10 Things You Can Definitely Expect From The Future Of Healthcare AI
The steady cadence of a heart monitor. The anxious wait for test results. These define a patient’s experience, but for healthcare professionals, they are also points of friction. Missed information, redundant diagnostics, or the struggle to make time for true connection… these burdens hinder the most skilled and compassionate providers.  Artificial intelligence promises material changes on both sides of the stethoscope. By streamlining processes, pinpointing insights, and augmenting decision-making, AI won’t just change how care is delivered – it will reshape the very experience of both giving a...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 26, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI digital health Source Type: blogs

What Health IT Trend Has You Most Excited?
Burnout is something that can slowly creep up on you but take a long time to crawl out of. This serious problem is something that happens with you are overworked and overstressed from the problems you are tasked with at work. In the world of healthcare, where we are constantly looking for ways to make things better, it is no surprise that we are facing a high burnout rate. While burnout is hard to recover from, it is possible. Taking time off and finding things that you enjoy and are excited about are key to letting your brain reset and being ready to get back to work. While there are countless problems and struggles in he...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 28, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System 86Borders Arcadia Authenticx AVIA Health Blake Richards Dan McDonald Elucid Eric Prugh Health IT Trends Healthcare AI Source Type: blogs

Role of ultrahigh-spatial-resolution photon-counting CT in assessment of coronary artery disease
I had posted about photon counting CT which  converts X-rays directly to electronic signals unlike conventional CT which converts X-rays first to light and then to electronic signals. Direct  conversion allows low energy photons to be differentiated from electronic noise. When data is acquired directly from photons of different energy levels, better contrast-to-noise ratio can be realized. Photon-counting-detector CT also improves spatial resolution. A study published in Radiology, the flagship journal of the  Radiological Society of North America evaluated both in vivo and in vitro coronary stenosis using ultrahigh-sp...
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs

Vomiting, Diarrhea, and " Bubbles in my Chest "
A 60-something complained of vomiting, diarrhea overnight, and " bubbles in my chest " that started just prior to calling 911.He had this ECG recorded prehospital:Smith interpretation:There are hyperacute T-waves in III and aVF, and reciprocal STD in aVL with a reciprocally inverted T-wave in aVL.  There are also hyperacute T-waves in V3 and V4.  There is STD in V1 and V2.  So it appears to be diagnostic of OMI, but it is hard to figure out what exact territory and artery.  It could be a proximal RCA with both inferior OMI, posterior OMI (pulling ST down in V1/V2), and RV OMI causing large ischemic...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 12, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs

Envision Radiology Setting a Fast Pace for Interoperability with DataFirst
Envision Radiology wanted more control over how healthcare information was shared so they could focus on delivering outstanding patient experience and outcomes. With DataFirst’s Silverback platform and close partnership, they achieved their goal. Here’s how. At the 2023 Annual RSNA Conference (RSNA23), Healthcare IT Today arranged for an exclusive interview with Beau Jones, President & CEO at DataFirst and Jeff Emery, CIO/CTO at Envision Radiology to learn more about their deep collaboration. Sharing Imaging Information Envision Radiology offers medical diagnostic imaging services including MRIs, CAT scans, X-rays...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability Beau Jones Datafirst Deconstructed PACS Envision Radiology healthcare partnership Healthcare Scene Featured imaging interoperability Jeff Emery patient-centricity ra Source Type: blogs

5 Things We Learnt About Investments In Digital Health: Our E-book
At The Medical Futurist (TMF), and especially at The Medical Futurist Institute, we don’t usually deal with investment-related news and announcements. We receive many press releases coming from incubators and venture capital firms each week, but we never share them on our channels. Even though we focus on technologies and trends rather than companies of interest to investors, this doesn’t mean that we don’t keep a close eye on all these developments.  We are in close contact with many digital health startup founders, analyze the technologies they work on and objectively share news relevant to investors. A...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Biotechnology Health Sensors & Trackers MySugr theranos invest portable diagnostics Gary rule Kardia CliniCloud tmfi alivecor MagicLeap covid19 digital health investors pandemic ecg R Source Type: blogs

RSNA Panel Emphasizes Link Between Radiology and Quadruple Aim
A panel of radiology experts at RSNA23 put the spotlight on the important role radiology plays in achieving the quadruple aim. The panelists unanimously agreed that radiologists have a significant impact on a patient’s care journey and population health. At the 2023 RSNA Conference in Chicago, PocketHealth hosted a lunch and learn event on Day 1. This special event featured a panel of radiology and data sharing experts: Rishi Nayyar – Co-Founder & CEO at PocketHealth (moderator) Aimee Langan – Director, Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Services at William Osler Health System Ajay Kohli, MD, MBA – ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT HIM Hospital - Health System Interoperability Aimee Langan Ajay Kohli Frank Manole Image Exchange PocketHealth Population Health Quadruple Aim Radiology Radiology IT Raleigh Radiology Ram Chada Source Type: blogs

HOPPR Launches Groundbreaking Foundation Model for Medical Imaging
Health2047’s Newest Portfolio Company Unveils First-of-its-Kind Medical Imaging AI Platform Powered by Amazon Web Services; Early Partners Include RadNet and Rad AI Today, HOPPR announces the launch of Grace, a multi-modal foundation model for medical imaging, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and available via private beta to developers, radiology PACS, and AI companies for fine-tuning and application development. Together with a milestone investment from Health2047, a venture studio founded by the American Medical Association (AMA), this launch marks a significant step forward in HOPPR’s quest to unlock the potent...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AMA Amazon Web Services American Medical Association AWS Dan Sheeran Dr. Khan M. Siddiqui Evidium Grace Gradient Health Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Health2047 HOPP Source Type: blogs

AI ’ s Unforeseen Medical Discoveries: The Curious Case Of Unusual Associations
Artificial intelligence can do a plethora of astonishing things, which has been discussed thoroughly in the past year. We train models to assist medical work, from administration to image analysis, from triage to mental health support. And every now and then AI has curious medical discoveries, detecting things that – to the best of our human knowledge – should not be detectable from the input data. Like knowing the race of the patient from chest X-rays alone. These unusual associations present brand-new challenges to medical professionals. In these cases, the medical detective work has a new aim: to understa...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine digital health Healthcare technology AI Source Type: blogs

Infection and DKA, then sudden dyspnea while in the ED
To learn more about Occlusion MI, join us in thisFree Webinar on November 27 12 noon US Central Time:Sign up at this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2216945975176/WN_7HuMRHNxREKifGgQvy70lg#/registrationInfection and DKA, then sudden dyspnea while in the EDA 63 year old male with a PMH of CAD and peripheral vascular disease from type 1 DM presented to clinic and was found to have a very high blood sugar and so was sent to the emergency department.Patient stated that he has had glucose over 400 even though he has not missed any doses of insulin.  He also endorses fatigue, upset stomach, frequent urination, i...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - November 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs

How Healthcare Communication Platforms Can Harness Generative AI in a HIPAA-Compliant Way
The following is a guest article by Nate MacLeitch, Founder and CEO at QuickBlox The demand for AI-powered Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) in healthcare is evident: 75% of executives believe that generative AI has reached a stage where it is poised to reshape the healthcare industry. When the sector is set to face shortages of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, generative AI could alleviate administrative work, such as summarizing patient calls and managing electronic health records (EHRs), to allow medical staff to focus on improving patient care. Yet, privacy laws and a fragmented market have kep...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Regulations Security and Privacy Communications Platform as a Service CPaaS EHR ePHI Generative AI HIPAA Large Language Models LLM Nate MacLeitch Natural Language Processing Source Type: blogs

Five Things Hospitals Should Do Immediately to Improve their Cybersecurity Posture
The following is a guest article by Jonathan Goldberger, Senior Vice President, Security Practices & Strategic Sales at TPx Hospitals face the threat of cyberattacks daily and each attack threatens the hospital’s public brand and, worst of all, public health. Because nearly every function at hospitals today is electronic, a cyberattack is crippling to the point where a provider can’t do anything. Even tasks such as sending a prescription to the pharmacy and ordering or reviewing X-rays are challenging amid a cyberattack. It’s no secret that threat actors are targeting companies and organizations regardless of the...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 9, 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 Cybersecurity Training Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare R Source Type: blogs

Expanding Healthcare ’s Reach on the Edge
This article focuses on ways to take advantage of cloud solutions on the edge. Digital Transformation Equals A Lot of Data   Technology is being used in new and interesting ways in healthcare. For example, tablets are now commonplace in healthcare facilities with some hospitals providing bedside connected tablets. Patients can use the devices to check their medication, read about their doctors, and even order their meals, freeing the staff to focus on medical care.   Wearable medical devices can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and blood pressure, and health monitors can help with remote care. These wearabl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Adonay Cervantes cloud solutions CloudBlue Digital Transformation Edge Edge Computing Edge-Connected Devices Healthcare 5G Healthcare Data Int Source Type: blogs

In Other Words: What ’s It Mean to Be Organic?
The word organic is often used to talk about fruits and vegetables that have been produced in a specific way, typically without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. But to chemists, organic refers to carbon-containing compounds that are the basis for all living organisms. Ironically, the chemicals prohibited in the farming of organic produce are usually organic molecules. Credit: NIGMS. Organic chemists study, create, and explore carbon-containing molecules. Most organic molecules contain carbon and hydrogen, but they can also include other elements like nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and more. Organic comp...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - July 12, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology In Other Words Source Type: blogs

The Future of Telemedicine Transformed by Large Language Models
Conclusion Integrating AI, particularly large language models, into telemedicine holds immense potential for transforming healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes. By acknowledging and navigating the associated risks and challenges, AI-driven telehealth solutions can lead to a more accessible, efficient, and personalized healthcare experience.  As we continue to improve and develop and refine these technologies, it is crucial to maintain a strong focus on ethical considerations and inclusivity to ensure a future of equitable and responsible AI-driven telehealth services. (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring AI in Telemedicine AI Virtual Assistant Artificial Intelligence BERT ChatGPT Deepak Singh Interoperability Source Type: blogs