Chronic Disease Management

Potential Racial Bias Found in Type 2 Diabetes Risk Prediction Models

by Shania Kennedy

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms used to screen for and predict type 2 diabetes may be racially biased, which could perpetuate health disparities, according to a study published last week in...

Predictive Analytics Model Forecasts Diabetic Kidney Disease

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Chinese University of Hong Kong validated a predictive analytics approach to forecast whether type 2 diabetes patients will develop kidney disease,...

Artificial Intelligence Aids Psoriasis Severity Assessment

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool for the assessment of psoriasis severity in an effort to facilitate long-term chronic disease self-management for patients,...

Apple Watch, ML Can Predict Pain in Sickle Cell Disease Patients

by Shania Kennedy

In a paper published earlier this month in JMIR Formative Research, researchers explored the feasibility of using the Apple Watch to predict pain scores in hospitalized sickle cell disease patients and...

Deep-Learning Tool Helps Identify Patients with Cirrhosis

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have developed a deep-learning (DL) approach that can identify patients with cirrhosis using clinical text in EHRs, according to a study...

Hospital Initiative to Combat Chronic Kidney Disease Disparities

by Shania Kennedy

Phoenix, Arizona-based Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center launched a new initiative this week to address the use of race-based algorithms in the early diagnosis of chronic...

AI Partnership to Advance Brain Tumor Research, Treatment

by Shania Kennedy

Hackensack Meridian Health and medical technology company Neosoma, Inc. launched a partnership to use artificial intelligence (AI) to advance brain cancer research and treatment. According to the...

AI, Remote Data Capture Partnership to Advance Type 2 Diabetes Research

by Shania Kennedy

UW Medicine and Delve Health have announced a collaboration aimed at using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and remote data capture to bolster endemic type 2 diabetes research. The...

AI Algorithm Can Identify Potential Therapeutic Targets for Cancer

by Shania Kennedy

In a study published this week in Nature Cancer, researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine described an artificial intelligence (AI)...

Cloud Partnership to Improve Care Quality for Kidney Disease Patients

by Shania Kennedy

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...

Partnership to Improve Specialty Care for Heart Failure Patients

by Shania Kennedy

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...

Deep-Learning Model Can Detect Disease-Causing Mosaic Mutations

by Mark Melchionna

Published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute described the creation of a deep-learning model that...

Researchers to Develop Machine-Learning System to Automate Insulin Delivery

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a machine-learning (ML) tool for automated insulin...

Predictive Analytics-Based Disease Management Outreach Reduces Spending

by Mark Melchionna

A study recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that compared with a non-predictive algorithm-driven disease management (DM) program, a disease management outreach program...

Rutgers Launches Development Collaboration for AI-Based ECG Algorithms

by Shania Kennedy

Rutgers University and medical technology company HeartSciences announced a multi-year collaboration agreement to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based electrocardiogram (ECG) algorithms and...

Researchers Leverage AI to Support Kidney Transplant Process

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and Saint Louis University’s (SLU) School of Medicine are collaborating to investigate how artificial...

Partnership Develops AI-Driven Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance Program

by Shania Kennedy

University of California (UC) Davis Health has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Illuminate to develop a centralized abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance program aimed at...

AI Precision Medicine Partnership Aims to Improve Chronic Disease Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

Maryland-based MedStar Health and precision medicine technology company Zephyr AI, Inc., have announced a partnership focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled precision medicine tools...

AI Clinical Decision Support Tool Predicts Risk of Diabetes Complications

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical decision support tool that leverages deep learning (DL) to predict which patients are more...

Yale Researchers Develop ML Tool for Personalized Blood Pressure Management

by Shania Kennedy

A team of Yale University researchers has developed a machine learning (ML)-based clinical decision support tool to personalize recommendations for pursuing intensive or standard blood pressure...