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22 Sep 2023
History and evolution of machine learning: A timeline
Machine learning's legacy dates from the early beginnings of neural networks to recent advancements in generative AI that democratize new and controversial ways to create content. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Jul 2023
RingCentral healthcare mends health center's phone system
Consolidating phone systems enabled Sun River Health to provide flexibility to clinical staff, expand reporting in its call center and improve the patient experience. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Mar 2023
How AI has cemented its role in telemedicine
Many healthcare clinicians rely on AI when performing daily tasks and see benefits that outweigh the drawbacks. Continue Reading
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Podcast
10 Mar 2023
Healthcare strategies: Machine learning for treatment planning
Machine learning can use digital twins and real-time feedback to improve patient care. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Mar 2023
Healthcare Strategies: Improving Pharmaceutical Partnerships
Host Alivia Kaylor interviews two Walgreens employees about specialty pharmacies providing personalized care through digital tools. Continue Reading
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News
14 Feb 2023
ChatGPT passes U.S. medical licensing exam without clinician input
ChatGPT achieved 60% accuracy on the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, indicating its potential in advancing AI-assisted medical education. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2023
Security is key to maximizing cloud adoption success in healthcare
Security must be considered throughout the cloud adoption process and beyond when it comes to healthcare. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2023
Follow-up care slightly more common after audio-only telehealth visits
A recent study showed that follow-up care, including downstream emergency care, was higher after telephone-only versus video visits, but some treatment measures, like lab order rates, were lower. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jan 2023
Machine-learning model estimates adverse opioid outcomes
A machine-learning model trained on administrative data can estimate adverse outcome risk within 30 days of opioid dispensation. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2022
Healthcare breaches on the rise in 2022
According to U.S. government data, the number of healthcare breaches in the first five months of 2022 has nearly doubled from the same period last year. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
14 Feb 2022
Ways IoT technology can help build a new normal for COVID-19
IoT sensors and networks can help organizations create safer buildings and keep employees healthy. Learn the use cases for healthcare, testing, HVAC and device management. Continue Reading
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News
11 Feb 2022
Amazon takes its telehealth offering nationwide
Amazon has made its Care telehealth service available nationwide with in-person healthcare services to follow later in the year. The company is tapping a growing healthcare market. Continue Reading
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News
25 Oct 2021
Microsoft adds telehealth features to Teams
Microsoft's latest Teams features try to ease the confusion and some of the difficulties patients face when using telehealth technology to meet with doctors. Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2021
Tech issues keep mobile telehealth from reaching underserved
Mobile devices provide a key way to connect underserved patients to telehealth services, but complexity and connection problems keep patients from reaping the benefits. Continue Reading
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News
10 Aug 2021
Adobe, Salesforce expand health clouds
Adobe releases Experience Manager for Healthcare and plugs its CDP into marketing and clinical data; Salesforce releases healthcare features. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
06 Jul 2021
How wearables, IoT and data paint healthcare's bright future
With the right IoT systems and architecture, IoT and AI will improve healthcare services with data from consumer wearables and the collective medical professional knowledge base. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Jun 2021
How augmented analytics in healthcare improves patient outcomes
High quality data has become essential to quality healthcare. Explore how augmented analytics is aiding healthcare organizations' efforts to provide better care for patients. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Apr 2021
Hybrid care is healthcare's future
Hybrid care is neither digital nor physical, neither in-office nor at home. Instead, it's a little of everything, and one health IT leader thinks it's where healthcare is headed. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2021
Apple Watch effective at assessing heart health
An at-home walking test with the Apple Watch yielded 'accurate and meaningful insights' into a person's heart strength, a Stanford University study found. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Mar 2021
ClearScale telemedicine app uses range of Amazon services
Creative Practice Solutions, a medical consulting company, called on ClearScale to develop a telemedicine offering that lets physicians conduct and record remote patient visits. Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2021
Nuance touts CX benefits of AI in healthcare during pandemic
Nuance acquires speech transcription vendor Saykara, adding the startup's tech to Nuance's arsenal of health IT systems. Meanwhile, Nuance and Best Buy Health execs tout CX benefits from AI. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Jan 2021
Interoperability, AI comprise healthcare IoT platform essentials
Healthcare organizations can save providers' time with IoT platforms that combine data types for easy use and derive greater insights through patient health monitoring. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jan 2021
Digital healthcare top priority for CIOs in 2021
In 2021, CIOs will not only focus on providing greater access to healthcare but more equitable access. Digital tools will play a key role. Continue Reading
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News
11 Dec 2020
Partners pursue health-related IoT system integration
Systems integrators Insight Enterprises and Accenture have supported initiatives to bring new health technologies to the market; other IT channel news. Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2020
Sharing medical imaging data with AI apps raises concerns
Opening the door to third-party AI apps is a double-edged sword for patients. Its potential for healthcare is promising, but privacy is still a work in progress. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Oct 2020
During COVID-19, CIOs struggle with predictive analytics programs
Predictive analytics in healthcare has been a useful tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has helped healthcare organizations foresee changes in bed capacity or disruptions in the supply chain for ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Aug 2020
Mayo Clinic leans on Google Cloud for AI success
Mayo Clinic has spent the last 10 months focused on data and analytics initiatives with a long-term goal in mind: to make healthcare data more accessible and meaningful for clinicians. The ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Dec 2018
FDA selects 8 medical device developers into opioid crisis challenge
Eight applicants advance to the next stage of an FDA innovation challenge, which asked medical device developers to tackle the opioid crisis in new ways. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Oct 2018
HIEs provide access to patient records in wake of Hurricane Michael
By October 18, Hurricane Michael, the strongest U.S. storm in terms of maximum sustained wind speed since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, left 35 people dead and displaced over 300,000 people in Florida, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Aug 2018
3D printed organs help improve pre-surgical preparation
Imagine that a surgeon is holding a duplicated organ in hand when illustrating specific pathologies to the patient before a scheduled operation. Thanks to the 3D printing technology, a true-to-life ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Jan 2018
Good times: AI in healthcare brings promise, hype and challenges
I browsed through two vastly different reports on artificial intelligence (AI) this week, leading me to again wonder if there is substance on the matter or just a lot of hot air blowing around. My ... Continue Reading
- 15 Jan 2018
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Blog Post
12 Jan 2018
FDA adds digital health technology to 2018 policy roadmap
In an effort to help consumers make informed health decisions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) renewed its commitment to digital health technology in its 2018 strategic policy roadmap. The ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Jan 2018
Tech giants take on healthcare technology industry
Consumer technology giants such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and more are accelerating their efforts to remake the healthcare technology industry by developing new tools geared towards consumers, ... Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jul 2015
Wearable health technology and HIPAA: What is and isn't covered
Healthcare data many think is protected by HIPAA may not be. With wearable health technology, some experts are concerned by what's not covered. Continue Reading
