Health IT Analytics and Population Health News

CDC to Extend Partnership Supporting Disease Monitoring, Response

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and software company Palantir Technologies Inc. announced an extension of their 10-year partnership to address outbreak response and disease...

SC Health System Implements AI Tool to Enhance Virtual Health

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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) has partnered with Florida-based health IT company Andor Health to improve telehealth sustainability. MUSC Health is one of two federally recognized...

CDC Unveils Forecasting, Outbreak Analytics Center

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA), which aims to improve outbreak and public health threat response by using...

Artificial Intelligence Approach Helps Identify Type 2 Diabetes Risk

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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzed various factors relating to pancreas health and fat levels using...

Machine-Learning Models Can Help Detect Early-Stage Cancer

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A recently published diagnostic modeling study published in JAMA Network Open successfully developed machine-learning algorithms to predict occult nodal metastasis in patients with early-stage oral...

AI to Detect Hip Fracture Outperforms Clinicians, But Use May Be Limited

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A deep-learning algorithm outperformed clinicians at detecting proximal femoral fractures, a type of hip fracture, when presented with X-ray images, according to a study published in The Lancet Digital...

Lack of Data Readiness Preventing Healthcare Digital Transformation

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A lack of data readiness is preventing the healthcare industry from committing to changes that could bring about digital transformation, according to a recent report by Morning Consult commissioned by...

Northwell Health, Aegis Ventures Launch AI Company Creation Platform

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New York City-based Northwell Health and startup studio Aegis Ventures announced the launch of their healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) company creation platform, Ascertain. The platform aims to...

Research Challenges Limit Machine Learning Use in Medical Imaging

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Though research on machine learning use in medical imaging has grown significantly in recent years, improvements in the clinical use of such data remain limited, according to a study published in npj...

New Artificial Intelligence System Can Help Predict Cardiac Arrests

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To enhance the accuracy of predicting cardiac arrest, researchers from Johns Hopkins University created an artificial intelligence (AI) system based on raw images of patient hearts and data on their...

Machine Learning Can Help Detect Abdominal Hernia Surgery Complications

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Surgeons from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have developed machine-learning models that can calculate risks for hernia recurrence and other complications. A study that...

High Social Vulnerability Linked to High Rates of COVID-19 Mortality

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When comparing groups that experienced the worst effects of COVID-19, a study published in Public Health Nursing found that the pandemic had a significant impact on those who exhibit high social...

Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Heart Disease Diagnosis in Ultrasounds

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Following the implementation of an artificial intelligence system into ultrasound procedures, researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) noticed a sharp increase in the...

Biases in Artificial Intelligence Led to Healthcare Disparities

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Although artificial intelligence (AI) continues to become a critical aspect of healthcare, researchers from PLOS digital health biases and data gaps involved in AI production can lead to healthcare...

Geisinger, Eisai to Use Artificial Intelligence to Detect Dementia

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Geisinger and Eisai plan to study the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) by testing the effectiveness of an algorithm to identify individuals with cognitive impairment who may develop...

New AI System Assists Medication Selection for Type 2 Diabetics

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Using EHR data from various healthcare institutions, Hitachi, University of Utah Health, and Regenstrief Institute collaborated to create an artificial intelligence (AI) method to enhance type 2...

Yale Researchers Develop AI Model For Heart Condition Diagnosis

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Yale School of Medicine researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can help diagnose heart rhythm and conduction disorders based on electrocardiograms (ECG) images. Machine...

Machine-Learning Algorithm Flags High-Risk Colorectal Cancer Patients

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A machine-learning algorithm was able to provide high-risk patients who missed a colonoscopy with information regarding the type of treatment needed, according to a study conducted by Geisinger and...

Machine Learning Links Age, Intensive Care to Pressure Ulcer Risk

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A machine-learning approach helped clinicians determine how factors such as age, level of care, anesthesia, and ventilation, impact the development of pressure ulcers in inpatient settings, according...

Voice Biomarker Can Predict Coronary Artery Disease Events

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A research team led by Mayo Clinic created an artificial intelligence (AI) computer-based algorithm that can use voice biomarkers to locate clogged arteries, helping clinicians detect heart...