Predictive Analytics

SDOH Stress Creates Poor Breast Cancer Outcomes, Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a recent study, heightened allostatic load due to social determinants of health stressors are linked to a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate for...

AI-Based Natural Language Processing Advances Precision Medicine

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To advance their precision medicine research, Washington University School of Medicine has adopted artificial intelligence-based natural language processing tools to assist in sorting their...

Predictive Analytics Model Helps Determine Colon Cancer Risk

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Regenstrief Institute researchers created a new prediction model that determines an individual’s risk for colon cancer and precancerous polyps. The work was led by Thomas F. Imperiale, MD,...

Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Lower Hospital Infections

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, hospitals are searching for ways to keep their patients safe from potential hospital-acquired infections. Different methods have included hygiene...

Advancing Personalized Medicine For Ventricular Arrhythmias

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To better understand ventricular arrhythmias, Johns Hopkins University researchers are studying the use of whole-heart computational models. Whole-heart computational modeling can lead to personalized...

Predictive Analytics Detects COVID-19 Infection

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Using predictive analytics, a set of seven symptoms together can be used to maximize the detection of COVID-19 in a community. The paper was published in PLOS Medicine by Elliott of Imperial College...

Enhancing Cancer Diagnostic Tools with Deep Learning

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Beckham Institute Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory researchers applied deep learning to polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) to improve cancer diagnostic tools. OCT systems are...

Removing Race from Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnoses

by Erin McNemar, MPA

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Task Force released a report outlining a new race-free approach to diagnosing chronic kidney disease. In the joint...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Anti-cancer Immunity

by Erin McNemar, MPA

UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers developed an artificial intelligence method to determine anti-cancer immunity. According to...

Deep Learning Model Could Predict Outcomes for HCC Patients

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Cleveland Clinic researchers collaborated with Owkin to develop and validate a deep learning model to predict survival and outcomes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after liver...

Predictive Analytic Method Creates COVID-19 Health Disparities

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Yale University researchers suggest that a standard measurement that uses predictive analytics to determine which COVID-19 patients have the best chances of survival could promote health disparities...

Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Around the Globe

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a dent in healthcare in the US and around the globe, helping leaders in Europe, South America, and Asia improve outcomes and cut costs, dissolving key pain points...

Predictive Analytics Flags Gynecologic Cancer Relapse in Patients

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Nagourney Cancer Institute researchers in collaboration with the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, University of California, Irvine, and Todd Cancer Institute discovered metabolic signatures in...

Predictive Model Projects Cervical Cancer Elimination

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A predictive model estimated that cervical cancer could be virtually eliminated in the United States by 2030 in communities with low poverty rates, but not until 2044 in communities with high poverty...

Using SDOH Data to Enhance Artificial Intelligence, Outcomes

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As providers search for ways to improve their methods of care, social determinants of health (SDOH) have become an increasingly popular area of research. These social factors, which impact...

Blood Samples, Predictive Analytics Determine COVID-19 Outcomes

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A new study of blood samples from nearly 200 COVID-19 patients reveals underlying metabolic changes that regulate how immune cells respond to the infection. These changes are associated with disease...

Precision Medicine Test Predicts Patient Response to Treatment

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A new study indicated that a precision medicine test using blood proteins can identify patients with idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) and are most likely to respond to treatment. The...

Using Predictive, Data Analytics to Expand Knowledge of Alzheimer’s

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Using predictive and data analytics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers developed a resource to better understand the cognitive decline in individuals due to Alzheimer’s disease...

Key Use Cases for Health Risk Assessments

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Understanding an individual’s risk of disease is critical to providing the best quality of care. With health risk assessments (HRAs), also known as health risk appraisals, providers can collect...

Enhancing AI in Chronic Disease Management with Data Collection

by Erin McNemar, MPA

To effectively use artificial intelligence in chronic disease management, providers must have high-quality and accurate data. According to University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (UPMC) Chief Health...