Amazon vs. Apple: Only one will rewrite the rules of health care
Big Tech has had a surprisingly small impact on U.S. health care, so far. Artificial intelligence, for example, outperforms physicians in many complex tasks (like reading mammograms and analyzing chest X-rays), yet AI remains woefully underused. Meanwhile, many have tried to spur operational efficiency using big-data analytics, but care delivery remains as inconsistent and ineffective
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Amazon vs. Apple: Only one will rewrite the rules of health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Robert Pearl, MD Tags: Tech Health IT Primary Care Source Type: blogs
The Future of Radiology And Artificial Intelligence
What if an algorithm could tell you whether you have cancer based on your CT scan or mammography exam? While I am confident that radiologists’ creative work will be necessary in the future to solve complex issues and supervise diagnostic processes, A.I. will definitely become part of their daily routine in diagnosing simpler cases and taking over repetitive tasks. So rather than getting threatened by it, we should familiarise ourselves with how it could help change the course of radiology for the better.
Radiologists who use A.I. will replace those who don’t
There is a lot of hype and plenty of fear around ar...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine AI artificial intelligence cancer Health Healthcare ibm watson Innovation MRI Radiology technology gc4 medical imaging CT scanning Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –17th September, 2022.
This study adds to the evidence showing that expanded access to these services could have a longer-term positive impact if continued.”Roughly 1 in 8 beneficiaries in the pandemic group received OUD-related telehealth services compared with 1 in 800 in the prepandemic group, the research revealed. Access to telehealth services was associated with better treatment retention and lower risk of medically treated overdose in the pandemic group compared to those not receiving telehealth services.-----https://healthimaging.com/topics/management/education-training/ai-deterring-students-pursuing-radiologyConcerns about the future ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 12 September, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a 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.General Comment-----It is amazing how many senior roles at the ADHA are being advertised it seem. Some at $150,000 plus!To keep busy we have vapourware interop plans being discussed and bullshit educational sessions being run for lesser salaries!Otherwise it has been a pretty boring week I have to say!-----https://www.ama.com.au/gpnn/issue-22-number-...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 12, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - August 23, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon.-----h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 23, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
AR Headset Helps Surgeons Place Implants: Interview with Louie Vogt of Enovis Surgical
Enovis, a medtech company based in Delaware formerly known as DJO, recently announced the launch of ARVIS (Augmented Reality Visualization and Information System), an augmented reality technology that is designed to assist surgeons during implant placement in the hip and knee. The hands-free technology consists of an eyepiece that is mounted on a surgical helmet that provides the surgeon with real-time information about the position of an implant with respect to patient anatomy.
It can be difficult for a surgeon to accurately track patient anatomy obscured by a variety of obstacles, such as sterile drapes. The aim behin...
Source: Medgadget - August 18, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Orthopedic Surgery augmented reality Enovis Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 13th August 2022.
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://ehrintelligence.com/news/va-appoints-functional-champion-for-ehr-modernization-programVA Appoints Functional Champion for EHR Modernization ProgramThe new functional champion appointment will assist the VA EHR Modernization program as it struggles with implementation delays and cost overruns, the VA stated.BySarai RodriguezAugust 05, 2022 - The Depart...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 6th August 2022.
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://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telehealth-bolsters-maternal-care-outcomes-patient-satisfactionTelehealth Bolsters Maternal Care Outcomes, Patient SatisfactionNew research shows that implementing telehealth, either in place of or as a supplement to in-person care, led to good clinical outcomes and high patient satisfaction in maternal care.ByMark MelchionnaJu...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
August 2022: A Video Game or a Wrist?
Why does that lunate look like Pac-Man?I guess this was the first visual that came to mind because I grew up in the 1980s. Looking for the three Cs of the base of the capitate, the lunate, and the radius on the lateral happens without thinking after decades of looking at lateral wrist x-rays. You never want to miss a perilunate or lunate dislocation. A lunate dislocation is almost always volarly. Can you have a spilled teacup when the lunate seems nestled in the distal radius?The PA film makes it clear what happened here.This patient has a lunotriquetral coalition, the most common congenital carpal bone fusion. It is...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - August 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 23rd July2022.
In this study, researchers sought to determine whether differences in occult hypoxemia treatment existed between people of different races.Occult hypoxemia was defined as arterial blood oxygen saturation of less than 88 percent despite a pulse oximetry reading of 92 percent or more.-----https://healthitsecurity.com/news/security-awareness-and-training-crucial-to-preventing-healthcare-phishing-attacksSecurity Awareness and Training Crucial to Preventing Healthcare Phishing AttacksSecurity awareness and training greatly decreased the likelihood of an employee falling for a healthcare phishing attack, KnowBe4 researchers foun...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 23, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Cardiac Holography : Lets get ready to welcome, in our cath lab soon !
Medical science has evolved over 2000 years and moved far away, from the spiritual cure times at the temple of health at Kos islands to the Imaginations of Davicini. We are now in an era, where we can, not-only take stunning live photographs of individual organs but also go inside, assisted by X RAYs, Ultrasound, CT MRI, and Optical fiber. Now, a new kid is entering ie Holography. (We may expect haptics very soon).
How about a cardiologist operating with a virtual 3D beating heart hanging in front of him?
Yes, it is possible in a scientific fiction movie . No. it’s real. True view,...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - July 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Multimodality Imaging Newer cardiac Imaging acc aha esc scai guidelines agumented reality in heart artificial intelligence cardaic 3d printing Cardaic mri cardiac holography carto ep future of cardiology medical Imaging senti AR COMM Source Type: blogs
AI Adoption in Healthcare Requires Better Approaches to Patient Data
The following is a guest article by Vanessa Braunstein, Healthcare Product Marketing Lead at NVIDIA.
Building great AI models in healthcare and life sciences requires lots of data that is diverse, well-labeled, and spans across different patient types.
However, as AI gains traction, there are still a number of bottlenecks that slow down the process of developing robust AI models such as patient privacy, access to data, and lack of clinical expertise to annotate data for training.
In order to overcome these barriers, data scientists and developers have developed new solutions such as federated learning paradigms, AI models ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 28, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Federated Learning GDPR Health Data Ethics Health Data Privacy Healthcare AI Healthcare AI Ethics Healthcare Neural Source Type: blogs
June 2022: A Palpable Lump in The Neck
“Wow! You don't see that that very often anymore. Why did you get a soft tissue lateral?"My colleague had a preschool girl with a 101°F temperature and a palpable lump laterally in her neck. I understood instantly. Our community place does not admit children, so identifying sick children is of prime importance. Transfers take time. A soft tissue lateral neck may be reassuring or not.I always evaluate the epiglottis and the retropharyngeal soft tissue when using soft tissue lateral neck x-rays to look for infection. Findings are nowhere near as common as during my training more than 30 years ago because of vaccin...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - June 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
If You ’ ve Seen One Robot – Wait, What?
BY KIM BELLARD
If You’ve Seen One Robot – Wait, What?
We think we know robots, from the old school Robbie the Robot to the beloved R2-D2/C-3PO to the acrobatic Boston Dynamics robots or the very human-like Westworld ones. But you have to love those scientists: they keep coming up with new versions, ones that shatter our preconceptions. Two, in particular, caught my attention, in part because both expect to have health care applications, and in part because of how they’re described.
Hint: the marketing people are going to have some work to do on the names.
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Source: The Health Care Blog - April 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech Kim Bellard robots SlimeBot Source Type: blogs
April 2022: Above and Below
Wait! What happened there? I had just taken signout, and my colleague was shutting down the x-rays on her computer. This image flashed across the screen.My passion for orthopedic radiographs took over. Fractures of both forearm bones are not something I see often in my non-trauma center community shop. These are most likely from motor vehicle crashes or falls from heights.My mind jumped to the rule of the ring. It had already been fulfilled with the two fractures. Still, my eyes were drawn to the joint to look for a dislocation. My mind was sorting through the eponyms—Galeazzi, Monteggia, Essex-Lopresti—when my g...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - April 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
