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N.B. woman one of first people in Atlantic Canada to receive artificial pancreas
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A New Brunswick woman is one of the first in Atlantic Canada to get an artificial pancreas to help manage her diabetes. She says her routine has …
Artificial Intelligence
AI, ML and Big Data in Healthcare
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Victor SavevskiBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Feb 17 Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a new idea, but it’s only in recent years that our technology …
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X-rays
UK study shows AI can expedite critical X-ray analysis
healthcareitnews.com
As the amount of healthcare data grows daily, one of the increasingly vexing issues revolves around how to determine how to prioritize diagnostic …
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Social Work
A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue.
The New York Times - By JACQUELINE MROZ
Danielle Teuscher decided to give DNA tests as presents last Christmas to her father, close friends and 5-year-old daughter, joining the growing number of people taking advantage of low-cost, accessible
MarketWatch
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market Size, Share, Trends, Technology By 2023 Ready to Grow at 51.9%
MarketWatch
Feb 16, 2019 (Heraldkeeper via COMTEX) -- Market Scenario The Global Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market is presumed to register 51.9% CAGR …
The Motley Fool
Technology
Apple Strikes a Landmark Deal with America's Biggest Medical System
The Motley Fool - Danny Vena
The iPhone maker is the first to take advantage of proposed changes in U.S. government regulations, and the VA is its first mega-client. On February …
Fortune
Tech Industry
Lawmakers Want Google and Facebook to Combat Anti-Vaccine Messages
Fortune - Erik Sherman
Anti-vaccine messages have spread ever since an ultimately debunked false study claimed a connection between vaccine use and autism. Officials are …
NHS
Care portal provides easier access to patient information
pressandjournal.co.uk - by Alistair Munro
© Raigmore Hospital, Inverness Sign up to our Daily newsletter A new “care portal” which shares patient information between health professionals across …
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Technology
The Instant, Custom, Connected Future of Medical Devices
The New York Times - By JANET MORRISSEY
When Jeff Dachis suddenly and unexpectedly learned he had Type 1 diabetes at the age of 46 in September 2013, he was stunned. After all, he ran marathons, followed a healthy diet and never had an inkling
U.S. News & World Report
Health Care
10 of the Best Health Care Stocks to Buy for 2019 | Stock Market News | US News
U.S. News & World Report - John Divine
2019's top 10 health care stocks for investors. Anyone who invests in the stock market should be curious about the best health care stocks to buy. …
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Machine Learning
After interoperability: FHIR is the gateway for AI
healthcareitnews.com - Tom Sullivan
Once the specification gains wider use for data exchange, it will open the doors for more advanced uses of data, including artificial intelligence …
Birmingham, AL
MedTech could be another ‘big win for Birmingham’
al.com - www.al.com
Those participating in Southern Research’s upcoming MedTech Symposium should expect to get a crash course in how a startup can blaze a trail in …
ZDNet
Technology (Australia)
eHealth Queensland saved AU$1m per year through a better password reset process
ZDNet - Asha McLean
35 percent of calls to the IT support service were from the state's health care providers calling after they forgot their passwords. The Queensland …
Artificial Intelligence
Conway Medical Center weighs in on artificial intelligence in healthcare
wmbfnews.com - By Amy Kawata | February 14, 2019 at 8:03 AM EST - Updated February 14 at 8:03 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - As our world continues to advance with the help of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has generated a lot of buzz …
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Technology
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner on Apple, docs who actually like their EHRs and Warren Buffett
healthcareitnews.com
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner has been to many, many HIMSS conferences. So many, she says, that she's lost track. As the company she founded in 1979 turns …
Enterprise Tech
IBM I: The Most Amazing IBM Product You’ve Never Heard Of
eweek.com - www.eweek.com
SAN FRANCISCO--Occasionally, I run into a product that just has me sitting back wondering if I stepped into some kind of alternative universe. One of …
Technology
What to tell patients when artificial intelligence is part of the care team
ama-assn.org - www.ama-assn.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) in health care can help manage and analyze data, make decisions and conduct conversations. The availability of AI is …
Enterprise Tech
Georgia Health Care Turns to AI-Based Tools for Citrix Management
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Application and desktop virtualization from Citrix has been around for decades. Despite predictions that software-as-a-service or competing virtual …
Hybrid Clouds
Hybrid cloud adoption accelerating in healthcare
channellife.co.nz
Nutanix today unveiled its healthcare industry findings from its Enterprise Cloud Index Report that delves into healthcare companies’ intentions for …
The Guardian
Technology (Australia)
Facebook under pressure to halt rise of anti-vaccination groups
The Guardian - Ed Pilkington and Jessica Glenza in New York
Facebook has a moral responsibility to do something – this misinformation has the potential to kill children David Robert Grimes Facebook is under pressure to stem the rise of anti-vaccination groups false
Enterprise Tech
Health-care CIOs Told to Look Beyond IT for Better Outcomes
eweek.com - www.eweek.com
ORLANDO, Fla.--It's a sign of the upside-down nature of the health-care industry in the U.S.: At a conference of the nation’s top health-care Chief …
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Tech Industry
Stryker to participate in 8th Annual Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference
Business Insider - PRESS RELEASE GlobeNewswire
Kalamazoo, Michigan, Feb. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stryker (NYSE:SYK) will participate in the 8th Annual Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Lotte York
Artificial Intelligence
Computer 'doctor' diagnoses child diseases
dailytelegraph.com.au - John von Radowitz
An artificial intelligence system designed to diagnose childhood diseases can recognise symptoms more accurately than many human doctors, a study has …
Tech Industry
Apple will now give military veterans access to their health records from their iPhone
siliconangle.com - James Farrell
Apple Inc. announced Monday that it is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to allow veterans to access their health care records …
University of Pennsylvania
62. Radiology Makeover, with Saurabh Jha
mises.org - Michel Accad, Anish Koka
Radiology holds a special place in the medical ecosystem. Radiologists are “the doctors’ doctors” and the treatment of a patient rarely proceeds …
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Life Sciences
Edwards Lifesciences To Buy CAS Medical Systems In $100 Mln Deal
Business Insider - RTTNews
(RTTNews) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire CAS Medical Systems Inc. (CASM), a medical technology company dedicated to non-invasive
Health Information
CMS and ONC Release Proposed Rules on Data Exchange and Interoperability
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Posted By Mary Butler on Feb 12, 2019 Federal health officials have released their long-awaited proposed rules to improve the interoperability of …
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Apple
Apple teaming up with US Department of Veterans Affairs to bring digital health records to iPhone
9to5Mac - Zac Hall
Apple has announced that it will soon support accessing digital health records for veterans through the Health app on iPhone. The development is part of a new agreement with the US Department of Veterans.
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Singularity
A.I. Shows Promise Assisting Physicians
The New York Times - By CADE METZ
Each year, millions of Americans walk out of a doctor’s office with a misdiagnosis. Physicians try to be systematic when identifying illness and disease, but bias creeps in. Alternatives are overlooked.
Forbes
Health Care
Major Health IT Innovations To Watch In 2019
Forbes - Charlie Whitfield
The adoption of electronic health records (EHR) during the past decade has reached critical mass. According to the latest data from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,