Podcast: A New Kind of Warfare
One year after the WannaCry and NotPetya cyberattacks, Data Book analyzes the fresh global threat facing healthcare.
Stanford Researchers Build Artificial Neuron in Effort to Mimic Skin
The concept might someday aid in the creation of more lifelike prosthetics (or robots).
Telehealth Might Democratize Genetic Counseling (and Testing)
When offered remote counseling, patients were far more likely to be tested...and to have their potentially-risky variants identified.
Will the mHealth Market Break $28B in 2018?
A new report says yes—and that wearables will also grow.
A Generalizable Infection Risk Predictor Based on EHR Data
No 2 hospitals are alike, and their predictive analytics tools should probably reflect that.
Forensic Genealogy Is Neat. Is It Ethical, Though?
After genealogy data was used to make an arrest in the Golden State Killer case, NIH bioethicist Benjamin Berkman had some questions.
Health Information Exchanges Improve Both Care and Costs, Review Finds
Just 3 years ago, the same authors found “little generalizable evidence” of HIE benefits.
Propeller Health Rakes in $20M, Announces Aptar Pharma Partnership
Propeller and Aptar first collaborated in 2016. The former just gave the latter a big chunk of change—and a long-term partnership.
AI, Big Data Continue Big Year as OM1 Raises $21M
Why investors like the company’s high-tech approach to patient outcomes.
FDA Challenges Digital Health Innovators to Join Fight Against Opioid Abuse
The goal? New tech tools to fight the opioid crisis. The prize? A shot at expedited review.
J. Craig Venter Moving On from Human Longevity
One of the world's most-recognized genomic scientists is retiring from the ambitious company that he founded.
Without Context, a Neural Network Diagnosed Melanoma Better Than 58 Dermatologists
“When I came across recent reports on deep-learning algorithms...I immediately knew that we had to explore these artificial intelligence algorithms for diagnosing melanoma.”
Printing is Increasing Post-EHR Adoption...and So Are the Security Risks
According to the OCR, 21% of breaches impacting greater than 500 individuals were the result of printed pages
6 Hot Tech Takes from the Week in Healthcare
The insights you need to advance medicine’s digital transformation.
3 Big Issues Facing Healthcare for Veterans
Divisions over the VA’s role and its performance in recent years have started to spawn policy changes, and the process seems to be accelerating.
HealthIT Twitter: VA Privatization Debate, Alexa's Healthcare Play, and Gottlieb Talks AI
Tracking a week's worth of hot topics on the health-tech industry's preferred sounding board.
Hospitals, Opioids, and Facebook: The Week's Top 5 Health-Tech Stories
What you need to know to succeed in health IT and beyond.
Podcast: Is AI Real?
Artificial intelligence is a field of boom and busts. In this episode of Data Book, we look at what it actually is and what it means for healthcare. Featuring guest Kevin Campbell, MD.
FDA Approves AI Algorithm for Wrist Fracture Detection
The FDA has permitted marketing of an artificial intelligence-based algorithm for detection of fractures in the wrist.
Amazon's Alexa Really Isn't Ready For Healthcare
A disturbing story shows that AI voice assistants have a way to go before they can handle patient data.
For Hypertension Patients, Virtual Visits Might Be as Effective as In-Person Care
And they take physicians one fifth the amount of time to document that in-person appointments do.
Researchers Develop New Suicide Risk Prediction Model from Massive Cohort
"We demonstrated that we can use [EHR] data in combination with other tools to accurately identify people at high risk."
Massive VA Reform Bill Looks to Improve Interoperability with Private Sector
An executive remarked that success in improving interoperability with the VA “was limited by an outdated congressional mandate—until now.”
Social Media as an Intervention: There's Plenty of Smoke, but Can It Help People Quit?
New social media studies come out daily. A conflicting report from UCSF researchers claims to show that Facebook can be a smoking intervention...maybe.
Referential Matching: The Solution to Our Patient Matching Challenges
How these technologies can solve common data problems.
Electronic Health Records are Broken, But They Might be Fixable
In a new commentary, Penn Medicine experts suggest how they can be taken from static documents and made into intuitive tools.
Hackers Continue to Turn SamSam Loose on Healthcare
Another hospital has fallen victim to the crippling ransomware strain, which has targeted high-profile healthcare and government targets all year.
Envisagenics Stays Hot With $1.5 Million NIH Grant
The AI and genetics company has been winning competitions and grants at a steady clip this year.
Heal Hauls in Another $20M to Fuel Further Growth
The Series C round is the latest in a string of successful funding drives for the tech-driven, on-demand doctor home visit company.
Jennifer Sun, MD: Why Ophthalmology Needs Machine Learning
Burden of disease is growing, and ophthalmology's people power may not be able to keep up. Healthcare must turn to machine learning to fill the gap.
