Informatics

A nurse checking a patient's chart on a digital tablet
By  Adam Ang 03:27 am May 28, 2024
ASX-listed health data analytics firm Beamtree has signed a contract to deliver its AI technology to improve clinical coding at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Service Group (HMG).  The A$3.6 million ($2.4 million) contract includes the deployment of Beamtree's PICQ, which automates the audit of clinical record classification, and RippleDown, which helps assess opportunities for automation of...
HIMSS panel with Gaurav Shivhare of CVS Health, Summer Blackerby of CoxHealth, Andy Molnar of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, and Jessica Hagen of MobiHealthNews
By  Trevor Dermody 10:22 am March 12, 2024
HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum, hosted by MobiHealthNews executive editor Jessica Hagen, brought together thought leaders, innovators and clinicians to discuss the latest trends in remote care delivery.  Highlights included Penni Kyte, digital care strategy officer at Ballad Health, discussing how the Tennessee-based organization used the example set by air traffic controllers to break...
Person lying just outside an MRI machine with a red scanning light on their face
By  Jessica Hagen 12:07 pm November 28, 2023
Royal Philips made several announcements at RSNA23 in Chicago yesterday, including the release of its next-generation AI-enabled advanced visualization workspace, its AI Manager and the BlueSeal MR Mobile Unit. The company's visualization workspace for health systems is an AI-powered offering aimed at improving workflows using a single platform for multiple modalities. The company said it helps...
Healthcare provider standing in a hospital room wearing a pink stethoscope while holding a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:42 pm August 24, 2023
Real-world data platform Atropos Health announced it appointed a life science advisory board and moved into the life sciences sector, offering AI innovations, data evaluation, evidence generation and analytics augmentation.  Atropos' app helps physicians access real-world evidence to guide clinical decisions and research.  The California-based company also offers its Green Button for clinical...
Dr. Terri Shieh-Newton, intellectual property attorney, immunologist and member of the law firm Mintz
By  Jessica Hagen 12:52 pm August 11, 2023
Artificial intelligence and large language model use have grown within healthcare, and questions arise about who can claim ownership of the intellectual property associated with solutions developed utilizing these emerging technologies.  Dr. Terri Shieh-Newton, intellectual property attorney, immunologist and member of the law firm Mintz, established the Life Sciences Artificial Intelligence...
Researcher
By  Laura Lovett 02:48 pm January 12, 2022
Big tech meets big pharma in a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies (JJMDC) and Microsoft. The deal will be focused on expanding JJMDC's digital surgery ecosystem by employing Microsoft's Cloud. According to Microsoft, JJMDC will use its Azure product to develop a dashboard to monitor its digital surgery ecosystem.  The platform could help personalize surgical care...
A person using a tablet
By  Adam Ang 02:40 am October 15, 2021
India's Haryana develops mobile app to connect patients to all state hospitals Haryana in India has created a mobile application that will connect patients to all public hospitals across the state. The Swasth Haryana app, according to a news report, can store patient medical records, prescriptions and radiology and pathology reports.  The app also allows users to book doctor appointments and...
Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal speaks at a podium at HIMSS21.
By  Jonah Comstock 10:57 am August 10, 2021
LAS VEGAS – One major purpose of the electronic health record is to help doctors organize information about their patients so they can deliver effective diagnosis and treatment. But because of the way these systems are designed, they are often failing at that task, according to Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, assistant professor of biomedical informatics and pediatric endocrinology at Vanderbilt...
Doctor's visit in COVID-19
By  Hannah Song 07:18 pm May 26, 2021
As the worst remnants of the coronavirus pandemic come to a close in the United States with waves of vaccinations, there is still a distinct need for conversation and action regarding modern public health data infrastructure according to Ed Simcox, former HHS CTO and current CSO at LifeOmic.  On May 17, Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center (CRC) announced that it will implement...