Health IT Analytics and Population Health News

AI Can Interpret At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Aid Viral Illness Diagnoses

by

George Mason University researchers have highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) can help in the diagnosis of COVID-19 through a series of five papers published in the Journal of Quality...

AI Algorithm Can Support Radiologists in Identifying Bowel Issues

by

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open described the development and use of a deep-learning algorithm that could help radiologists differentiate between colon carcinoma (CC) and acute...

NJDOH Awarded CDC Grant to Modernize Data Analytics Infrastructure

by

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has been awarded a five-year, $80.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which it will use to modernize its data...

Health AI, Biomedical Discovery Projects Win Grant Funding

by

DePaul University and Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine have announced funding for three interdisciplinary research projects aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to...

Automated Pattern Recognition Tool Predicts Response to Headache Surgery

by

A study to be published in the February 2023 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery found that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated pattern recognition model can predict whether surgery...

Johns Hopkins Machine-Learning Tools Predict Risk of ICU Delirium

by

Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed machine-learning (ML) algorithms that can detect the early warning signs of delirium and predict which patients will be at high risk of delirium at...

Partnership Aims to Bolster Kidney Care with Predictive Analytics

by

Trinity Health and Strive Health announced plans to enhance treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) for Loyola Physician Partners patients using predictive...

Value-Based Care Platform to Bolster Population Health Partnership

by

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) will leverage Curation Health’s risk adjustment platform to improve population health and reduce...

New Tool Provides Population Health Insights in US Congressional Districts

by

Researchers from New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) unveiled the Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), an online data tool...

CHOP Develops Error-Reduction Tool for Stem Cell Transplant Reporting

by

Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed an application to automate the determination of engraftment, a key outcome after hematopoietic stem cell...

Digital Health, Cancer Therapeutics Accelerators Add 29 Participants

by

A recent announcement from the Texas Medical Center Innovation (TMCi) noted that various startups, researchers, and entrepreneurs will join the spring 2023 Accelerator for HealthTech cohort and the...

More Legal Clarification Needed For Clinical Algorithm Development, Use

by

Researchers explored the intersection of clinical algorithms, anti-discrimination laws, and medical device regulation in a JAMA viewpoint published this month, arguing that recent directives from the...

Cloud Partnership to Improve Care Quality for Kidney Disease Patients

by

Nashville, Tennessee-based Evergreen Nephrology and Innovaccer Inc. announced a partnership to leverage the company’s Health Cloud platform to optimize care management and delivery at the...

Cleveland Clinic to Improve Hospital Operations Through AI Command Center

by

Cleveland Clinic and software company Palantir Technologies Inc. launched a partnership aimed at improving patient access to care and resource allocation within the health system using a data-driven...

Partnership to Improve Specialty Care for Heart Failure Patients

by

Intermountain Healthcare and health technology company Story Health announced a partnership to extend access to high-quality heart and vascular care for patients with heart failure using the...

DL Tool Triages Chest Pain Patients, Predicts Adverse Outcomes

by

A new study published this week in Radiology shows that a deep-learning (DL) model may help improve care for patients who arrive at the hospital with acute chest pain. According to the news release,...

Artificial Intelligence Can Help Improve MRI Scanning Speed

by

Published in Radiology, a study from the NYU Gross School of Medicine and Meta AI Research found that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to reconstruct magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans...

Machine Learning-Triggered Reminders Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care

by

A study published last week in JAMA Oncology highlights how researchers at Penn Medicine have developed a machine-learning (ML) intervention designed to predict cancer mortality risk and deliver...

Deep-Learning Tool Can Predict Lung Cancer Risk Within Six Years

by

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a deep-learning (DL) tool that can predict the risk of lung cancer for individuals with or...

AI Education Needed to Prepare Medical Students for Clinical Practice

by

In a recent commentary published in Cell Reports Medicine, University of Michigan researchers argued that the lack of education on healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) in medical school leaves...