Coronavirus

Clinical Decision Support Tool Accelerates COVID-19 Evaluations

by Jessica Kent

A clinical decision support tool can guide clinicians through diagnostic evaluations of patients with COVID-19 symptoms, significantly reducing the time it takes to assess these patients, according to...

How Data Analytics Can Help Manage Intensive Care Unit Capacity

by Jessica Kent

Data analytics tools have proven to be valuable assets in several areas of healthcare. From disease detection to workflow optimization, advanced analytics solutions have the potential to increase care...

Machine Learning Model Shows Higher COVID-19 Cases Than Reported

by Jessica Kent

Since the pandemic began, experts have looked to daily counts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in an effort to contain the virus. Now, a machine learning algorithm has revealed that...

AI, EHR Data Can Help Predict COVID-19 Outcomes, Mortality

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence could help identify factors in EHR data that are predictive of poor COVID-19 outcomes and mortality, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine. The vast amount of...

Artificial Intelligence Tool Combats New COVID-19 Mutations

by Jessica Kent

An artificial intelligence method can help combat emerging COVID-19 mutations by identifying the best potential vaccines to treat the virus, according to a study published in Scientific...

Google Launches Data Analytics Solution to Expand Vaccine Access

by Jessica Kent

Google Cloud has announced the Intelligent Vaccine Impact solution, a set of data analytics technologies to help regional and local governments ensure vaccine availability and deliver successful...

How Real-Time Data Informs Decision-Making During COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Throughout the era of COVID-19, it’s become apparent that the only constant is change. The crisis continues to rapidly evolve, with updated guidelines and fluctuating case numbers,...

Population Health Management Strategies to Reduce Health Disparities

by Jessica Kent

For the most part, healthcare buzzwords are associated with positive, forward-thinking change. Terms like precision medicine, artificial intelligence, and chronic disease management imply productivity, effective transformation, and novel...

Genetic Database May Enable Precision Medicine for COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have created a genetic database designed to help advance precision medicine treatments for COVID-19. The database, called PAGER-CoV-2, includes...

Machine Learning, Real-Time Data App Rates COVID-19 Exposure Risk

by Jessica Kent

The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) has released an app that uses machine learning and real-time data to measure COVID-19 exposure risk in Dallas County residents. The MyPCI App will...

Predictive Analytics Warns of Potential Complications from COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

A team from UVA Health has developed a predictive analytics tool that can determine COVID-19 patients’ risk of experiencing an adverse event over the next 12 hours. The tool, called CoMET, uses...

Sharing Medical Imaging Data to Enhance Care Quality, Efficiency

by Jessica Kent

Medical imaging data has always played a critical role in healthcare delivery, allowing researchers and providers to collect meaningful information for better decision-making. Since the dawn of...

Data Analytics Shows Little Gain in COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization

by Jessica Kent

Using data analytics, a team of researchers simulated a representation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the town of New Rochelle, New York – and found that it may not be effective to prioritize...

Combating COVID-19 Misinformation with Predictive Analytics

by Jessica Kent

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, predictive analytics have helped healthcare organizations plan for surges in patients, allocate necessary resources, and anticipate which populations would be at...

COVID-19 Claims Enhance Real-Time Data at the County Level

by Jessica Kent

Change Healthcare and Carnegie Mellon University’s Delphi Research Group have enhanced Delphi’s COVIDcast real-time data stream with COVID-19 claims information. Since April, Delphi has...

Big Data Analytics Platform Helps Chicago Track COVID-19 Cases

by Jessica Kent

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Rush University Medical Center (RMUC) recently launched a big data analytics tool that offers information about COVID-19 testing, cases, and...

Predictive Analytics Forecasts Deterioration in COVID-19 Patients

by Jessica Kent

Using predictive analytics, researchers were able to accurately identify COVID-19 patients at risk of quickly deteriorating up to 24 hours in advance, a study published in British Journal of...

Similar Factors Contribute to Racial Disparities in Cancer, COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Racial disparities in cancer and COVID-19 outcomes stem from very similar factors, a finding that has significant implications for the public health sector, according to a study published in Clinical...

Intersection of Big Data Analytics, COVID-19 Top Focus of 2020

by Jessica Kent

The end of 2020 marks the conclusion of one of the most formidable years the healthcare industry has seen in recent memory. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges with it, while also shining a...

NIH Grant Supports AI Solutions for COVID-19 Testing, Surveillance

by Jessica Kent

NIH has issued a grant of over $107 million to fund innovative COVID-19 testing and surveillance methods nationwide, ranging from artificial intelligence solutions to home-based testing...