Search Tag: clinical decision support
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Screening – Approaches to Reduce Reading Time
2022 02 Jun
Ioannis Sechopoulos, PhD Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Dutch Expert Center for Screening (LRCB), Nijmegen, The Netherlands Abstract The development of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for the detection of breast cancer has resulted in many trials showing that... Read more
Siemens Healthineers at HIMSS 2022
2022 09 Mar
Siemens Healthineers will participate at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference - HIMSS 2022 - in Orlando from March 15 to March 17. Siemens Healthineers will have a booth at the Orange County Convention Center displaying its newest products, services and solutions to support decision-making along the patient pathway.... Read more
Human Factors Engineering Improves CDS Usability for Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis
2021 29 Dec
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics , poor usability continues to plague clinical decision support (CDS) despite its potential to improve patient safety. Although human factors engineering (HFE) approaches are recommended, few studies have investigated the impact of applying HFE methods and principles... Read more
Best Practices in Clinical Decision Support Rollout
2021 22 Dec
A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 discussed best practices in rolling-out clinical decision support mechanism (CDSM) solutions in preparation for the enforcement of the U.S. Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). PAMA was implemented as an alternative to global pre-authorisation to combat rising healthcare costs. These regulations apply in the emergency department... Read more
GE Healthcare will be a Standalone Company
2021 11 Nov
General Electric (GE) announced its plans to split into three public companies concentrating on healthcare, aviation, and energy. GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said 'By creating three industry-leading, global public companies, each can benefit from greater focus, tailored capital allocation, and strategic flexibility to drive long-term... Read more
AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support in Prostate Cancer Care
2021 09 Nov
Prostate cancer is a common disease that can often be quite tricky to deal with. It is a heterogeneous disease, with some patients having a very aggressive form of cancer while others with slower progression of the disease. Management and care of patients with prostate cancer is thus a complex and long-term challenge. Patients require surveillance,... Read more
Clinical Decision Support for Prostate Cancer Care
2021 08 Oct
Executive Summary Cancer care is becoming increasingly complex and personalized. More and more patient characteristics and disease specific data – clinical history, comorbidities, imaging, laboratory data, genomics/ proteomics, lifestyle factors, pathology results – have to be factored in when deciding on diagnostic measures and care pathways.... Read more