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FDA Acts on Radiological CDS
By William A. Hyman – The FDA took two recent actions in the domain of CDS for radiological image interpretation. One was to permit the marketing under the De Novo program of software for the interpretation of fractures of the wrist.
5 Ways Hospitals Can Improve Stroke Outcomes
By Tracy Love – Improving stroke outcomes is all about recognizing stroke symptoms FAST and cutting the time between symptom onset and treatment.
Access to Health IT and Data Science Curricular Resources
By William Hersh MD – Over the last decade, I have had the fortunate opportunity to be involved in two efforts to develop widely available curricular resources in health information technology and data science.
Precision Medicine Under the Microscope
Understanding how a person’s genetics, environment, and lifestyle can help determine the best approach to prevent or treat disease. We are on the beat to find and report just what is happening now in Precision Medicine.
CMS Announces Agency’s First Rural Health Strategy
CMS released the agency’s first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide a proactive approach on healthcare issues to ensure that the nearly one in five individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality, affordable healthcare.
Five Nines: A Worthy Pursuit or a Waste of Money?
By Gustavo Herrera – As increasing numbers of organizations move to the cloud, software vendors pursuit of perfection is intensifying and nowhere is it more obvious than in their search for the elusive ‘five nines’. But is this costly goal worth the money for consumers?
More Short Takes at #HIMSS18 – Harlow On Healthcare
New Harlow on Healthcare Episode NOW on Demand with host David Harlow. From HIMSS18, he spoke with Win Whitcomb, Michael Nissenbaum, Eric Sullivan, and Simon Beulah.
FDA Asks for Input on Software That Isn’t a Medical Device
By William A. Hyman – It has long been clear that the FDA can regulate software that falls under the definition of a medical device. Such software might be part of and integral to a more physical chunk of technology.