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Community Memorial Health System Selects Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Revenue Cycle Management for 150 Physicians

Solutions form a key part of health information exchange strategy to improve patient care CHICAGO and VENTURA, Calif. , Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) announced today that Community Memorial Health ...


Syclo Mobile Field Service Product, Resulting from Co-innovation with SAP, Selected by Medical System Supplier

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 9 Today, Syclo, a market leader in mobile enterprise platforms and applications, announced the availability of a second mobile product resulting from its co-innovation relationship with SAP AG. The new ...

Reportlinker Adds Medical Fiber Optics - A World Market Analysis

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Medical Fiber Optics - A World Market Analysis ...

SciVal Spotlight Gaining Momentum Across the Globe as More Universities Seek Multidisciplinary View of Research Performance

AMSTERDAM, December 8 - Multiple Leading Institutions Purchase New Strategic Decision-Support Tool Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that several ...

SAP and Siemens Sign Global Reseller Agreement for i.s.h.med and i.c.m.health

Companies Address Growing Market of IT Solutions for Healthcare For more information, press only: Evan Welsh, SAP, +1 610-661-8393, [email protected] , EST Gunter Gaugler, SAP, +49 (0) 62 27-76 54 16, ...

Summa Health System Selects Software Solution Suite from Agilysys

Health System Implements Inventory and Procurement, Point-of-Sale, Analytics Solutions CLEVELAND , Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality ...

Moses Cone Health System Selects Streamline Health to Enhance the Electronic Medical Record

Implementation of Enterprise Document Workflow Solution to Help Achieve Goal of Becoming Paperless in Five Years Company Contact: Investor Contact: Streamline Health Solutions Lytham ...

Frost & Sullivan to Hold Web Conference on Integrated Hospital Pharmacy Information Systems - How to Maneuver towards Growth Potential

Contact: Katja Feick Corporate Communications - Europe P: 0049 (0) 69 77 0 33 43 F: 0049 (0) 69 23 45 66 E: [email protected] www.frost.com ...

Eidogen-Sertanty Licenses TIP to the FDA

Eidogen-Sertanty licensed their Target Informatics Platform (TIP) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). Eidogen-Sertanty contact: Steve Muskal ...

Elsevier Selects BrainTrack Directory as Supplier of College Data

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, December 8 - Will Use BrainTrack's College Campus Data to Enhance Elsevier Evolve Website Registrations Elsevier Inc., the leading global publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, ...

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Virtual Comfort for Expectant Mothers

Virtual Comfort for Expectant Mothers

Virtual Reality (VR) relaxation programs synchronized with contractions may alleviate the pain experienced during labor and childbirth. Researchers at the Sbarro Health...

AI Breakthrough: Accelerating Effective Antibiotic Therapy for Sepsis

AI Breakthrough: Accelerating Effective Antibiotic Therapy for Sepsis

Sepsis poses a life-threatening infection complication, leading to 1.7 million hospitalizations and 350,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Timely diagnosis is crucial, as mortality risk rises by up to 8% per hour without effective treatment. Current ...

From Science Fiction to Reality: AI as a Companion!

From Science Fiction to Reality: AI as a Companion!

In the face of a prevalent global loneliness epidemic, a robotics expert proposes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology could serve as a solution by providing companionship to those in need ( ). Tony Prescott, a professor of cognitive robotics at the University of Sheffield, argues in his new book The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence that ‘relationships with AIs could support people’ with forms of social interaction. Loneliness has been found to seriously impair human health, and Professor Prescott makes a case that advances in AI technology could offer a partial solution. He argues that people can spiral into loneliness, becoming increasingly disconnected as their confidence plummets and that AI might help people to ‘break the cycle’ by giving them a way to practice and improve their social skills. Loneliness – or social disconnection – is more harmful to human health than obesity , according to a 2023 report. It can increase the risk of premature death by 26% and is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease , dementia, stroke , depression, and anxiety . The extent of the problem is striking: in the UK 3.8 million people are experiencing chronic loneliness. A Harvard study in the US found that 36% of US adults – and 61% of young adults - experience serious loneliness. Professor Prescott says: “In an age when many people describe their lives as lonely, there may be value in having AI companionship as a form of reciprocal social interaction that is stimulating and personalized. Human loneliness is often characterized by a downward spiral in which isolation leads to lower self-esteem which discourages further interaction with people.” “There may be ways in which AI companionship could help break this cycle by scaffolding feelings of self-worth and helping maintain or improve social skills. If so, relationships with AIs could support people to find companionship with both human and artificial others.” AI's Impact on Social Isolation He does suggest this is not without risk, however, as it could be ‘designed to encourage users to interact for longer and longer periods and to keep them coming back’, and suggests regulation may be needed. Prescott is a leading expert on the relationship between the human brain and AI, combining expertise in robotics and AI with psychology and philosophy. He contributes to the scientific understanding of the human condition by researching the re-creation of perception, memory , and emotion in synthetic entities. As well as researching and teaching cognitive robotics at the University of Sheffield, Prescott is also the co-founder of Sheffield Robotics, which is a hub for robotics research. In The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence, Prescott explores the nature of the human mind and its cognitive processes and compares and contrasts this with the way AI is developing. The book explores questions including: Are computers really like brains ? Will AI surpass humans? Does AI have the ability to be creative? Would giving AI a robotic body enable it to create new types of intelligence? Could AI help us tackle climate change? And could humans ‘piggyback’ on AI to extend their intelligence? He concludes: “As psychology and AI proceed, this partnership should unlock further insights into both natural and artificial intelligence. This could help answer some key questions about what it means to be human and for humans to live alongside AI.” Reference: The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence - (https:...

Researcher Maps Brain in VR, Aids Autism Treatment

Researcher Maps Brain in VR, Aids Autism Treatment

A medical engineering professor at the University of South Florida is utilizing advanced imaging and virtual reality techniques to craft an intricate brain map. This innovative approach aims to deepen understanding of developmental disorders like ...

Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizes the Future of Cancer Therapy

Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizes the Future of Cancer Therapy

According to health experts, artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing cancer treatment, enhancing traditional methods like chemotherapy , radiation, and surgery, and improving patient outcomes ( ). Health experts noted that AI ...

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