Precision Medicine
The pilot showcases an approach to AI integration that keeps impact on the radiologist's workflow to a minimum.
What are the issues that will make up the agenda over the next few years?
Update: HIMSS20 has been canceled due to the coronavirus.
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The five-year project will focus on enabling faster medical research innovations, protecting against global health crises and improving access to care, the company says.
Innovation
Artificial intelligence will also continue to be a big focus, as it becomes more clear which startups are succeeding in their initial target sectors. VCs are also eyeing genomics analytics tools, as well as other more practical technologies.
“This is a big step forward in personalizing cancer treatment and ensuring better patient outcomes,” said Professor Lim Chwee Teck, Mechanobiology Institute, NUS Biomedical Engineering.
Masimo, the maker of monitoring technologies and connectivity tools for hospitals, announced this week that it will acquire the connected care assets of NantHealth for $47.
The findings suggest AI systems can be trained to detect and grade cancer in prostate needle biopsy samples with an accuracy rate equal to that of prostate pathology experts.
Innovation
Three experts from different areas of the health IT field discuss how artificial intelligence is going to play a larger role in the year ahead.