Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Digital health platform monitors patients with machine learning

A UK-based technology company has created a new digital health platform that uses machine learning to help predict a user’s health conditions.

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Machine-learning tool accurately predicts cancer patient response to chemo drugs

Researchers with the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an open source, machine-learning tool that accurately predicted how cancer patients would respond to specific chemotherapy drugs.

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Most clinicians in MIPS earned small payment bump in first year results

CMS issued its year one performance results for participants in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), revealing that 93 percent of eligible clinicians received at least some positive payment adjustment for their 2017 performances.

6 ways to improve clinical decision support in the AI era

In the era of AI and machine learning, it’s no surprise clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are becoming more available to clinicians. However, there are several ways to make CDSSs more transparent, easier to use, and based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence.

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Agency warns Trump administration of Medicaid work requirement consequences

Medicaid work requirements, which have been approved by CMS in a handful of states, could have dire consequences for the thousands of people who have lost their healthcare insurance coverage as a result of the programs, according to a non-partisan legislative branch agency.

Ada launches initiative to improve healthcare access with AI

Ada Health is using its AI-powered medical app to improve healthcare access for underserved people around the world.

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Health IT improves patient care in nursing homes

Adopting sophisticated information technology (IT) in nursing homes leads to better patient care, according to a recent study from the University of Missouri published in Nursing Care Quality.

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FDA clears AI detection software for diagnosing brain bleeds

The FDA has given 510(k) clearance to software that uses AI to detect the presence of brain bleeds in CT images.