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Panelists underscore true potential of AI

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Panelists underscore true potential of AI

March 27, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

DALLAS – HME providers can cut through the buzz around AI by focusing on how the technology can increase their efficiency, a panel of experts told Medtrade attendees on Wednesday.  “It’s not that AI is the silver bullet that solves our problems, or the devil,” said Gary Sheehan, founder and managing director of Scorton Creek Capital, who moderated the panel titled, “AI in health care: Actual clinical, workflow and automation applications working today.”...

2024, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Medtrade


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Swift Medical secures AI-related funding 

March 18, 2024HME News Staff

TORONTO – Swift Medical has announced a strategic co-investment from DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies, to expedite the adoption and commercialization of the company’s AI technologies. The total project investment stands at $9 million, with DIGITAL co-investing $4.5 million, alongside project partners. “DIGITAL is excited to build upon the over five years of investments we’ve made in applied AI with this latest announcement,”...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Investment, Swift Medical, Wound Care


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Researchers use grant to ID risk for cardiovascular disease in OSA patients 

March 12, 2024HME News Staff

NEW YORK – Mount Sinai researchers have received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop and study AI-powered models to identify the risk of cardiovascular disease events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers will use machine-learning techniques on comprehensive multi-modal datasets to identify patients at enhanced risk for buildup of fats and cholesterol in the artery walls, and heightened risk for cardiovascular events such as heart attack and...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), CPAP Therapy


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EnsoData receives clearance for AI-powered sleep diagnosis

February 20, 2024HME News Staff

MADISON, Wis. – EnsoData has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for AI-driven analysis of PPG signals (EnsoSleep PPG) which supports the diagnosis of sleep disorders using any FDA-cleared pulse oximeter. EnsoSleep, EnsoData's previously FDA-cleared diagnostic AI analysis and sleep scoring solution, uses machine learning to analyze data from traditional sleep studies to aid physicians in diagnosing sleep disorders. With this new clearance, EnsoSleep PPG will...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), EnsoData


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Mount Sinai 'poised to shift paradigm’ on sleep testing, therapy 

February 13, 2024HME News Staff

NEW YORK – Mount Sinai researchers have been awarded a five-year, $4.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health to develop and study an artificial intelligence-powered model that predicts adverse outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers say their model will better reflect the underlying physiology of the condition and the ways it impairs sleep, improving patient care and treatment. “Our proposal uses a state-of-the-art,...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mount Sinai, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)


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Justin Mortara on AI-powered CPAP therapy

February 9, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

MADISON, Wis. – EnsoData President and CEO Justin Mortara is a physicist by training and naturally fascinated by artificial intelligence (AI), but he knows the technology’s superpower is in its ability to be incorporated into “real-world tool sets.”  Here’s what Mortara, a recent guest on the HME News in 10 podcast, had to say about why the company, which first applied AI to speed up the sleep testing process, has now integrated its technology into the React...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), CPAP, EnsoData, Justin Mortara


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WellSky leverages Google’s AI tech 

February 6, 2024HME News Staff

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – WellSky has a new strategic partnership with Google Cloud to leverage its secure cloud technologies, advanced data analytics tools, machine learning capabilities and artificial intelligence platform Vertex AI. Over the past few years, WellSky has significantly invested in modernizing its IT infrastructure, and this partnership with Google Cloud will accelerate those efforts. “AI technology can serve as a fundamental tool in making healthcare insights more accessible...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Google Cloud, Machine learning, WellSky


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Darby looks to Sheehan to help propel growth 

December 5, 2023HME News Staff

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Darby, which provides AI-enabled order processing technology, has added Gary Sheehan, formerly of AdaptHealth, as a growth advisor. With the recent release of a new version of its Smart Intake product and the current roll out to early adopter HME providers, Sheehan’s industry knowledge and leadership will help propel the company into its next phase of growth. "I'm thrilled to expand my work with Darby and help the team bring this exciting automation technology to...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Darby, Gary Sheehan, Processing orders


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Encore leverages AI/ML 

December 5, 2023HME News Staff

LIVINGSTON, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare says its Nexus AI/ML Nexus engine, developed in partnership with a global artificial intelligence and machine learning research leader, can save $106 million cumulatively in health care costs over five years per 1,000 ventilator patients, representing a 46.7% reduction. In contrast, the company says traditional management systems save $25 million, a 10.8% reduction. “We leveraged cutting-edge analytics techniques and forecasted potential outcomes...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Encore Healthcare, Machine learning, Ventilator


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Do you have a few minutes to really chat? 

September 22, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – Technology has been on the minds of a lot of people these days. You can’t open the New York Times without seeing yet another article on ChatGPT or AI in general.  The former I find particularly concerning as a writer, not just because I don’t want my words cribbed by some work-shy, wannabe wordsmith, but because I think we’re already becoming less able to think critically and individually, even before we try outsourcing the need to, you know, think.   More...

Artificial Intelligence (AI), ChatGPT


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