Machine learning algorithms can classify free-text pathology reports at the organ level and are easily interpreted by human readers, according to an Aug. 7 study published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.
Colorado’s UCHealth system has extended the reach of “Livi,” an AI-powered virtual assistant it introduced early this year, from its website to patients’ smart speakers.
HHS has awarded $400 million through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fund community health centers, rural organizations and academic institutions to develop and expand services to combat the opioid abuse crisis.
Radiologist Robert Marshall, MD, is running as a Republican candidate to be the next U.S. Senator from Illinois. Could he be the first radiologist elected to Congress?
AI, blockchain and mHealth apps specific to Big Data are among eight emerging technologies healthcare watchers would do well to keep an eye on, according to a consumer-friendly roundup published Aug. 7 in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
A neural network model can scour electronic medical record (EMR) data and determine if a patient has imaging-specific pulmonary embolism (PE)—a potential remedy for unnecessary CT imaging, reported authors of a multicenter study published in JAMA Network Open.
Corindus Vascular Robotics on August 8 announced it had entered a definitive merger agreement with Siemens Healthineers, which will reportedly acquire Corindus for a price of $1.1 billion.
