Across the healthcare landscape, it is now widely understood that the social determinants of health (SDOH) have a major impact on health outcomes, care quality, and medical costs.
An...
Using structured and unstructured EHR data, machine learning algorithms could accurately identify patients at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
At least 50 percent of...
Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed a predictive analytics algorithm that can identify future at-risk patients who have undergone hernia surgery, helping providers to...
High levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), a protein produced by immune cells in the bone marrow, could inform risk prediction and prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI),...
Higher rural mortality at the state level is strongly linked to socioeconomic status, patient care access, and lack of health insurance, indicating that changes in state and federal policies could...
Researchers conducted a large-scale genetic sequencing study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified 102 genes associated with the condition, which could help clinicians better understand ASD...
The 2020 Best in KLAS report has ranked Epic Systems as number one in the Overall Software Suite category for the tenth consecutive year.
The company was also named the top Overall Physician Practice...
Shriners Hospitals for Children is collaborating with The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to leverage genomics and develop new treatments for pediatric patients with orthopedic conditions.
Individual...
Seventy-seven percent of Americans indicate positive feelings about human genetic research, with individuals expressing interest in what genetics can tell them about human history and heritage,...
A team from the University of Virginia (UVA), together with researchers from dozens of institutions around the world, will address and reduce care disparities by sequencing the genes of people across...
Using machine learning, researchers developed a more accurate model to predict hospital encounters for asthma patients, which could improve asthma outcomes and reduce care costs, according to a study...
Researchers from Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine examined socioeconomic data and found that premature mortality, or death occurring before age 65, is three to eight times...
As healthcare continues its digital transformation in the coming year, the industry will prioritize data governance and chronic disease management to improve treatment and outcomes, according to CVS...
A DNA sequencing technique analyzes tumors to accurately determine which melanoma patients are at risk for cancer recurrence and spread, according to a study published in Nature Cancer.
In most...
While the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken measures to reduce care disparities, incomplete or inaccurate race and ethnicity data hinder the organization’s ability to effectively...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an agreement with Millennium Health, an accredited specialty laboratory, to combat the opioid crisis using near real-time drug testing...
Patients with heart failure who have higher levels of neuropeptide Y, a molecule released by the nervous system, are ten times more likely to die within one to three years than patients with lower...
A review of clinical tests from three major US laboratories showed that whole genome sequencing tests routinely fail to adequately analyze more than a quarter of genes, which may prevent providers from...
Providers are inundated with large amounts of data that is daunting to comb through to find actionable outcomes.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is frequently seen as the solution to...
The use of machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networking artificial intelligence technologies are exploding across the healthcare industry. From identifying early stage cancer on...
