Population Health News

Machine-Learning Model Estimates Risk of Adverse Prescription Opioid Outcomes

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A study published last week in JAMA Network Open found that a machine learning (ML)-based model leveraging available administrative data can accurately estimate adverse opioid outcomes, which could...

Deep-Learning Model Identifies Lung Cancer Risk Using Chest X-rays

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In a recent study, researchers validated a deep-learning (DL) model to predict lung cancer risk using chest radiographs and EMR data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that...

Wastewater Monitoring Tool Tracks COVID-19 Trends, Public Health Threats

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Researchers from Arizona State University and personnel from the city of Tempe, Arizona, have showcased the potential utility of a wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) tool to provide health hazard...

NY Health Center Launches Population Health Management Partnership

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New York-based federally qualified health center Morris Heights Health Center (MHHC) has launched a partnership with population health management technology company the Garage, under which the health...

AI System to Leverage Social Media to Predict, Prevent Future Pandemics

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Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop an...

Researchers Develop Machine-Learning System to Detect Public Health Threats

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Researchers from New York University’s Machine Learning for Good Laboratory (ML4G Lab), Carnegie Mellon University, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) have...

NYC Health Dept. Leverages Health Equity Framework to Combat Disparities

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The New York City Health Department is partnering with The Healing Acknowledgment, Redress, and Closure (ARC), a campaign of healthcare professionals and other stakeholders seeking the elimination of...

NIH Award to Support Informatics-Driven Population Health Research

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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $55.5 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing...

Population Health Management Tool Improves Primary Care Outcomes in VBC Model

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A new study conducted by health information exchange (HIE) HEALTHeLINK and the Milbank Memorial Fund has found that a population health management and analytics tool contributed to better patient...

Microsoft, NYU, Novartis Launch AI-Driven Heart Health Equity Network

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The Novartis Foundation, Microsoft AI for Health, and the New York University (NYU) School of Global Public Health have partnered to launch the AI4HealthyCities Health Equity Network, an initiative to...

CDC Awards $9M for Development of Long COVID Surveillance System

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Public health and medical researchers from Indiana University (IU) have announced a partnership with the Regenstrief Institute to develop a population-based surveillance system to determine the...

Prediction Model Forecasts Quality of Life Among Childhood Cancer Survivors

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A study published in JAMA Network Open last month found that a prediction model could accurately forecast health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adult survivors of childhood cancer using...

PA Health Systems Launch Big Data-Driven Kidney Disease Collaboration

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) have launched the Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center, which will support research...

FL Health System Adopts Cloud to Enhance Population Health Analytics

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Baptist Health South Florida is set to implement Innovaccer’s Health Cloud platform to enhance population health analytics, provider engagement, and care management across its health...

AI Model Improves Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Prediction

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According to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in Gastroenterology earlier this month, an artificial intelligence (AI) model that incorporates a deep-learning framework may improve predictions of...

Most Drug Overdose Patients Not Tested for Fentanyl, Synthetic Opioids

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A new study by Epic Research and the University of Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) shows that only 5 percent of drug overdose patients admitted to the emergency department...

Social Determinants of Health Impact Pediatric EMS Transport

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Researchers have found a significant association among social determinants of health (SDOH), prehospital pediatric encounters, and EMS transport decisions. Screening children for SDOH has become more...

AI Tool Predicts Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes in High-Risk Patients

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New research published in BMJ Innovations last week shows that a machine-learning (ML) algorithm trained to analyze electrocardiogram readings can accurately predict pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in...

AI Pain Care Tool May Increase Access, Reduce Costs for Chronic Pain Patients

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New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for chronic pain (AI-CBT-CP) had similar outcomes to standard...

NC Medical School Develops Digital Health Platform to Improve Stroke Care

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Researchers from North Carolina-based Wake Forest University School of Medicine have developed a data-driven digital health platform that could help improve health outcomes for stroke patients. The...