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AI for Medical Imaging Boosts Cancer Screenings with Provider Aid

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A study published in The Lancet Digital Health this month highlights how a decision-referral approach, in which radiologists work with artificial intelligence (AI) models to evaluate breast cancer...

Researchers Develop Risk Model to Predict Brain Injury, Stroke in Neonates

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A new study published this week in JAMA Network Open shows that a recently developed risk prediction model can identify term neonates at risk of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) using common...

TX Health System Launches Population Health, Genomics Initiative

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Houston, Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System has announced a partnership with population genomics and viral surveillance company, Helix to launch an initiative focused on enhancing population...

AI Framework Differentiates Alzheimer’s, Other Dementias

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A study published in Nature Communications outlines a newly-developed artificial intelligence (AI) framework that can successfully identify and differentiate between normal cognition (NC), mild...

OH Medical Center, Siemens Strike Personalized Medicine Partnership

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The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center and Siemens Healthineers have struck a partnership focused on advancing personalized medicine and improving access to high quality, cost-effective...

Johns Hopkins Awarded $10M for Genomics, Immunotherapy Research

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The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (BKI) awarded $10 million to The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) to accelerate groundbreaking genomics...

Vanderbilt University Launches Study on LGBTQ+ Aging, Health Disparities

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A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University has announced the first-ever longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ aging to better understand stress, resilience, and health disparities in this infrequently...

AI-Generated ‘Maps’ May Help Improve Mental Well-being

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Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that utilizes deep learning to estimate individuals’ psychological age, future...

Researchers Develop Algorithm, Assay to Assess Genome Structure

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Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center have developed a new assay and corresponding algorithm that allows them to study the three-dimensional structure of the human...

NJ Launches Statewide Population Health Data Project

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Rutgers Center for State Health Policy has launched the New Jersey Integrated Population Health Data (iPHD) Project to help address some of the state’s major population health issues, such as the...

“All of Us” Program Expands COVID-19, SDOH Data Available to Researchers

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The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program has announced that health data from 20,000 people who have had SARS-CoV-2 is now available to researchers in the US, expanding...

Functionality, Sales Experience Drive Providers’ Data Archiving Purchases

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A new report from KLAS Research found that issues around missing data, missed timelines, and capacity for EMR integration were the top reasons why providers replaced their health data archiving...

Researchers Develop Simulated Medical Interviews to Train AI Models

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A study published in Scientific Data earlier this month showcases how researchers developed a dataset of simulated medical conversations focused on respiratory conditions to support the development and...

Suicide Death Rates Spiked Over Decade, Especially Among People of Color

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As the US government prepares to launch the new federally mandated crisis number 988 next month, a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis reveals that the national suicide death rate increased 12...

MD Health System Launches Statewide Precision Medicine Research Initiative

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The University of Maryland Medicine, the joint enterprise of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), the University of Maryland Medical Center, and the University of Maryland Medical...

Drug Diversion Monitoring Solutions Largely Beneficial for Providers

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A new report from KLAS Research found that healthcare organizations reported better transaction pattern identification, drug diversion detection, and overall efficiency when utilizing drug detection...

AI Approved for Adults May Aid Interpretation of Pediatric Chest Images

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A study published in Scientific Reports earlier this month found that artificial intelligence (AI)-based software approved for use in interpreting adult chest radiographs achieved high performance on...

Racial Gaps Remain Despite Overall Jump in Life Expectancy

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Researchers found that over the past 20 years, the overall average life expectancy in the US increased, but life expectancy for the Black population remained lower than that of the White...

Researchers Call for ‘Reimbursement Framework’ for Healthcare AI

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A paper published in npj Digital Medicine earlier this month outlines a potential “reimbursement framework” for the adoption of healthcare artificial intelligence (AI), which researchers...

Medicare Data Inaccuracies Hinder Health Disparity Assessment

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A new report published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that race and ethnicity data gathered as part of Medicare enrollment are...