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Astarte Earns $5M in Funding to Build Precision Medicine Tools for Preterm Babies
The tools could optimize nutrition and quantify gut health to decrease the length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Algorithm Identifies Children with Internalizing Disorders with 80% Accuracy
The machine learning model more accurately diagnosed children than parent-reported child symptoms.
Deep Learning Model Predicts Risk of Breast Cancer Better than Traditional Practice
The model placed 31% of patients with future breast cancer in the top risk decile, versus the 18% seen with traditional models.
CMS Announces Rural Community Model to Increase Access to Healthcare
Participating communities will work with the agency and stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas.
What Would It Take for Social Media to Help Treat Mental Health?
Many studies have exposed social media’s negative effects on behavioral health. Now, innovative projects are trying to harness these platforms to help people.
LunaPBC Raises $4.6M for SEC-Recognized Community-Owned Genomic Health Data Platform
The tech allows individuals to share their health data and receive ownership shares in the organization
mHealth App Could Reduce Back Pain Intensity More than Traditional Physiotherapy
Half of the patients who used the app reported a 50 to 100% reduction in pain.
Tackling the Misdiagnosis Epidemic with Human and Artificial Intelligence
Two health-tech leaders examine potentially groundbreaking human and computing efforts to stop diagnostic errors.
U.S. Health IT Experts More Confident in Cybersecurity Practices, Report Finds
But the experts are the least confident in their ability to respond to cyberattacks.
Verily Partners With Newly Launched Verve to Improve Gene Editing Platform
The companies aim to tackle precision medicine through a nanoparticle program.
Speaking with the Woman Behind the Facebook Health Data Breach Complaint
Janae Sharp and community data organizer Andrea Downing discuss the leak’s implications for healthcare and patients.
All of Us Launches Public Data Browser on Its 1-Year Anniversary
The browser could give insight to participants and researchers about the data that are being collected.
Seniors With a Community Volunteer Admitted to Hospital 8% Less than Others
What the volunteer program could mean for how senior citizens access healthcare.
Telepsychiatry Offers More Accessible Care to Rural Populations
Patients saw psychiatrists more quickly when they used telemedicine and in-person visits.
Humana's Bold Goal Makes Population Health Management Progress Despite Headwinds
The effort highlights some of the challenges associated with social determinants of health.
94% of Hospitals Use EHR Data to Inform Clinical Practices, ONC Survey Finds
The data brief reveals how non-acute federal care hospitals are using their EHR data.
Medtronic's SmartSync iPad Programmer Receives FDA Approval
Physicians will be able to use an iPad to program and manage data from implanted cardiac devices.
Report Shows How EHR Usability Issues Jeopardize Pediatric Patients
Seemingly minor problems can translate into major health consequences when it comes to electronic health records, this Pew report finds.
Why Wait for the Next Big Thing? Improve PHM Now.
Reliable, actionable data analytics can get the job done.
CMS Proposes Policy Changes to Increase Med-Tech Pricing Transparency
CMS says it aims to foster innovation so that tech improves outcomes.
CirrusMD Earns $15M in Funding for Virtual Care, Will Focus on Veterans
The company partners with health plans to deliver virtual care to patients.
Why Health Systems Should Build Their Own AI Models
Customized AI models trained on localized patient data can support health system growth.
Holon Solutions Earns Patent for Tech That Delivers Key Data to Point of Care
Why Holon says the tech could mean big progress for interoperability.
Advancing Opportunities in Healthcare with Python-Based Machine Learning
3 cases that highlight how Python & machine learning could optimize medicine.
Planning Your Interoperability Strategy? Don't Overlook Provider Data
Why better patient-provider matching requires better provider data.
How HHS Is Fostering Innovation and Investment in Healthcare
The agency has launched several initiatives that focus on amplifying the technology that empowers patients and improves outcomes.
A Lack of Interoperability Forced Me to Register as a Conscientious Objector to Vaccines
Janae Sharp examines the poor state of immunization interoperability and what it means for healthcare.
AI Brings Promise to Telehealth
AI can save physicians time and aid them in being more efficient and better at their job.
How Machine Learning Can Identify Patients at Risk of Diabetes
The algorithm predicted patients at high-risk of diabetes with 88% sensitivity.
Genetic Test Detects Hundreds of Harmful Mutations in High-Risk Populations
Use of the genetic test could save these populations hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in healthcare costs.
