AI Diagnoses Defects in Medical Devices
Bad hardware components lie behind many failures in medical devices, according to Oshri Cohen, CEO of Cybord. The devices contain tens of computer chips and other components, so measuring quality becomes a tedious process.
Compounding the difficulty of measuring quality is the constant churn of components. Take personal computers. Two generic laptops sitting on the shelf from one of the big manufacturers could have very different components, because these manufacturers diligently depress costs by seeking the cheapest components from month to month.
Medical devices, while more high-end, also mix and match. They also suffer ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Cybord Healthcare AI Healthcare Manufacturing Medical Device Manufacturing medical device safety Medical Devices Oshri Cohen Source Type: blogs
A Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Bone Density
Changes in the gut microbiome take place with advancing age, an increase in populations that provoke chronic inflammation, a reduction in the populations producing beneficial metabolites. Even only considering rising levels of inflammation in the aging body, it is clear that the gut microbiome can contribute to many age-related conditions. As researchers investigate the details, they also find other ways in which specific manifestations of aging may be in part caused by changes in the gut microbiome. Given that there are practical approaches demonstrated to restore a more youthful balance of intestinal microbial population...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Two Weeks of Purging, Releasing, and Opening
Integration of my recent MDMA journey has been going well and keeping me busier than I expected. It actually feels like I’m still going through that journey. I sense that the energies involved knew that I’d have two weeks to myself with Rachelle out of town (she’s visiting family in Canada and returns tonight), so they invited me to have an extended solo experience. I’d kept my schedule very open during those two weeks, so I feel that on some level I said yes to that invitation.
I haven’t taken any substances since a microdose of mushrooms on the 16th, opting for a longer break, but that ha...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Emotions Source Type: blogs
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - September 27, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Having Tackled Workflows and Image Enhancement, Generative AI Targets Diagnostics
The following is a guest article by Morris Panner, President at Intelerad Medical Systems
By 2034, the U.S. could face a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians due, in part, to burnout. In the medical imaging field, specifically, this challenge isn’t exactly new – but the technology that could help remedy the problem is. The usage of this potential solution in the imaging space has been delayed due to the perception it’s a bit of a rule-breaker.
A fairly recent arrival to radiology, Generative AI has emerged as a powerful resource, showing promise in a variety of tasks, from supporting streamlined workflows to syntheti...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Clinical Workflow Generative AI Intelerad Medical Systems Medical Images Morris Panner Physician Burnout Physician Shortage Radiolog Source Type: blogs
Four reasons to question “new generation” monoclonal antibody Alzheimer’s drugs such as aducanumab (Aduhelm), lecanemab (Leqembi), donanemab
New Alzheimer’s Drugs Don’t Deserve the Hype (Being Patient):
A prominent childhood memory is of my grandparents living with and then dying from dementia. As is universal with dementia, there was a double blow: watching my grandparents lose their identity and seeing the suffering of those closest to them.
… Enter three drugs, tentatively FDA-approved aducanumab (Aduhelm); fully FDA-approved lecanemab (Leqembi); and donanemab … currently in clinical trials and soon to be considered for FDA approval) that remove amyloid, the protein thought to cause Alzheimer’s disease… But how useful are these drugs going t...
Source: SharpBrains - September 25, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health aducanumab Aduhelm Alzheimer's drugs brain bleeding brain swelling dementia donanemab hype lecanemab Leqembi monoclonal antibody Alzheimer's drugs MRI-scans Source Type: blogs
Ibex Raises $55 Million in Series C Funding to Drive Global Adoption of AI for Cancer Diagnosis
Led by 83North, This Round of Financing Brings Total Funding to Over $100 Million
Ibex Medical Analytics (Ibex), the leader in AI-powered cancer diagnostics, today announced it has closed a $55 million Series C financing round led by 83North. Additional participants in the round were Sienna Venture Capital and existing investors in the company, Octopus Ventures, aMoon, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, and Dell Technologies Capital. The financing brings total funding to over $100 million since Ibex’s inception in 2016.
Ibex is transforming cancer diagnostics with AI-powered solutions that help pathologists improve the...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 83North aMoon Dell Technologies Capital Galen Gil Goren Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Ibex Ibex Medical Analytics Joseph Mossel Octopus Ventures Planven Entrepreneur V Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – September 23, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
ELLKAY Selected as CommonWell’s New Technical Service Provider. John sat down with leaders at ELLKAY and CommonWell to discuss how the organizations will be working together – primarily at the moment to support CommonWell’s QHIN efforts – and learn why data sharing entities are actually designed for seamless transitions to new service...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Abbott Acquires Bigfoot Biomedical. Unity has a new home. Some Bigfoot employees might not like it.
In mid-September 2023, the medical technology startup known as Bigfoot Biomedical, reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Abbott Laboratories (see the official press release athttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abbott-to-acquire-bigfoot-biomedical-furthering-efforts-to-develop-personalized-connected-solutions-for-people-with-diabetes-301918254.html for details). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bigfoot ' s CEO Was Fired from JDRFSome people with diabetes might recall that Bigfoot Biomedical was co-founded by Jeffrey Brewer, whose previous job was as CEO of the JDRF. But Mr. Brewer was sh...
Source: Scott's Web Log - September 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 Abbott Bigfoot Biomedical Bigfoot Unity Dexcom FTC Source Type: blogs
Chatting Apton Acquisition with PacBio CEO Christian Henry
PacBio CEO Christian Henry chatted with me recently by teleconference on a variety of topics, but the focus was the recent PacBio acquisition of Apton Biosystems for $85M in equity. As a regular reminder, my employer’s CEO reports in a sense to Henry, as he’s on the Board of Directors. A particularly interesting revelation by Henry is that PacBio had its eye on Apton in late 2021, essentially as soon as they completed theOmniome acquisition announced in July 2021 that formed the foundation for their now-released Onso short read instrument. PacBio believed then that the desktop instrument design from Omniome...
Source: Omics! Omics! - September 19, 2023 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Keith Robison Source Type: blogs
Security as the Standard: Utilizing the Cloud for Private Healthcare Data
The following is a guest article by Jim Cropper, Director of Sales at Brother International
Healthcare technology development and modern security needs are continually evolving, calling for a shift toward digitization and interoperability to facilitate easier access to information, and more efficient and effective healthcare delivery. The proof of this is in the 78% of office-based physicians and 96% of non-federal acute care hospitals in the U.S. that are in the process of adopting or have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems. This means that paper documents and manila folders are no longer sufficient to m...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Security and Privacy Brother International Digital Transformation Healthcare Cloud Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare Security HIPAA Jim Cropper patient data Source Type: blogs
A Prescription-Strength Formula for Stronger Cybersecurity in Healthcare Organizations
The following is a guest article by Steven Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs at Rubrik
In early August, a ransomware attack disrupted operations across its network of 17 hospitals and more than 165 clinics in four states and forced some to rely on paper records. Some emergency rooms were shut down and ambulances diverted after the company took its computer systems offline to protect and restore them.
Again. Here we go again. This is what most of us thought when we read this story. Cyberattacks on healthcare institutions are not only particularly galling, they’re growing. Healthcare organizations were hit with 1,426 attacks...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy American Hospital Association Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthc Source Type: blogs
The last bumper sticker: The Sacred Text
Okay, we ' ve finally come to the end of this tedious exercise. The U.S. Constitution is the strongest guarantor of freedoms in history. Again, I ' m not sure what the political point is supposed to be here. As far as I know the only people who want to repeal the Constitution are conservative Republicans, notably the followers of Donald J. Trump. But as a liberal of the non-neo variety, I do take issue with the statement.For some reason Americans are inclined to see the Constitution as equivalent to holy scripture. It ' s the infallible word...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 11, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Phreesia Acquires Access eForms, Expanding its Offerings for Acute-Care Hospitals and Continuing to Drive Efficiency and a Better Patient Experience
Phreesia, a leader in patient intake, outreach, and activation, is pleased to announce it has acquired Access eForms, an innovative electronic forms management and automation provider that helps hospitals across the country streamline workflows, improve compliance, and deliver a better patient experience.
Access eForms has a vast catalog of content as well as deep expertise in the delivery of thousands of different forms used in healthcare settings, which has enabled them to quickly implement and retain clients.
“Both Phreesia and Access eForms are focused on delivering value for healthcare organizations and helping them...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 11, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Access eForms e-signatures Evan Roberts Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare Growth Partners Healthcare M&A Meditech Phreesia Tim Elliott Source Type: blogs
Dancing around the hexaflex: Using ACT in practice 4
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be slippery to describe. It’s an approach that doesn’t aim to change thought content, but instead to help us shift the way we relate to what our mind tells us. It’s also an approach focused on workability: pragmatic and context-specific analysis of how well a strategy is working to achieve being able to do what matters. Over the next few posts I want to give some examples of how non-psychologists can use ACT in session (remember ACT is open for anyone to use it!).
Willingess (Acceptance) – Choosing to experience it all
Do you remember the poignancy of a beloved ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - September 10, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Chronic pain Coping strategies Occupational therapy Physiotherapy Professional topics Psychology Science in practice acceptance and commitment therapy pain management Therapeutic approaches Source Type: blogs
