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Analysis highlights five preventable suicide risk profiles

March 29, 2024 - Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, the University of Hong Kong and University of Kentucky have identified five preventable suicide risk profiles, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, as the suicide death...

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Online big data dashboard to help map enteric infectious diseases

by Shania Kennedy

A team from the University of Virginia (UVA) is developing an online big data dashboard to map enteric infectious disease burden in low- and middle-income countries, which researchers and public health...

Healthcare leaders launch Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network

by Shania Kennedy

Healthcare leaders came together recently to launch the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), a consortium created to explore and set standards for the safe application of artificial...

Healthcare orgs face significant data modernization challenges

by Shania Kennedy

Investments in data initiatives are a consistent return on investment (ROI) for healthcare organizations, but a majority need to modernize their data stack in 2024, according to Hakkoda’s...

Google Health shares generative AI, health equity research updates

by Shania Kennedy

Today at Google’s annual health event, The Check Up, the tech company shared updates regarding its artificial intelligence (AI) research, alongside its efforts to improve health equity and health...

Top 10 Challenges of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare

by Editorial Staff

Big data analytics is a major undertaking for the healthcare industry.  Providers who have barely come to grips with putting data into their electronic health records (EHRs) are now tasked with...

4 Emerging Strategies to Advance Big Data Analytics in Healthcare

by Editorial Staff

While the potential for big data analytics in healthcare has been a hot topic in recent years, the possible risks of using these tools have received just as much attention. Big data analytics...

Hartford HealthCare Launches Center for AI Innovation

by Shania Kennedy

Hartford HealthCare has launched its Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation in Healthcare, one of a handful of such centers in the United States set to pursue AI research and development in...

UCLA Releases Public-Access Surgical Outcomes Database for AI Training

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have developed a repository of surgical outcomes data to help the medical research...

Using Analytics Tools to Drive Care Coordination for Wildfire Victims

by Shania Kennedy

Climate change is a public health crisis, threatening human health by increasing the frequency and intensity of natural disasters like hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, heatwaves, wildfires, and more. These events have significant...

Healthcare Stakeholders Plan to Prioritize AI, Analytics This Year

by Shania Kennedy

As the new year begins, health systems are gearing up for new opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. For many, top priorities from last year — such as establishing analytics infrastructure, deploying predictive analytics,...

Top Health IT Analytics Predictions, Priorities for This Year

by Shania Kennedy

As health systems work to address challenges caused or worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as health inequity and chronic disease management hurdles, many are turning to data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)...

Understanding De-Identified Data, How to Use It in Healthcare

by Editorial Staff

De-identified data has become an important tool in medical research and for providers looking to enhance patient care. While data sharing between different organizations could violate the Health...

UC Berkeley Launches Agile Metabolic Health, Open Platforms Initiative

by Shania Kennedy

Stakeholders from the University of California (UC), Berkeley launched the Agile Metabolic Health project this week, an effort to enhance the treatment of diabetes and other metabolic disorders through...

NIH Funding to Advance “All of Us” Research Program Dataset Use

by Shania Kennedy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $9.7 million to 26 two-year projects that will advance high-priority research by leveraging the All of Us Research Program dataset. Each project...

Exploring a Framework for Pediatric Data Use in Health AI Research

by Shania Kennedy

The number of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-enabled medical devices authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has risen in recent years as healthcare organizations have become increasingly...

MD Anderson Cancer Center Launches Institute for Data Science in Oncology

by Shania Kennedy

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently launched its Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO), which aims to transform cancer care and research through the application of...

Exploring the Role of Cleveland Clinic’s First Chief Analytics Officer

by Shania Kennedy

As data analytics becomes more valuable and accessible, health systems are creating leadership roles to reflect this shift. Chief data officer and chief analytics officer roles are becoming more common, but what does such a role...

KLAS: Dimensional Insight, Epic Drive Health Data Analytics Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

Consolidated, end-to-end data and analytics platforms that allow healthcare organizations to better manage their data and guide business decisions are increasingly important, according to the KLAS Data...

NYC Health Dept. Launches Center for Population Health Data Science

by Shania Kennedy

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) established the Center for Population Health Data Science this week in an effort to improve the city’s public health data...

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