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Innovation, Med Tech

Mass General builds algorithm to detect intracranial hemorrhages

December 24, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

An artificial intelligence algorithm has been developed by Massachusetts General Hospital to rapidly diagnose and classify brain hemorrhages from unenhanced head computed-tomography scans. The deep learning system not only detects acute intracranial hemorrhage—and classifies five subtypes of the condition—but generates […]


EHR & EMR

EHRs help identify patients at greatest risk of dying from sepsis

November 28, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Drexel University researchers have developed an analytical model for detecting early warning signs of sepsis that can predict those patients at the greatest risk of dying from the life-threatening condition. Leveraging EHR data from more than 210,000 hospital visits between […]


Innovation, Med Tech

MIT machine learning makes brain cancer treatment less toxic

August 28, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Researchers are using machine learning to ease the harsh effects of treating glioblastoma, the form of brain cancer that took the life of Senator John McCain. The initiative underway at MIT offers hope for those patients suffering from the condition, […]


Innovation, Medical Devices, Regulatory

FDA approves continuous glucose monitoring system

June 25, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

The Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to the first continuous glucose monitoring system with a fully implantable sensor that can be used by adult users with diabetes to regularly measure their blood sugar levels for as long as […]


Innovation, Med Tech

AI outperforms dermatologists in diagnosing skin cancer

May 30, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Dermatologists are no match for artificial intelligence when it comes to diagnosing skin cancer, according to a new study by researchers in the United States, France and Germany. The international team trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) to identify skin […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Children’s National offers app to help families cope with autism

May 11, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Children’s National Health System, a pediatric academic health system, is working with patient engagement vendor GetWellNetwork to develop a mobile app for families facing a new diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder for a loved one. “Our families have told us […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Statistical analysis can help reduce needless breast biopsies

May 7, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Imaging studies that identify suspicious lesions in women’s breasts often lead to biopsies, even in cases that are only minimally suspicious. These tests to rule out false positives can cause needless anxiety and risks to their health. But combining the […]


EHR & EMR

Geisinger taps EHR, genomics to identify high-risk patients

March 23, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

By combining clinical data from electronic health records with genetic sequencing, Geisinger is making anticipatory medicine—the prevention of early-onset cancer and cardiovascular events—a reality for its patients who are at high risk for these inherited diseases. Geisinger executives contend that […]


EHR & EMR

EHR data mining identifies undiagnosed genetic diseases

March 16, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

A new electronic health record data mining technique developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that undiagnosed genetic diseases may be more prevalent in the general population than previously assumed. Researchers mapped the clinical features of more […]


Innovation, Med Tech

AI software predicts outcomes for patients with brain tumors

March 15, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Researchers at Emory and Northwestern universities have developed artificial intelligence software that can predict the survival of patients diagnosed with glioma, a deadly form of brain tumor, by analyzing digital images of tissue biopsies. Being able to predict the course […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Algorithm identifies lung cancer patients who should have chemotherapy

March 12, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic are developing a computerized tissue imaging capability that uses predictive analytics to potentially help identify which lung cancer patients are likely to experience an earlier recurrence of the disease. The National Cancer […]


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CDC influenza surveillance data confirms severity of flu season

February 12, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to track this year’s severe flu season, initial data from the CDC’s national surveillance system indicates that the severity will be as high or higher than what was seen in the […]


Innovation, Medical Devices

Smart thermometer, app provide real-time influenza tracking

February 9, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Using a “smart” thermometer connected to a mobile phone app, University of Iowa researchers have successfully demonstrated that they can track influenza activity in real time at both population and individual levels, and in the process accurately predict flu activity […]


EHR & EMR, Regulatory

VA leverages EHR data to assess care quality for mini-stroke patients

February 9, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

The Department of Veterans Affairs is using electronic health record data to assess the quality of care for patients who have experienced a transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke, effectively replacing labor-intensive and expensive manual chart reviews, the current gold standard […]


Innovation, Med Tech, Research

Research looks to bring deep learning to radiology

December 8, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Some leading healthcare organizations are beginning to apply deep learning to research efforts intended to help radiological initiatives to better diagnose diseases. Deep learning is a subset of artificial intelligence and is used by researchers to help solve many big […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Georgia Tech makes machine learning algorithm available to fight cancer

October 31, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a machine learning algorithm that accurately predicts the efficacy of cancer drugs and are making it freely available to the open source community in the hope of generating further medical breakthroughs. […]


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NIH completes detailed atlas of differences in human DNA

October 23, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

National Institutes of Health-funded researchers have created a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression and its regulation across multiple tissue types. The atlas, serving as a critical resource for the scientific community to better […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Machine learning automatically identifies brain tumors

October 12, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

A team of researchers led by the University of Texas at Austin has developed a new, fully automatic method that combines biophysical models of tumor growth with machine learning algorithms to automatically identify brain tumors. Researchers are using supercomputers at […]


EHR & EMR

Fed agencies enlist EHRs in battle against Zika

November 16, 2016

Via: Health Data Management

While winter is coming and Zika-bearing mosquitos may die off in some areas of the country, public health officials aren’t pausing their efforts to fight the spread of the Zika virus. As the number of cases continues to rise, they […]


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Interoperable health IT critical to improving cancer outcomes

November 16, 2016

Via: Health Data Management

If the United States is going to improve cancer-related outcomes, it must overcome serious policy and technical barriers preventing the country from achieving a nationwide, interoperable health IT system. That’s among the findings of the President’s Cancer Panel, which issued […]