According to IDC, all the data that’s being created and captured in healthcare is projected to grow by 36 percent (CAGR)—more than any other industry.
While managing growing volumes of data is a common challenge for many organizations across all sectors, healthcare is uniquely set apart by the sheer number of new data sources that’s being made available—with new sources being added all the time. This is driven in large part by advancements in telemedicine, personalized or precision medicine, as
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Geisinger, IBM Develops Predictive Model Using EHR Data to Detect Sepsis
- Geisinger/IBM’s AI and Data Science team are working together to prevent sepsis, life-threating infection through early detection and research.
- Geisinger team used IBM Watson Studio open-source tools to build a predictive model that would ingest clinical data from thousands of de-identified sepsis patients spanning a decade.
- Geisinger uses IBM Watson Explorer to create a searchable index of thousands of medical publications for clinicians and researchers can now mine the journal
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How A Hybrid Cloud Fax Solution Protects Patient Health Information
Electronic health and medical records (EHRs) enhance the patient experience and improve care coordination, but they can also put patients and providers at risk if they are not protected. Security vulnerabilities can arise from communicating via unsecured channels such as email and can result in data breaches, compromised patient records, and even identity theft. As medical records contain personal information such as social security numbers and insurance ID numbers, they are often even more
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Remote Enablement Adoption: The Key to Reshaping Patient Monitoring
The healthcare industry is facing significant pressures around costs and outcomes as it shifts to a value-based care model. To alleviate these concerns, hospitals are looking to technology to help. Over the years, technology has significantly evolved with more connectivity, advanced algorithms and introduction of machine learning and AI. These advancements have greatly improved efficiencies and outcomes in the healthcare industry, yet, along with these benefits, technology also brings a concern
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IBM, KPMG, Merck and Walmart to Launch FDA Blockchain Pilot Program
IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart today announced that the companies have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be included in a blockchain pilot program in support of the U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) that addresses requirements to identify, track and trace prescription medicines and vaccines distributed within the United States.Pilot Program OverviewThe FDA pilot program is intended to evaluate the use of blockchain technology to assist drug supply
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MaxQ AI Launches FDA Cleared, CE Approved Slice-Level Intracranial Hemorrhage Detection
MaxQ AI, an Israeli-based medical diagnostic AI company has launched the company’s new ACCIPIO Ax solution, which features SliceMap, an integrated view that guides clinicians rapidly to CT slices with suspected intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) without leaving their PACS viewer. Slice-Level Intracranial Hemorrhage DetectionACCIPIO Ax is FDA Cleared, CE Approved, and the second component of MaxQ AI’s ACCIPIO ICH Platform, the complete ICH solution for stroke and head trauma assessment. Radiology
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Why 2018 May Have Been A High-Water Mark for Digital Health Funding
Notwithstanding the quite significant stock market turmoil for publicly traded healthcare companies in recent months, the level of private investment activity continued to be quite strong this past quarter. According to Rock Health, 1Q19 registered just under $1.0 billion of investments made in 61 healthcare technology companies, which while below the trailing two year quarterly average of $1.4 billion, still suggests an annual investment pace running toward $4.0 billion. StartUp Health, which
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Medidata Launches New Life Sciences Company, Acorn AI
Life sciences digital transformation company Medidata, today announced the launch of Acorn AI, a new company designed to provide actionable insights across the entire drug continuum – from R&D to commercialization. In addition, the company has appointed Rama Kondru, Ph.D., as the chief information officer for Medidata and Acorn AI’s first CIO to lead the company’s enterprise data strategy, architecture and future platform development – all helping the company to accelerate the creation of
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IBM Watson Health Invests $50M in AI to Tackle Public Health Issues
IBM Watson Health announced plans to make a 10-year, $50 million investment in joint research collaborations to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle public health issues. Brigham and Women’s Hospital – the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School – and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been selected as joint research partners. AI Research Focus AreasThe initial areas of study are expected to include the use of AI to improve the utility of electronic health records
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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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