By Robert Rowley MD – Emerging laboratory technology and the forefront of biological study have begun to amass large reservoirs of data, newly referred to as “-omics” – genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics. The list is increasing.
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By Ripal Vyas – The healthcare sector is one of those sectors that has always embraced emerging technologies to make better use of technological innovations. And now artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually making its way into the healthcare market with all its power to disrupt.
By Sarianne Gruber – The “Rise of the Healthy Machines” sounded more like a screening of a sci-fi movie than a Medstartr Health 2.0 NYC event. But to this group of over 180 attendees, this title conjures images of “machines” that help us stay healthy, help doctors give better care and help researchers give us better answers.
You can hear all our HIMSS Highlights on HealthcareNOWradio. We were there talking to industry leaders about trending topics at this year’s event. Listen to what some of the brightest minds in health IT had to say.
By Daniel Druker – The term Artificial Intelligence in 2017 feels a bit like cloud computing back in 2010 – it’s the hot buzz phrase of the moment and it’s being broadly over-applied and mis-applied in industry.
By Robert Rowley MD – We are now at a time when modern technology has made gene sequencing of an individual’s DNA a reality. DNA sequencing of certain sections of a genome is used routinely in forensics now.
By Robert Rowley MD – A recently published study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that clinical depression is poorly diagnosed and often goes untreated. 46,000 Americans screened for depression found that 8.4% of those interviewed had depression.
By William A. Hyman – One of the many questions in the design and use of Clinical Decision Support software is whether or not the user can recreate the logic used by the system in reaching its conclusions and recommendations–or alerts, or suggestions.
By Robert Rowley MD – A recent article by The Commonwealth Fund raises the question of being able to use smartphone apps to get real-time, accurate and personalized guidance for health concerns. While one can envision the convenience, affordability and peace of mind that would result from their use, such services face a number of hurdles before they become reality.