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Experts: Big Data 'Revolution' Won't Materialize Until Healthcare Fixes 1 Big Problem
Why a machine-learning scientist says the trouble stems from a lack of quality data.
Experience Has Big Effect on EHR Documentation Time
Clinicians in their second or third year of residency performed EHR documentation more quickly, a new study finds.
Telemedicine Association Hopes to Shape DEA Prescribing Regulations
A decade after Congress ordered the DEA to create a special registration for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine, a new deadline looms.
Wearable Sensors Highly Accurate at Diagnosing Children with Anxiety, Depression
Scientists say motion-detecting sensors identified internalizing disorders with 81 percent accuracy.
Vascular Surgery Patients Satisfied with Post-Surgical Telemonitoring
This is just the latest study to suggest patients are satisfied with telehealth services.
How UPMC Is Bringing Enhanced Telemedicine Services to the Grocery Store
A new telemedicine program is underway in Pittsburgh, and it could prove more comprehensive than at-home visits.
Digital Drug Monitoring Cuts Hospitalizations for Patients with Asthma
Can Propeller Health’s asthma monitoring tech be applied more broadly?
Life Insurer John Hancock Partners with Diabetes Tracker. But What About the Data?
Customers with diabetes will gain access to a digital management platform, but the insurer says the arrangement isn’t about data aggregation.
Mt. Sinai, Sanofi and Sema4 Partner to Track Patient Asthma Data
Patient data will be at the center of this five-year study, which aims to get to the bottom of asthma’s biological underpinnings.
Military-Designed Vital Signs Monitors Could Boost Remote Care
The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research has developed a lightweight device to track patient vital signs in battlefields and other mass casualty situations.
Duke to Study How to Balance Trade Secrecy and Healthcare Needs
The FDA and other regulators must navigate changes brought by artificial intelligence and other tech while protecting intellectual property rights.
Mobile Machine-Learning Program Predicts Autism with High Accuracy
The system uses home videos and human video raters to diagnose children with autism.
Inside a First-of-its-Kind Telemedicine Accreditation Program
Can ClearHealth Quality Institute’s telemedicine accreditation program fill an important gap in a rapidly growing sector?
Garmin Signs on with Health Data Platform to Boost Scientific Studies
Why Garmin and Fitabase want to make it easier for scientists to access wearables data.
Penn Medicine Says It Won't Wait for Industry to Improve EHRs
Do modern health systems have the know-how and tools to develop their own EHR systems?
Augmented Reality Allows Specialists to Provide Care in Remote Locations
How a new AR system fosters direct care on battlefields and in natural disaster zones and rural areas with the help of on-site medical “mentees.”
Bose, an FDA Approval and the Changing High-Tech Hearing Aid Market
Bose’s medical device allows users to self-adjust the levels using a smartphone, highlighting how the digital transformation is touching hearing aids.
Doctors Aren't Luddites. But Their EHRs Are Broken
Physicians say existing EHR products are insufficient, a new survey finds.
Pregnancy Wearables Hit the Market, Raising Questions
Women today have more tools than ever before to monitor their pregnancies, but data mean little without physician guidance.
Insurers Are Using AI to Boost Risk Management
Several dozen health plans and providers have begun using an artificial intelligence platform developed by a company called Apixio.
New App Uses 3D, Animations to Track Chronic Pain
GeoPain also enables clinicians to analyze the data and even make predictions.
What Will Humana's New Analytics Center Tackle?
Humana will hire as many as 250 people to staff an analytics center in Boston, but the company is still nailing down the details.
mHealth App No Better Than Usual Care in Managing Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Patients said they think apps could help pain management, but a study found called the power of mHealth into question.
EHRs Can Be Dangerous. Are New Guidelines Necessary?
EHR customization and poor training can result in problems, causing experts to call for change.
In the US, Healthcare Data Access Is a Scavenger Hunt
As researchers use big data to improve health, they’re bumping up against the hard limits of a fragmented healthcare system.
Taking a Data-Driven, Multidisciplinary Approach to Radiology Research
Can this Georgia Tech lab improve the economics of radiology and inform healthcare policy?
How a Dubai Startup Is Trying to Shake Up the Annual Physical
AiPods enable users to obtain a wide array of personal health data in less than 10 minutes.
Contact-Free Device Tracks Breathing, Movement of Patients on Opioids
The new tech has successfully identified patients who are experiencing respiratory depression.
Scientists Create Predictive Calculator to Aid Liver Transplant Decisions
The tool helps physicians determine whether a particular patient is likely to respond to direct-acting antivirals.
As Predictive Analytics Rise, End-of-Life Spending Is Scrutinized
It’s difficult to make long-term predictions about which patients will die, but some worry that more accurate tools might affect healthcare spending.