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Risk Prediction Model Can Help Determine, Curb Opioid Misuse

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In response to the addiction and medical risks associated with excessive opioid use, Michigan Medicine researchers developed a risk prediction model that can help define appropriate opioid dosages for...

New MIT Technique Aims to Boost Fairness Within Machine-Learning Models

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Recognizing the harm that unbalanced data can bring to the creation of machine-learning models, a study shows how Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers attempted to increase fairness...

AHRQ Program Helped Long-Term Care Facilities Reduce Antibiotic Use

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Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and NORC at the University of Chicago found that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use is...

Sanford Health to Deploy New AI System for Nurse Scheduling

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Sanford Health is implementing a new artificial intelligence-driven service that aims to ease staff scheduling. With the help of Flexwise, a software company, Sanford Health has created a new system...

New AI Tool Helps Detect Hard-to-Diagnose Heart Disease

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A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool created by physician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai was able to detect two types of heart disease that are typically hard to diagnose,...

Vanderbilt Strikes Precision Medicine Partnership to Fight Brain Diseases

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Vanderbilt University has entered into a research collaboration with Neumora Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in brain disease medicine. The collaboration focuses on...

New Model Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Deterioration

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, providers realized that predicting clinical deterioration among patients is an important step to take, a new study published in The BMJ shows. During the pandemic,...

Machine Learning Can Help Predict Severe COVID-19

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Machine learning techniques can be used to predict the severity of COVID-19, thereby enabling providers to optimize care, a study from Infectious Diseases of Poverty shows. The study included 287...

Florida Blue to Use New AI Tool for Prior Authorizations

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GuideWell’s subsidiary, Florida Blue, will become the first US payer to automate prior authorization approvals through a new artificial intelligence-powered clinical reviews tool developed by...

Data Analytics Reveals Mental Health Treatment Disparities

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A combined data analysis of results from 149 studies indicated that treatment rates for major depressive disorder remain low worldwide, particularly for those living in low-and lower-middle-income...

Michigan Medicine Uses AI to Measure Aortic Growth

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Michigan Medicine researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method of measuring aortic growth that can assist clinicians in identifying potentially fatal heart conditions...

U of California, Irvine to Launch Institute for Precision Health

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To address challenges such as health equity and the cost of care, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) announced the launch of the Institute for Precision Health (IPH). The institute will...

Mayo Clinic Uses Genomic Sequencing, AI to Predict Treatment Response

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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers are validating the use of genomic sequencing and artificial intelligence to predict treatment response in patients with gastric cancer. “Gastric cancer is...

Machine Learning Can Assist in Hip Fracture Classification

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A new machine-learning method used to identify and classify hip fractures has demonstrated its ability to outperform human clinicians. Two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) developed at the...

Florida Health System Uses AI to Predict Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes

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University of Florida Health researchers have developed algorithms using artificial intelligence to accurately predict hepatitis C treatment outcomes. The algorithms use machine learning to produce...

Artificial Intelligence-Based Scheduling Appears to Curb Physician Burnout

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Scheduling that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) produces various benefits, including easing the frequent burnout experienced by physicians, according to new data from the American Society of...

Community Health Systems Deploys AI to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring

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Community Health Systems and Cadence announced a partnership to improve remote patient monitoring for those with chronic conditions. By collecting and analyzing patient vitals, medical history, and...

AI Company Launches Remote Care Service for Chronic Conditions

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Biofourmis, a Boston-based company focused on artificial intelligence-driven virtual care and digital therapeutics, has launched Bioformis Care, a service that aims to deliver high-quality remote care...

Researchers Study Artificial Intelligence Tool to Detect Esophageal Cancer

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University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center researchers are assessing whether an artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic platform can assist endoscopists in identifying esophageal cancer in patients...

WHO: It’s Time to Eliminate Ageism in Artificial Intelligence

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As caregivers examine how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve healthcare for seniors, a policy brief by the World Health Organization shows that potential issues can be eliminated by taking...