Society for Medical Decision Making

Aclarion Announces Nociscan® Cost-Effectiveness Poster Presented at 45th Annual SMDM Meeting

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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The 45th Annual Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) Meeting is being held October 22-25, 2023.

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  • The 45th Annual Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) Meeting is being held October 22-25, 2023.
  • Founded in 1979, SMDM promotes scientific and methodological rigor in health care decision research and its application to health policy and clinical care.
  • “We are pleased with the compounding interest in the Nociscan cost-effectiveness research,” said Ryan Bond, Chief Strategy Officer at Aclarion.
  • In July 2023, a Nociscan cost-effectiveness poster was presented at the American Society for Pain & Neuroscience (ASPN) annual meeting.

HeartVista to Expand Beyond Heart MRIs, Changes Name to Vista.ai to Reflect Wider Focus

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Sunday, November 27, 2022
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CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HeartVista, a pioneer and leader in automated MRI solutions, today announced that it has changed its name to Vista.ai as the company broadens its sights to simplify and enhance MRI exams for anatomies beyond the heart. A major academic medical center has already begun a clinical study to evaluate the software for use with the prostate, and Vista.ai plans to launch a similar study for musculoskeletal scans in the near future. The company made the announcement from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 108th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting held Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2022, in Chicago.

Key Points: 
  • The company initially targeted cardiac MRI (CMR) as it is increasingly considered the gold-standard cardiac diagnostici, yetthe heart is a notoriously difficult and time-consuming anatomy to scan.
  • Vista.ai is demonstrating One Click MRI this week at Booth 5143 in the AI Showcase during RSNA exhibit hours.
  • Dr. Kwong will present at noon CST, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in the RSNA AI Theater (#5149).
  • Vista.ai developed One Click MRI using sophisticated and versatile AI-based algorithms that would be scalable to other types of MRI scans.

Alight signs definitive agreement to acquire ConsumerMedical

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Thursday, August 26, 2021
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Alight Solutions, a leading cloud-based provider of integrated digital human capital and business solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ConsumerMedical, a leading clinical advocacy and expert medical opinion company.

Key Points: 
  • Alight Solutions, a leading cloud-based provider of integrated digital human capital and business solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ConsumerMedical, a leading clinical advocacy and expert medical opinion company.
  • ConsumerMedical will enhance Alights ability to help employers around the world build a healthier workforce through its data-driven, personalized solutions.
  • ConsumerMedical has a 25-year history of helping employers simplify and improve the way employees make medical decisions.
  • Alight will also continue to invest in the strong relationships with health plans and carriers ConsumerMedical has built.

Cost Information Increases Utility of Decision Aids for Shared Decision Making

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Thursday, December 10, 2020
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This was among the lessons learned from a FAIR Health initiative presenting patient decision aids for shared decision making in palliative care scenarios, as described in the brief Cost Information Enhances Shared Decision Making: Lessons from FAIR Health's Shared Decision-Making Initiative .

Key Points: 
  • This was among the lessons learned from a FAIR Health initiative presenting patient decision aids for shared decision making in palliative care scenarios, as described in the brief Cost Information Enhances Shared Decision Making: Lessons from FAIR Health's Shared Decision-Making Initiative .
  • Shared decision making shows promise for reducing unnecessary healthcare spendingand costs, and for improving decision making without adverse effects on clinical outcomes.
  • But in the past, the utility of shared decision-making tools, or decision aids, has been limited by the absence of cost data to complement the clinical information.
  • As noted, the program findings confirm the utility of cost information in shared decision making.