Imagine having to make a large purchase, but not having any insight into how much it will cost or if you will be able to access it after you have purchased it. Most consumers wouldn’t make an investment like that; they would demand information into where their money is going and what they would be bringing home with them. But as patients, this is a scenario that can be all too familiar: we aren’t sure what we’re going to have to pay and then don’t have much if any, understandable information to
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What’s AI’s Holdup in Healthcare? The Answer Is In The Cloud
When you consider what technology has the most potential to transform healthcare over the next decade and beyond, no doubt your first thoughts turn to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). Already these technologies are showing promise in helping clinicians work faster and smarter, identifying trends, alerting us to signs that can predict and prevent diseases, and providing insights into potential treatments and cures.
But AI, ML, and DL alone cannot
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Ethical Concerns of AI in Healthcare: Can AI Do More Harm Than Good?
The AI doctor can see you now, but it shouldn't treat you until ethics are in place. Professor Timothy Casey explains.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ethics—once mythical adversaries only on-screen like in “The Terminator” circa 1984— are now actually at virtual odds in 2019. This time, there are no catchy slogans like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “I’ll be back,” but the moral question has returned:
Does AI’s transformative power have the ability to do more harm to humankind than good?
That is the
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3 Takeaways From The 2019 HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference
The HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Conference attracted over 2,600 delegates from 64 countries to Helsinki in June 2019. While there was a strong focus on healthcare in the Nordics, the conference brought with it a wide variety of vendors from across the globe all looking for new opportunities on the show floor. Our key takeaway – the goal to change mindsets in Europe towards how healthcare can be improved through the use of technology. We look at a few examples below, namely:- Developing
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Reaching the Healthcare Mainstream: Wearables and Remote Patient Monitoring Market Map
Even though 2014 was supposed to be the “year of the wearable” according to Forbes, five years later we are now seeing the wearable reach maturity and mass-adoption. This increase in adoption has largely been driven by software and hardware stability which is now allowing these devices to be used with confidence to manage an individual’s health and wellness, including chronic condition management. The graphic below from Accenture shows the increase in technology usage across consumers to manage
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Cerner Launches Social Determinants Innovation Collaborative with Over 30 Health Systems
This week, Cerner announced the launch of the Social Determinants Innovation Collaborative (SDIC), a group of over 30 health systems that come together to share best practices and steps forward in addressing social determinants of health.The Impact of Social Determinants of Health DataThe CDC defines “social determinants of health” as the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age. Social, environmental and economic factors – such as transportation, housing, nutrition,
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Accenture Launches AI-Driven Solution to Tackle Elderly Loneliness
Accenture has released a groundbreaking new project that uses a unique
conversational
artificial intelligence to address the challenges of elderly loneliness. The
project named Memory Lane is being used by Accenture Interactive and Stockholm Exergi, one of Sweden’s largest energy suppliers to provide an
innovative social solution which allows people, particular the elderly, to
capture memorable stories for future generations while also providing
companionship.
Project Memory Lane
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HIMSS Appoints Dr. Sebastian Krolop As Global Chief Operating & Strategy Officer
HIMSS, has announced the
appointment of Dr. Sebastian Krolop, MD, PhD, MSc, to the role of
chief operating & strategy officer (COSO). Under his leadership as COSO, Dr. Krolop will lead the alignment of HIMSS’s
operational goals with the organization’s strategic plan. In addition, he will
guide the direction of HIMSS
Analytics, HIMSS
Media and foster additional support services in international
markets.
Dr. Krolop Background/Experience
Dr. Krolop comes to the organization
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Request A Virtual Doctor Visit Directly from Google, Bing, Yelp
VSee, a San Jose-based telemedicine company and Doctor.com, a web-wide listings management, reputation, and patient communications platform -- are partnering to create a seamless online patient journey from Google, Bing, Yelp search to virtual visit. Doctor.com’s platform currently serves more than 200K providers and leverages the only partner network in the industry of 50+ integrations, including Google, Bing, Yelp, Healthgrades, Vitals, YP, and other major consumer health destinations.VSee
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HIMSS19 Day 2 Announcements & Summary
Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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