Funded by a $1.2 million Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant, Montefiore Health System is building a new artificial intelligence (AI) screening tool to help doctors better identify and treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a deadly, but under-recognized, form of lung failure. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly progressive disease occurring in critically ill patients.The main complication in ARDS is that fluid leaks into the lungs making breathing
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IDx and Topcon Join Forces to Scale AI-based Diagnostic Platform in the U.S. Market
IDx, an AI diagnostics company, and Topcon, one of the world’s leading ophthalmic device manufacturers, have signed an exclusivity agreement that will allow the companies to scale delivery of AI-based diagnostic solutions in the U.S. market. As part of the agreement, is granted exclusive rights to IDx-DR system, an autonomous AI system that instantly detects diabetic retinopathy in fundus images, exclusively with Topcon NW400, an easy to use, robotic fundus camera. IDx-DR is an FDA-cleared
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Ada to Become the First AI-based Medical App to be Offered in Swahili
Ada will become the first health guidance app to feature Swahili language integration, making its health assessment technology available to more than 100 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ada, an AI-powered health platform that helps individuals understand their health and navigate to appropriate care, announced the launch of its Global Health Initiative (GHI) through partnerships with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Foundation Botnar. GHI is a series of major projects focused on
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4 Reasons Why Secure Messaging Apps Are The Best Option for Boosting Patient Engagement & Health Outcomes
Patient engagement is now a critical component of healthcare, as organizations utilize both traditional and modern communications methods to differentiate their businesses, deliver superior patient care and reduce costs.Today, 74 percent of healthcare executives would like to automate patient engagement, according to a recent study by Conversa Health and World Business Research. Unfortunately, many of these same executives don’t know how or where to begin to do so. From automating
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NTT DATA’s AI Diagnosis Tool Demonstrates Impact on Disease Detection
NTT DATA, a leading IT services provider, announced today that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) diagnosis support solution of its US subsidiary NTT DATA Services was able to detect 56 emphysema cases while normal diagnosis without AI detect 17 cases during a recent Proof of Concept (PoC) conducted at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center in Pune, India.The solution from NTT DATA Services is designed to help prioritize doctors’ workloads and expedite their reporting processes by
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Industry Roundtable: AI, Greater Collaboration, Integration are Key to Unlocking Healthcare Data’s Ability to Enhance Care Delivery
Chasm Partners, an executive search firm in the healthcare technology and services space recently convened a roundtable discussion to assess how the transformation of “big data” in clinical informatics provides the healthcare industry with an opportunity to gain new insights into patient care, as well as key lessons learned about artificial intelligence’s impact on the industry.Hosted as part of the firm’s quality newsletter, ChasmPOV featured viewpoints from three recognized thought leaders in
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Proscia Raises $8M for AI-Enhanced Digital Pathology for Cancer Diagnosis
Proscia, a Philadelphia-based digital pathology platform has raised $8.3 million in Series A funding led by Boston-based Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from Emerald Development Managers, Fusion Fund, Razor’s Edge Ventures, and RobinHood Ventures.The startup plans to utilize the Series A funding to fuel the development and commercialization of new, clinical AI-enabled workflows targeting high-volume, high-impact cancers, the first of which will be available later this year. In
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VRHealth, Oculus Team Up to Power Virtual Reality Wellness Solutions for Patients
VRHealth, a Boston, MA-based healthcare technology company providing specialized virtual reality (VR) technology solutions and data analysis, today announced that they are teaming up with Oculus to deliver their newest health and wellness solutions using Oculus products. Virtual Reality solutions have the potential to be transformative for the healthcare industry since the immersive experience and ability to monitor progress has enormous potential benefits for patients, doctors, and healthcare
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AI Diagnostics Startup IDx Nabs $33M for Autonomous Detection of Diabetic Retinopath
IDx, a Coralville, Iowa-based startup that developed the first and only FDA-cleared autonomous AI diagnostic systems, has raised $33 million in funding led by 8VC with participation from Optum Ventures, Alpha Edison and Heritage Provider Network. This latest round of funding will accelerate the adoption of IDx-DR and allow IDx to continue developing additional AI-based diagnostic systems.Founded in 2010 by a team of clinical scientists, IDx is focused on developing clinically-aligned autonomous
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Research Report: How Patients with Addiction Use Digital Health Tools
Enspektos, LLC, a healthcare innovation consultancy, today released a first-of-its-kind research about how patients with addiction use digital health tools, where voice-enabled technologies are currently being deployed in health and more.Four Q2 2018 digital health trends & themes revealed in the report are:1. Patients with addiction feel positive about the role digital technologies can play in their treatment. Many, including those with opioid and alcohol addiction, prefer to use social
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