January 24, 2018
Via: Health Data ManagementA new smartphone app enables patients to send images of their surgical wounds from home to allow clinicians to monitor them for infections, which are a leading cause of hospital readmission after an operation. The iOS app, called WoundCare, is […]
January 31, 2017
Via: Health Data ManagementOne of the key benefits expected of electronic health records is the contribution that digital systems would make to medical research. Because patient records had been primarily paper-based, so, too, were medical research programs. Many hoped that electronic records would […]
December 15, 2016
Via: FierceHealthcareA group of hospitals in Paris is exploring the use of data analytics and machine learning to predict patient admissions down to the hour. Four hospitals within the city’s public hospital system are trialing a new data-driven approach that combs […]
September 30, 2016
Via: Health Data ManagementThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded $347 million to 16 organizations to reduce preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions on a national scale. Under the newly launched Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network contracts, CMS is hoping to continue […]
July 17, 2024
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