By Dr. Nick van Terheyden – Technology continues to move at an exponential pace, leaving virtually no industry untouched. Healthcare is no exception — the technological progress in this space is offering incredible opportunities to improve the health of our population…
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By William Hyman – The premise of Artificial Intelligence is that a properly constructed computer program can produce useful conclusions, and make recommendations, when presented with a fact set for a particular case (ie facts pertaining to a particular patient).
By Michael Atkins – Machine learning (a.k.a. AI, deep learning, and cognitive learning) is poised to reshape the world in which we live. An emerging tool that uses both structured and unstructured data to infer patterns, relationships, and rules.
By Kayla Matthews – Discovering that you have a breast lesion is a scary thing. You wonder whether it could be cancerous and if you’ll need surgery. Typically, doctors recommend an operation, even if the lesion might not be malignant.
By Munawar Abadullah – Every once in awhile the world wakes up to the news of yet another data breach of incredible proportion, providing a crude reminder that healthcare IT systems are not as secure as they should be.
By Gurjeet Singh – Analytics were supposed to deliver healthcare from a variety of persistent problems, including inefficiency, unsustainable cost increases, and clinical care variation. Combined with electronic medical records, financial data and clinical data, analytics were supposed to revolutionize healthcare.
By Morris Panner – Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future of medicine. Facebook uses AI to suggest friends’ faces to tag in a photo; Spotify to suggest your perfect playlist. Healthcare is far behind, but catching up.
By Abhinav Shashank – Artificial intelligence- a buzzword that was initially created and introduced as a concept to imitate human brain and its actions and operate in the real world with a comprehensive human approach.
By Waqaas Al-Siddiq – The most urgent problem facing the U.S. healthcare system today is cost. Traditional factions of political party affiliation, socio-economic status, and patient-payer-provider categorization all agree that the astronomical costs of the current system are not sustainable—and only increasing.