Patient data: who's in the driving seat?
With digital technology, there is now more patient data being collected and stored in healthcare systems. Increased data collection provides... Read more
Clinical AI “Promise and protect” stance for patient safety
Health policy analysts have published a Policy Forum piece calling for more stringent regulations for Artificial Intelligence (AI)... Read more
Topol: NHS has no time to waste
With healthcare technologies (including genomics) expected to have a significant impact on patient care over the next two decades, the NHS... Read more
Report warns of AI healthcare limitations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen driving what is regarded as the new phase of automation. Advocates say it is hard to think of any area... Read more
New Blockchain body promotes the tech in healthcare
Blockchain is said to be what healthcare needs to address numerous issues and concerns related to data storage, security and privacy, as... Read more
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3 Software Solutions to Reinvent Processes in Healthcare
The concept of digital healthcare puts patients, their personal needs and demands for convenience and speed at the centre, which is why investing in custom software solutions is such a popular business strategy today. But digitisation in healthcare is so much more than just a passing trend. Instead, it is a vital ingredient of the success of each healthcare... Read more
How to Find the Right IT Partner for Your Telemedicine Solution
It’s 2022 and public health is undergoing an unprecedented digital transformation. It’s a road already taken before Covid-19, but during the first quarter of 2020 in the U.S. telehealth visits increased by 154% (CDC, 2020). If you are in a business in the healthcare industry , you probably feel the pressure to provide or use technology that works... Read more
Shaping the Artificial Intelligence of the Future
In 2014, Stephen Hawking had warned that ‘the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race’. 1 A bold statement indeed, but if we focus on the term ‘full’, we’ll understand that if not designed properly, certain level of autonomy that could be difficult to control and can be extremely damaging to fundamental... Read more
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Thales’s End-to-End Comprehensive Offer for Connected Radiology
2022 15 Jun
As in many sectors, the COVID crisis has substantially changed the way of working, with an increasing need for digital solutions to guaranty continuity of services. The same applies for the medical domain. During the pandemic, clinicians maintained the link with patients, conducting remote consultations, but raising a huge concern with... Read more
Taking the Mystery Out of Machine Learning
2017 06 Apr
Radiologists have been taught to fear machine learning. It means what it says, a machine can learn. It is an inherently frightening concept. It is almost a shame to put such a label on the process, because it is not really new. Remember Fuzzy Logic? Neural Networks? We were all impressed that a computer could recognize the letter “A”, but that... Read more
Seven Steps to a More Efficient and Resilient IT Solution
2017 20 Feb
Efficient patient-centric care models require consolidating mountains of data. Acquisitions and regionalization further compound the challenge. How does an organization capitalize on what could easily become a liability? Fredrik Gustavsson, Sectra CTO, sums up the answer simply, “Don’t buy technology. Buy solutions for your clinical pathways.”... Read more
From Our Journals
Bridging the Radiologist Staffing Gap with New Training Initiative
Summary: Across the world, there is a workforce crisis impacting... Read more
What is the future of breast cancer screening?
Αdvances in technology and the advent of precision medicine point... Read more
Breast Cancer Screening After Male-to-Female Transition in Transgender Women
Despite the lack of general consensus about the optimal breast cancer... Read more
Federico Cabitza
Assistant Professor,University of Milano-Bicocc a & IRCCSIO Galeazz i,... Read more
How can radiologists adapt to the knowledge age?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the talk of the radiology world.... Read more
Microbiome and Probiotics: Do They Really Work?
The microbiota is recognised as one of the most important factors... Read more