Health IT Analytics and Population Health News

Data Dashboard Informs Disabled Populations About Vaccine Rollout

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A team from Johns Hopkins has created a data dashboard that shows how states are prioritizing people with disabilities in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The tool can also help people with disabilities...

Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

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A team from UC San Diego School of Medicine will conduct a clinical trial to assess the value of a gene therapy to deliver a protein into the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. The...

Education, Infrastructure Key to Precision Medicine Adoption

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To increase precision medicine adoption, healthcare leaders must build education among patients and providers, implement advanced infrastructure, and boost patient engagement, according to a report...

Google Opens Office in MN to Enhance Mayo Clinic Partnership

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Google has announced its first office in Rochester, Minnesota, a new space that will help the tech giant deepen its long-term strategic partnership with Mayo Clinic. The two organizations launched...

Deep Learning Can Help Guide Lung Cancer Treatment Decisions

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A deep learning tool was able to accurately predict survival expectancy in patients with lung cancer, potentially leading to more informed care decisions by providers, according to a study published in...

Genomic Data Advances Precision Medicine for Prostate Cancer

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As disease treatments continue to advance and become more personalized, researchers are increasingly relying on genomic data to accelerate the development of precision medicine for a range of...

UCLA Uses $29M Gift to Establish Precision Medicine Center

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UCLA has received a $29 million gift to establish a precision medicine center where scientists can leverage big data and genomic technologies to improve genetic disease treatment and diagnosis. The...

Framework Enables Real-Time Data Analytics During Pandemic

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Scientists at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator...

Health Providers Partner to Create Big Data Analytics Platform

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Fourteen leading healthcare providers are partnering to form Truveta, a new company that will leverage big data analytics for enhanced care insights. Providers involved in the effort include...

Machine Learning Identifies Existing Drugs to Treat COVID-19

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Machine learning could help detect existing drugs that could help fight COVID-19, particularly in elderly populations, a study published in Nature Communications revealed. One of the many major...

Building a Predictive Analytics Tool to Triage COVID-19 Patients

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Of the many truths brought to light during the pandemic, the importance of providers’ voices is among the most consequential. The experiences and daily operations of frontline healthcare workers...

Precision Medicine Program Analyzes Diverse Genetic Dataset

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Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have analyzed diverse genetic datasets in an effort to advance precision medicine for minority populations. The early analysis is...

Real-Time Data Dashboard Tracks Quantity of Vaccines Administered

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and PathCheck Foundation have developed an interactive, real-time data dashboard to track the quantity of COVID-19 vaccines administered in the US and...

Clinical Decision Support Tool Accelerates COVID-19 Evaluations

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A clinical decision support tool can guide clinicians through diagnostic evaluations of patients with COVID-19 symptoms, significantly reducing the time it takes to assess these patients, according to...

Precision Medicine Platform Aims to Advance Cancer Gene Therapies

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A team from Cleveland Clinic has developed a precision medicine platform designed to accelerate cancer gene therapies and genome-informed drug discovery. In a study published in Nature Genetics,...

Machine Learning Tool Predicts Mortality During Transfers of Care

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Researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have leveraged machine learning to develop a tool that predicts mortality for patients facing transfer between hospitals in order...

How Data Analytics Can Help Manage Intensive Care Unit Capacity

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Data analytics tools have proven to be valuable assets in several areas of healthcare. From disease detection to workflow optimization, advanced analytics solutions have the potential to increase care...

Machine Learning Model Shows Higher COVID-19 Cases Than Reported

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Since the pandemic began, experts have looked to daily counts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in an effort to contain the virus. Now, a machine learning algorithm has revealed that...

AI, EHR Data Can Help Predict COVID-19 Outcomes, Mortality

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Artificial intelligence could help identify factors in EHR data that are predictive of poor COVID-19 outcomes and mortality, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine. The vast amount of...

Using Predictive Analytics to Stay Ahead of Patient Deterioration

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In hopsitals and emergency departments, it’s essential for providers to continually monitor patients in order to stay ahead of potential adverse events. However, patient deterioration can be very...