Coronavirus

Data Analytics Model Shows How Colleges Can Reduce COVID-19 Cases

by Jessica Kent

As colleges begin to develop strategies to control COVID-19 cases during the spring semester, researchers are leveraging data analytics models to determine which methods will be most...

VA Broadens Clinical Data Access to Improve Patient Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

The Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE), a division of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is partnering with MDClone to enhance patient outcomes by increasing clinical...

AI, Machine Learning Tools Help Predict COVID-19 Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

In the US, the dawn of winter has meant a surge of COVID-19 infections. Daily rates of new infections have jumped significantly since March, and the country recently surpassed 17 million confirmed...

Filling Gaps in Race, Ethnicity Data Critical for Health Equity

by Jessica Kent

Filling gaps in race and ethnicity data will help support and promote health equity, according to a commentary written by Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, senior medical officer at United Hospital Fund...

Delivering Proactive Mental Healthcare With Artificial Intelligence

by Jessica Kent

While cancer obviously takes a momentous physical toll on the body, the disease can have dire effects on a person’s mental health as well – a trend that has only grown more common with the...

Machine Learning Shows How Quarantine Measures Impact COVID-19 Rates

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning can help inform public policies around quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to a study conducted by MIT researchers. As COVID-19 cases continue to increase...

Big Data Analytics Calculator Determines COVID-19 Mortality Risk

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health used big data analytics to develop a COVID-19 mortality risk calculator, a tool that could inform public health policies around...

Machine Learning Tool May Help ED Clinicians Rule Out COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

A machine learning algorithm can detect the likelihood of COVID-19 infection using routine blood tests, potentially lowering the number of patients referred for PCR testing in the ED, according to a...

Case Studies Apply Big Data Analytics to Public Health Research

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a series of case studies for public health issues that will enable healthcare leaders to use big data analytics tools in...

Data Analytics Tool Helps Design COVID-19 Testing Strategies

by Jessica Kent

A data analytics tool shows organizations how different COVID-19 testing strategies and other mitigation methods can help reduce the spread of the virus. Funded by the National Institute of Biomedical...

AI Shows COVID-19 Vaccines May Be Less Effective in Racial Minorities

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence tools examined a kind of vaccine similar to new COVID-19 vaccines and revealed that it could be less effective in people of black or Asian ancestry, according to a study...

Demographic Data Analytics Informs Public Policies During Pandemic

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have identified high-risk population groups in California during the COVID-19 pandemic using demographic data analytics. For more coronavirus...

Machine Learning Tool Accurately Detects COVID-19 on X-Rays

by Jessica Kent

A machine learning tool was able to detect COVID-19 in x-ray images about ten times faster and one to six percent more accurately than specialized thoracic radiologists, according to a study published...

Predictive Analytics Determines Outcomes in ED Patients with COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

A predictive analytics platform was able to accurately determine the probability of death or need for critical care within seven days for emergency department patients with COVID-19 symptoms, according...

Supporting Secure Data Sharing, Patient Privacy During COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

When COVID-19 began spreading across the US, the healthcare industry quickly moved to improve its secure data sharing practices in order to accelerate research efforts and treatment development. For...

Predictive Analytics Offers Insight into COVID-19 Spread, Disparities

by Jessica Kent

A predictive analytics model examined human mobility patterns in major cities across the US and revealed that non-residential locations – such as restaurants, gyms, and cafes – account for...

Machine Learning Models Forecast Likelihood of COVID-19 Mortality

by Jessica Kent

Machine learning models can predict the likelihood of critical illness or mortality in COVID-19 patients, which could help clinicians better care for and manage individuals infected with the virus,...

COVID-19 Data Visualizations Shared on Twitter May Lack Reliability

by Jessica Kent

The majority of COVID-19 data visualizations shared by average Twitter users contained one of five errors that reduced their accuracy or reliability, according to a study published in Informatics. For...

Big Data Analytics, Social Determinants Reveal Heart Health Risks

by Jessica Kent

To learn more about how socioeconomic factors impact heart health, researchers are increasingly leveraging big data analytics technologies and examining social determinants data at the individual and...

Machine Learning Helps Reduce Food Insecurity During COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute were able to use machine learning technology to reduce food insecurity in Pennsylvania communities during the pandemic. The team...