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Natural language processing could eventually change medicine
In a recent post on his Disease Management Care Blog , Jaan Sidorov, a physician with a keen eye for trends, speculated that natural language processing (NLP) might be used to pick up missing
Health IT innovations that marked 2011 continue to roll forward
To anyone involved in the health IT industry, the acceleration in the pace of change over the past year has been unmistakable. Among the major drivers of this change were the HITECH Act incentives
IBM aims to prevent readmissions with Watson-based analytics solution
In its latest foray into healthcare, IBM has produced a solution that uses its natural language processing (NLP) technology to improve the quality of care and reduce costs. The NLP approach is the
3M, Nuance partner to create computer-assisted physician documentation
Computer-assisted coding, which recently has spread from hospital outpatient departments like radiology to some hospitals' inpatient departments, now is invading physician coding, as well. But unlike
IBM, Watson a calculated risk worth betting on
Could the smartest "Jeopardy" contestant of all time soon go to work at a hospital near you? You've probably heard about the thrashing that IBM's supercomputer--nicknamed "Watson" after IBM founder
IBM, Watson a calculated risk worth betting on
Could the smartest "Jeopardy" contestant of all time soon go to work at a hospital near you? You've probably heard about the thrashing that IBM's supercomputer--nicknamed "Watson" after IBM founder
Epic leads 2010 'Best in KLAS' honorees
Epic Systems is the top-ranked vendor in the 2010 "Best in KLAS" report from industry analyst KLAS Enterprises. Epic, the closely held, Verona, Wis.-based EMR vendor with a knack for winning
New mobile apps help clinicians sort through mounds of data, reference material
Let's face it, healthcare professionals are drowning in data. Even though most medical records remain on paper, researchers churn out page after page after page of new medical literature. Those with
Feeling meaningfully used
They say everybody's a critic. These days, everybody's a pundit, too. That's particularly true when it comes to "meaningful use" of EMRs. On Tuesday morning, CMS of course released its final rule on
Saving healthcare with the clinical narrative
A recent exposé on the dangers of electronic health records and in particular "copy-and-paste" functionality accentuates the battle between innovative technology and the essential inclusion of
