Edifecs completes acquisition of Health Fidelity
Analytics company Edifecs announced Monday that it has finalized its acquisition of Health Fidelity, which specializes in risk adjustment software for payers and providers. WHY IT MATTERSThe deal, first announced in November, will bring Health Fidelity’s analytics tools, developed to help… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
Cerner could be acquired by Oracle, says WSJ
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Oracle may be interested in acquiring health IT giant Cerner Corp., and that the two companies are negotiating a potential $30 billion deal. The paper claims that “people familiar with the matter” say an “agreement could be finalized soon … assuming the talks don’t fall apart or drag […]
Feds point to learning health system as key to patient safety
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, released a report to Congress this month exploring effective strategies for reducing medical errors. Â The report, which was required by the Patient Safety and Quality… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Oracle acquires Cerner for $28.3B
As first reported this past week, Oracle Corporation and Cerner Corp. have agreed to a deal where the company will acquire the Kansas City-based digital health giant in an all-cash deal for $95 per share. The acquisition of Cerner, founded in 1979, is the biggest-ever for Oracle. WHY IT MATTERSWith the $28.3 billion transaction, “Oracle’s […]
Roundup: Kiang Wu Hospital extends AI partnership, United Family Healthcare to establish lung specialist centre, and more briefs
Kiang Wu Hospital furthers AI partnership with SenseTime Hong Kong-based AI tech provider SenseTime has entered into a strategic partnership with Kiang Wu Hospital, one of Macau’s biggest and oldest hospitals. This latest collaboration continues from the deployment of SenseTime AI modules last… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Human-centered AI can improve the patient experience
Given the growing ubiquity of machine learning and artificial intelligence in healthcare settings, it’s become increasingly important to meet patient needs and engage users. Â And as panelists noted during a HIMSS Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Forum session this week, designing… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
Building the machine learning model isn’t enough
Clinical and operational machine learning models are gaining ground at hospitals and health systems throughout the country, and new ones are evolving rapidly. But at this point, the challenge is not so much development of new models, as effectively evaluating their use, said panelists at the… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
UC Berkeley’s Ziad Obermeyer is optimistic about algorithms
As an associate professor at University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Ziad Obermeyer has made waves throughout the healthcare informatics industry with his work on machine learning, public policy and computational medicine. In 2019, he was the lead author on a paper published in Science showing… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
South Korea to trial AI facial recognition in tracking COVID-19 cases
South Korea will test an AI-powered facial recognition system to track persons infected with COVID-19. According to Reuters, the pilot project will begin next year in January in Bucheon, a city in between the nation’s capital Seoul and Incheon. Based on a business plan seen by Reuters, the… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Diagnostic AI may be vulnerable to cyberattacks, UPMC study shows
A study published in Nature Communications this week aimed to investigate whether adversarial images could fool an artificial intelligence model developed to diagnose breast cancer. University of Pittsburgh researchers were able to simulate an attack that falsified mammogram images, leading the… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
