Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are driving a great deal of the healthcare innovation in precision medicine, according to a new Chilmark Research report. The report reveals achieving the full potential of precision medicine is impossible to realize without applying AI and machine learning. Specifically, leveraging advanced machine learning and deep learning technology can rapidly analyze large datasets that outperform clinicians and researchers. Precision Medicine: Making
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Healthcare Leaders See AI As Front-Runner in Reducing Risks
Healthcare leaders see artificial intelligence (AI) as the front-runner in reducing risks, while they view online media as the riskiest technology, according to results of an annual survey by The Doctor Company. Conducted at a national summit of nearly 100 healthcare leaders to address some of the most pressing issues in healthcare. To understand what concerns these leaders have and generate meaningful conversations during the summit, participants were surveyed prior to the summit.Among the key
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Healthcare Virtual Assistant Market to Reach $1.76B by 2025
The global healthcare virtual assistant market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24.7% from 2018 to reach $1.76 billion by 2025, according to market research published by Meticulous Research.The emergence of Healthcare Virtual Assistant MarketVirtual assistants are AI and rule-based systems that interact with humans to perform various tasks. These assistants use cognitive technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networks to enable interactive communications
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AI vs. Humans: AI Solution Beats Stanford Radiologists in Chest X-ray Diagnostics Competition
JF Healthcare, a Nanchang, China-based medical diagnostic startup is the first organization in the world to beat Stanford University radiologists in a competition designed by the Stanford Machine Learning group to compare the capability of artificial intelligence (AI) to human experts in interpreting chest x-rays.Standard Chest X-ray Diagnostic Competition ResultsThe AI team from JF Healthcare recently achieved an average AUC score (a measure of diagnostic accuracy) of 0.926 and is currently
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Enable My Child Nabs $1.2M to Modernize AI-Driven Pediatric Therapy For Schools, Parents
Enable My Child (EMC), a pediatric therapy provider offering high-quality, real-time therapy services through its digital platform, today announced it has raised $1.2 million in seed funding led by CMI Ventures. The NYC-based startup plans to use the seed funding to expand its AI-driven pediatric therapy platform to schools and early intervention centers across the country.
Importance of School-Based Therapy
According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
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How Tech Giants are Helping Providers Reinvent Patient Care
Healthcare costs are on the rise, and they show no signs of leveling off. According to the latest data available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, healthcare spending in the United States reached $3.5 trillion in 2017, or $10,739 per person. Those costs are projected to rise by about five percent year-over-year.
As expenditures continue to skyrocket, healthcare providers are looking to new technologies and care strategies that can help them treat patients more effectively at a
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Google Awards $1M to U. Of Sydney to Develop AI Solution to Prevent Heart Attacks
The University of
Sydney’s Westmead Applied
Research Centre has been awarded
$1M as part of Australia’s inaugural Google.org AI Impact Challenge prize to
develop a customized digital health solution
powered by artificial
intelligence (AI) to reduce the risk of heart attacks. The prize was
presented to Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC) led by Professor Clara Chow, a cardiologist at
Westmead Hospital and the University of Sydney’s Westmead Clinical School as
well as academic
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5 Trends Shaping the Future of the Global Ultrasound Market
2018 was a record year for the world ultrasound equipment market, with revenues increasing by 6.8%, tipping the market over the $7 billion mark for the first time. Despite the backdrop of global economic uncertainty, the ultrasound market is forecast to continue to grow relatively strongly in the coming years, with the following trends driving growth.1. New Users of UltrasoundOver the years, the use of ultrasound has gradually expanded beyond radiology, cardiology and OB/GYN to a wide range of
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OSF Ventures Joins $35M Funding Round for Handheld, Exo Ultrasound Device
OSF Ventures, the investment arm of OSF HealthCare has joined a $35M Series B funding round to support medical device startup Exo Imaging that’s developing a breakthrough handheld, AI ultrasound device that will allow healthcare providers to make critical, real-time diagnostic decisions.Performance Ultrasound PlatformFounded in 2015, Exo (pronounced “Echo”) is bringing diagnostic-grade medical imaging to the pocket of every caregiver and clinician worldwide. The company is developing an
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Clinithink Integrates With Healthitx HIE to Facilitate Assessment of Pre-Trial Feasibility
Clinithink and Healthix – the largest public health information exchange (HIE) in the U.S. – are partnering on a program designed to leverage Healthix clinical data to facilitate assessment of pre-trial feasibility, ensuring the validity of protocol design. The new program aims to improve population health in New York City and Long Island by eventually making cutting-edge treatments available to patients.Healthix Data & Clinithink AI – A Blueprint for InsightWith health data of over 17
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