Patient Outcomes

NIH to Help Fund Development of ML Algorithm for Cardiovascular Care

by Mark Melchionna

With financial support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Eko aims to create a machine-learning algorithm for cardiovascular care that...

4 Health Systems Join Provider-Created Data Collective to Improve Care

by Shania Kennedy

Provider-created data company Truveta announced that four health systems — WellSpan Health, Centura Health, MetroHealth, and Virtua Health — have joined its collective, which aims to...

Patients Show Less Trust in Preventive Care Interventions Suggested By AI

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that individuals exhibit less trust in artificial intelligence (AI)-suggested preventive care measures than those...

AI-Driven Partnership Aims to Improve Patient Outcomes, Care Access

by Shania Kennedy

Prime Healthcare has announced a strategic partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) and automation company Steer Health to implement a platform aimed at improving access to care and patient...

CDC Awards $9M for Development of Long COVID Surveillance System

by Shania Kennedy

Public health and medical researchers from Indiana University (IU) have announced a partnership with the Regenstrief Institute to develop a population-based surveillance system to determine the...

PA Health Systems Launch Big Data-Driven Kidney Disease Collaboration

by Shania Kennedy

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn Medicine) have launched the Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center, which will support research...

Machine-Learning Tools Predict Post-Op Complications, Surgery Duration

by Shania Kennedy

New research shows that machine-learning (ML) tools can use perioperative data to accurately predict post-operative complications and surgery duration. Surgery and its potential complications create...

Most Drug Overdose Patients Not Tested for Fentanyl, Synthetic Opioids

by Shania Kennedy

A new study by Epic Research and the University of Maryland’s Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) shows that only 5 percent of drug overdose patients admitted to the emergency department...

Machine Learning Models Predict Liver Cancer Treatment Response

by Shania Kennedy

A proof-of-concept study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology shows that machine learning (ML) models can predict tumor recurrence in patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma...

Mount Sinai Launches Data-Driven Medical-Legal Program to Address Patient Needs

by Shania Kennedy

Mount Sinai Health System has launched a medical-legal program aimed at improving health outcomes and equity for patients in underserved communities by proactively intervening to address health-harming...

Stanford Strikes Analytics Partnership to Evaluate COVID-19 Health Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Stanford’s Center for Population Health Sciences will utilize healthcare analytics company Komodo Health’s data platform to support studies focused on health outcomes...

Experts Propose Quality Measures for Veterans at High Risk for Adverse Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

In a consensus statement published this week in JAMA Network Open, a panel of 14 health experts and veterans identified what quality measure concepts are important to improve care for veterans at high...

TN Health System Strikes Analytics Partnership to Advance Patient Care

by Shania Kennedy

Tennessee-based LifePoint Health has launched a strategic collaboration with data and analytics technology company Health Catalyst to advance patient care and improve outcomes across the health...

Ohio Children’s Hospital Strikes Data-Driven Population Health Partnership

by Shania Kennedy

Ohio-based Akron Children’s Hospital has launched a strategic, multi-year partnership with data and analytics technology company Health Catalyst to advance population health and improve patient...

Mayo Clinic, Mercy Launch Data Science Collab to Transform Patient Care

by Shania Kennedy

Mayo Clinic and Mercy announced a 10-year partnership focused on using data science and deidentified patient outcomes to determine effective disease prevention and treatment. As part of the...

$15M Collaboration Aims to Advance Cardiovascular Care with Analytics, AI

by Shania Kennedy

NewYork-Presbyterian, with physicians from its affiliated medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University VP&S), is...

Cedars-Sinai Develops Predictive Models for Post-Surgery Pain Management

by Shania Kennedy

A team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has developed artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms to predict which patients are most likely to successfully manage...

Racial Gaps Remain Despite Overall Jump in Life Expectancy

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers found that over the past 20 years, the overall average life expectancy in the US increased, but life expectancy for the Black population remained lower than that of the White...

Machine-Learning Platform Can Accurately Predict Surgical Complications

by Shania Kennedy

University of Florida (UF) researchers have developed a machine-learning (ML) platform, called MySurgeryRisk, that can predict surgical complications as accurately as clinicians. Surgery and potential...

New Data Science Training Program to Focus on Health Equity

by Shania Kennedy

The National Library of Medicine has awarded the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Clemson University $1.2 million to establish a new data science training program that will teach...