Emerging Technologies

Infection rate surge is largely due to the Delta variant.

The CirrhoCare app, was trialled for the first time by liver consultant Professor Raj Mookerjee and his team at the London-based hospital. 

Ultromics’ EchoGo Core and EchoGo Pro platforms use AI-enabled echocardiograms to help physicians access heart function.

The Singapore-based technology company has been working with the UAE airline since March, tracking passengers on flights from Singapore to Abu Dhabi. 

The non-invasive eye examination is also used to identify conditions such as diabetic neuropathy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. 

The diagnostic software runs on Lunit's AI technology to spot major abnormal findings.

At an UpNext panel at HIMSS 21 Digital, health leaders at Facebook, YouTube and CBS News discussed the lessons learned from a year and a half of COVID-19.

“I think those APIs for consumers will be as transformative as APIs have been for music, in printing, in travel, in banking and retail,” said Dr. Don Rucker, former ONC National Coordinator for Health IT, at a HIMSS21 lightning session.

Anita Watkins, managing director at UNC Health’s Rex Health Ventures, and Rebecca MacKinnon, founder and CEO of 5D Strategies, give early-stage startups at HIMSS21 tips for success.   

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are a new frontier for healthcare, but providers and researchers need to work to ensure they use these new technologies ethically.