Search Tag: patient information

IT Management

Chatgpt-simplifies-breast-cancer-information-for-better-understanding

2024 06 Feb

  In a recent study published in Radiology: Imaging Cancer , researchers explored the potential of ChatGPT, an advanced language model, as a tool to simplify information about breast cancer prevention and screening. The aim was to make this vital information more accessible and easier to comprehend for a wider audience.   ChatGPT for...Read more

IT Management

Canon-medical-introduces-collaborative-imaging-for-improved-patient-centric-care

2019 28 Feb

Fusion of Multiple Imaging Modalities with Innovative Clinical Applications Helps Providers Improve Clinical, Operational and Financial Outcomes while Reducing Cybersecurity Risks   Today, Canon Medical Systems Europe B.V. launches Collaborative Imaging, a novel approach to health care that puts integrated imaging intelligence at the center of...Read more

IT Management

Disappointing-and-time-consuming-can-ehrs-be-made-useful

2018 20 Jun

Electronic health record (EHR) systems were supposed to improve the documentation process and retrieval of patient information to help with diagnostic and treatment decisions. Instead, EHRs became a source of physician discontent and burnout. Most doctors hate EHRs, and it isn’t clear that they make patients any better off either.  Now, experts...Read more

IT Management

Improving-cybersecurity-through-public-private-coordination

2017 12 Jun

A unified effort by both the public and private sectors is critical to countering the growing cyber threats that are putting patient information and safety at risk, according to a report from the U.S. Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force. The report contains more than 100 recommendations to help increase cybersecurity across the healthcare...Read more

IT Management

Google-fit-wants-your-health-data

2014 17 Jun

When developers meet later this month at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, they can expect to hear more about the company’s plans to challenge Apple’s recently-released HealthKit framework with its new Google Fit. The health service will collect and combine data from electronic health devices and apps, positioning the company...Read more

IT Management

Implementing-electronic-medical-records-what-do-users-think

2014 17 Jun

Implementing electronic medical records (EMR) in a healthcare organisation is a major innovation, which does not always run smoothly. Although barriers to, and facilitators for, implementation have been researched, their relative importance to end-users has not been clearly understood. Recently published research in Implementation Science found that...Read more

IT Management

A-peer-review-platform-for-physicians

2014 16 May

A California startup has developed a tool that allows medical professionals to share their knowledge, and opinions, of various treatments on a point-of-care platform. SharePractice provides peer reviews of procedures and products to facilitate clinical decision-making. Experience as Evidence Andrew Brandeis, MD, founded the company after...Read more

IT Management

Major-healthcare-it-contract-awarded-to-siemens

2014 31 Mar

Two Dutch university hospitals awarded €50 million contract  One of the largest Healthcare IT contracts to date for Siemens Siemens’ Healthcare Sector has won contracts from two Dutch university hospitals, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), to supply, implement,...Read more

IT Management

Wohit-2014-introducing-patients-empowerment

2014 26 Mar

The relationship between doctor-patient in the 2.0 era The democratisation of new technologies and particularly Internet has fundamentally changed the relationship between patient and caregiver. "Patient Empowerment" will be one of the highlighted topics of WoHIT 2014 Nice from 2 to 4 April. In a context where chronic diseases, especially...Read more

IT Management

Sans-norse-report-cyberattacks-compromising-healthcare-organisations

2014 25 Feb

Norse Global Threat Intelligence Platform Identifies Healthcare Organizations' Compromised Networks, Applications, Devices and Systems In association with SANS, the most trusted and largest source for information security training, certification and research, Norse, the leading provider of live threat intelligence solutions, has released the...Read more

IT Management

Hydmedia-solution-by-agfa-healthcare-deployed-in-multiple-hospitals-in-france

2014 21 Feb

Healthcare content management system manages all digital and paper documents for hospital or regional network    Faster access to documents from any workstation in the hospital increases efficiency. Documents are indexed, easily and intuitively searchable. Reduction or even elimination of paper documentation reduces associated costs....Read more

IT Management

Ecr-2014-agfa-healthcare-s-impax-agility-launches-globally

2014 14 Feb

Following robust pilots, 125 new sites implement seamless solution offering relevant and varied imaging data in one platform - Recently launched, IMPAX Agility is already bringing quality outcomes to over 125 hospitals around to world.  - Modern IT platform enhances clinical productivity and performance, while reducing costs.  - Streamlined...Read more

IT Management

Himss-2014-osehra-to-host-open-source-ehr-session

2014 05 Feb

The Open Source Electronic Health Record Alliance (OSEHRA), a non-profit organisation dedicated to accelerating innovation in electronic health record software and related technology, has been invited to host a special session at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition on Sunday, February 23,...Read more

IT Management

Siemens-it-adoption-center-speeds-implementation-process

2014 13 Jan

From planning to hand-off, Siemens IT Adoption Center speeds implementation IT Adoption Center framework was developed and validated with Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA). MSHA used the framework to bring 13 hospitals live in 18 months. The framework is available to all Siemens customers using Soarian® or any other enterprise health...Read more