already been written about how generative AI can boost healthcare innovation, in times when healthcare professionals are under more ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI Integration Clinical Workflow Generative AI People Centered Approach Philips Tina Manoharan Source Type: blogs
Repost from Saturday Oct 14: The Queen gets it right with a better image
This is a case I posted Saturday, October 14.This ECG was texted to me after the fact with no information. What do you think?This is the ECG that I used for the post. It is high quality screenshot of a pdf:I had said that the Queen said this is Not OMI with low confidenceHowever, the image that had been texted to me and submitted to the Queen was not this one above. It was this one below: (photo of computer screen, lower quality):This is the image for which the Queen interpreted " Not OMI with Low Confidence "After posting, I wanted to getexplainability for the ECG, and I was unable to get the explainability fr...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - October 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
Place Accessibility Front and Center in Every Aspect of Your Healthcare App
The following is a guest article by Sara Faatz, Director, Technology Community Relations at Progress
In recent years, we have seen a massive increase in society’s reliance on technology. Accelerated in large part due to the pandemic, technology evolved overnight in order to meet the changing needs of its users, most notably the ability to access information from anywhere on any device. As we have returned to our new normal, the advances we made continue to permeate our everyday lives.
The healthcare and medical industries are not immune to this evolution. Medical offices and practitioners are demanding digital experience...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Accessibility Digital Accessibility Healthcare Accessibility Healthcare Apps Healthcare Digi Source Type: blogs
There Needs to Be an “ AI ” in “ Med Ed ”
By KIM BELLARD
It took some time for the news to percolate to me, but last month the University of Texas San Antonio announced that it was creating the “nation’s first dual program in medicine and AI.” That sure sounds innovative and timely, and there’s no question that medical education, like everything else in our society, is going to have to figure out how to incorporate AI. But, I’m sorry to say, I fear UTSA is going about it in the wrong way.
UTSA has created a five year program that will result in graduates obtaining an M.D. from UT Health San Antonio and a Master of Science in Artificial Intelli...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Health Tech AI Kim Bellard Medical Education UT San Antonio Source Type: blogs
The Evolution Of Clinical Documentation: From Paper To AI
Documentation is an essential heartbeat of clinical care. Like an EKG tracing illustrating the rhythm and health of a heart, clinical documentation captures the intricate narrative of a patient’s health journey. However crucial, documenting clinical care is a cumbersome task, contributing significantly to the burnout of healthcare professionals.
As we are witnessing global shortages in the numbers of medical professionals, streamlining and/or automating unpopular documentation tasks seems a very logical next step. It doesn’t really require the qualification of a trained nurse or doctor, so it is a great wa...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Healthcare Design clinical documentation AI in clinical documentation Source Type: blogs
Follow me on Meta Threads Under User-Name " sstrumello1 " !
I was kind of hoping it wouldn ' t come to this, but it now seems inevitable. Twitter/X has become unsustainable as a viable social platform, so I will (eventually) be migrating to the newer rival run by Meta (fka Facebook). Recall that in August 2023, sensing that Twitter under Elon Musk ' s ownership was would die as a social platform because the owner was clueless about running a social platform, rival Meta stepped in to fill the void with a new application it calls Threadshttps://www.threads.net/. I know about Jack Dorsey ' s BlueSky, but that new social platform still has some serious accessibility issues right n...
Source: Scott's Web Log - October 10, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 Diabetes Instagram Meta Threads Twitter Source Type: blogs
Navigating medication prescriptions in a DEA-observed world
I sit in my clinic office, looking at today’s schedule. It’s a nice office with lots of white and pastels, modern furniture, an up-to-date computer, and a desk. I always wanted my clinic to look like something from the future, and now, after twelve years, it finally does. Besides the screen on my desk, there
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Navigating medication prescriptions in a DEA-observed world originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: L. Joseph Parker, MD Tags: Physician Medications Source Type: blogs
The Power of Spirit – Join the Event
This post is an invitation for you on multiple levels. First, there’s the human-level invitation, which you’ll get by reading the words here. I’m hosting a live event on Zoom this weekend called The Power of Spirit, and I invite you to join us for it. It will be 3 hours each day, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time on October 7 and 8, 2023.
The second level of this invitation is the spirit level. I’m writing this invitation while feeling very tuned in (thanks in part to a minidose of magic mushrooms this morning). As I’m writing, I can also feel some of the energy of the upcoming event flowing...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - October 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Announcements Creating Reality Emotions Lifestyle Relationships Source Type: blogs
Briya Raises $11.5M Series A, Accelerates U.S. Rollout of Blockchain-Secured Data Exchange Platform to Enhance Collaboration Between Hospitals and Life Sciences
Briya Enables Hospitals to Increase Revenue While Research Organizations Capitalize on Most Comprehensive Anonymized Data to Develop and Implement Patient Treatments
Briya, an end-to-end healthcare data exchange platform, today announced the completion of an $11.5 million Series A round of financing, bringing the company’s total funding to $17 million. The round was led by Team8, includes existing investors Insight Partners and Amiti Ventures, and is joined by the George Kaiser Family Foundation.
The funding will support Briya’s mission to transform how data is exchanged between healthcare organizations and life sc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amiti Ventures Berlin Institute of Health BIH Briya Charité Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin David Lazerson Dr. Jawed Nawabi George Kaiser Family Foundation Health IT Funding Health IT Fundi Source Type: blogs
Altman, Ive, and AI
BY KIM BELLARD
Earlier this year I urged that we Throw Away That Phone, arguing that the era of the smartphone should be over and that we should get on to the next big thing. Now, I don’t have any reason to think that either Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Jony Ive, formerly and famously of Apple and now head of design firm LoveFrom, read my article but apparently they have the same idea.
Last week The Information and then Financial Times reported that OpenAi and LoveFrom are “in advanced talks” to form a venture in order to build the “iPhone of artificial intelligence.” Softbank may fund the venture ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech AI ChatGPT iPhone Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
