Predictive Analytics

Machine Learning Tool Provides ED Clinical Decision Support 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers evaluated the real-time performance of a machine learning tool that supported clinical decision-making for emergency department discharges at M...

Using Machine Learning For Personalized Breast Cancer Screenings 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning and Health studied the use of machine learning to...

Machine Learning Predicts C. Diff Infection

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to recently published data from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC), several commonly used machine learning algorithms (MLAs) can accurately predict which...

AI Imaging Techniques, Clinical Data Improve Predictive Models 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With the assistance of artificial intelligence imaging techniques and clinical data, physicians can improve predictive models indicating a...

NIH Grant Supports Machine Learning to Improve HIV Patient Outcomes

by Erin McNemar, MPA

 The National Institutes of Health awarded Brown University grants totaling $4.6 million to support the use of machine learning to improve outcomes for patients with HIV.   Working...

Partnership to Improve Population Health, Chronic Disease Management 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To improve population health and chronic disease management, the American Diabetes Association and Renalytix have announced a joint program to enhance the overall kidney health of patients...

How to Use Artificial Intelligence for Chronic Disease Management 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a significant increase in chronic disease among the population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, six in ten adults in the US have a...

Adopting AI to Improve Patient Outcomes, Cost Savings, Health Equality

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Healthcare executives are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes, support cost savings, and promote health equality. According to the fourth annual Optum Survey on...

Predictive Model Detects Early-Stage Lung Cancer

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, a predictive model can detect early-stage lung cancer from alterations in blood metabolites. Lung cancer is the leading cause...

Machine Learning Supports Breast Cancer Diagnosis Predictions

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Michigan Technology University researchers developed a machine learning model that uses probability to classify breast cancer more accurately in histopathology images and evaluate the uncertainty of...

Artificial Intelligence Predicts COVID-19 Patients Needing ICU Care

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to researchers, artificial intelligence could assist doctors in allocating resources during the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying patients who require intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. A...

Diverse Genome Sequences Lead to Creation of Risk Scores

by Erin McNemar, MPA

By studying diverse populations, researchers found genetic variants associated with blood lipid levels and created a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

Evaluating Chronic Disease Progression With Artificial Intelligence

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With artificial intelligence, University of Buffalo researchers have developed a novel system that models chronic disease progression as patients age. The AI model examines metabolic and...

Limiting Bias in Artificial Intelligence Tools, Personalized Medicine

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As more research looks to use medical data for artificial intelligence tools and personalized medicine, a new study shows how unintentional bias can impact design efforts. Additionally, the study...

Grant Allows for AI Research to Improve Rectal Cancer Treatment Response

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With the support of a three-year, $755,000 grant from the US Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Case Western Reserve University researchers are testing...

AI Predicts Long-Term Patient Survival After Cardiac Surgery

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to Mayo Clinic researchers, a novel artificial intelligence algorithm can predict long-term patient survival after cardiac surgery. The research team found an algorithm that previously...

Using Machine Learning to Enhance COVID-19 Prediction Models

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Using an advanced machine learning technique, Brown University researchers are exploring how to improve COVID-19 predictive models. “There’s an old saying in the modeling field that...

Diagnostic Tool Advances Population Health, Chronic Disease Prevention

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of Utah engineers are developing a diagnostic tool for breast cancer that can be used more frequently and in younger patients. According to the engineers, the tool could significantly...

Top Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence to Improve Cancer Care

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow in the healthcare field, researchers are findings new ways to utilize its capabilities. In chronic disease management and prevention, especially in cancer research, AI has been critical in...

Machine Learning Tool Predicts Kidney Function Response To Treatment

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Using predictive analytics, researchers developed a machine learning tool to determine how lupus nephritis patients will respond to specific treatment options. Inflammatory kidney disease occurs in...