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Lack of sales from its GPC Cancer diagnostic test dragged down finances as the company continues to face public scrutiny.

AMA survey found administrative burden, stress, and lack of time were among the top physician challenges.

MedyMatch Technology and Samsung NeuroLogica have teamed up to help paramedics and EMTs more quickly and accurately assess stroke patients in prehospital environments. By integrating MedyMatch's artificial intelligence technology into ambulance-based mobile stroke units equipped with Samsung NeuroLogica's CereTom computed tomography scanner, the companies say first responders can more easily use CT scans to determine whether a patient is suffering from a blood clot or hemorrhage. Faster patient assessment can enable caregivers to follow the most appropriate treatment path, ideally while in transit to the hospital. Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, most of them caused by clot obstruction in the brain. [Also: IBM Watson partners with MedyMatch to put AI to work on stopping brain bleeds] Such ischemic strokes can be treated with a tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, but it must be administered within three hours. It can take an hour after a stroke patient arrives in the ED to receive treatment because of the time needed to determine which kind of stroke the patient is having. The AI integration, which is pending regulatory approval, could buy valuable time on the way to the hospital, sending images to a cloud-based server where machine learning technology can be applied to help determine where the bleeding is occurring. Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN Email the writer: mike.miliard@himssmedia.com Like Healthcare IT News on Facebook and LinkedIn

Utah system's Mental Health Integration program embeds mental health screening and treatment within primary care and select specialty practices.

(SPONSORED) This panel discussion explores navigating value-based care and different strategies, solutions and opportunities in that space. Co-hosted by This Just In's Justin's Barnes and Tom Sullivan of Healthcare IT News.

Health services and primary care researchers may gain a safe haven from political action and bickering, says Andrew Bindman.

The health system drastically reduced documentation time and number of clicks within its Cerner EHR after a three-year optimization project.  

The multi-year research agreement will see the pharmaceutical company putting Cota's analytics platform to work for improved breast cancer treatment outcomes.

The hospital tested CareLoop technology and found that both clinicians and patients responded very positively to the social-style method for keeping up to date on care.

Release 3 of the interoperability standard touts more utility for decision support and quality measures, and better functionality for clinical workflows.