At Mount Sinai, Researchers Teach Machines the Language of Radiology
Before machine learning can try to replace radiologists, it has a lot to learn from them...like how to read their notes
MIT Researchers Use Big Data to Track Drug Approval Likelihood
And contrary to popular perception, the likelihood that a drug gets approved is actually on the rise.
Even Amazon, JP Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway Don't Know All the Details of Their Healthcare Company
A source close to one of the organizations said it will take time before concrete details emerge.
How Edge Computing Can Advance Healthcare
The technology’s promise extends to telehealth, interoperability, cybersecurity, and more.
Analytics Can Be the Key to Value-Based Care
Healthcare organizations would be wise to concentrate on high-value care, optimize their networks, and focus on their core competencies.
$11M for Health Data Privacy Start-Up Protenus
What hospitals can expect from the data auditing and privacy platform that has captivated top players like Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
Three Goliaths Take on the Hungry Tapeworm
Can Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan really upend the healthcare industry?
Coast Guard Questioned on Its (Lack of) EHR Practices
In a congressional hearing, representatives from the military's smallest branch were grilled about EHR procurement failures.
Why Stanford and Prometheus Are Exploring the Genomics of Sleep Disorders
They are building a research registry of data from 30,000 patients. The goal: help scientists advance sleep medicine.
Predictive Analytics to Drive US Healthcare Analytics Market to $16B by 2024
What does the poised growth mean for hospitals?
What Do Emergency Department Visit Data Say About Risk?
Why Seattle Children’s Hospital researchers say electronic medical records can help doctors provide better care to at-risk children.
Deep Learning Device Can Predict Epileptic Seizures
Why an algorithm might restore confidence and control to patients.
NIH Hopes to Accelerate Gene Editing Tech With New Funding
The money will fill gaps in gene editing and help find ways to better disseminate knowledge and tools.
Allscripts Says Service Restored to All Clients After Ransomware Attack
Roughly 1500 of the EHR vendor’s customers experienced some sort of disruption after SamSam struck.
Inside the 5-Count Class-Action Complaint Against Allscripts
Could the EHR vendor have prevented the SamSam ransomware attack or offset its effects?
Allscripts Hit With Lawsuit After Ransomware Attack
Attorneys filed the complaint on behalf of a Florida orthopedic group after the SamSam virus allegedly disrupted some medical practices for 8 days.
AI Can Predict Sepsis to Save Lives
Big data fueled the real-time sepsis forecasting algorithm.
Inexpensive Actions Against Expensive Data Breaches
How to create stronger passwords and plug often-overlooked cybersecurity holes in healthcare.
Blockchain Could Be the Key to Healthcare's Cybersecurity Problem
Why FHIRChain appears to be a low-cost solution to the data breach problem.
Can Apple Shake Up the Electronic Health Record Landscape?
The Health app in Apple iOS 11.3’s beta version contains a noteworthy addition.
One Week After Attack, Many Allscripts Clients Still Anguished
"A week out and they still cannot give us an estimated time we will all be back and running," a provider told Healthcare Analytics News.
Decision Support Tools Necessary and Promising, but Still Lacking Validation
A new study and 2 accompanying commentaries illustrate both the promises and the pitfalls of decision support.
Cardiologists Say Recent CMS Decision Undermines Value-Based Care Efforts
"Their cancellation was a step in the wrong direction for pursuing a healthcare system that focuses on value and not volume."
Robotic Implant Treats Esophagus Birth Defect
The robot uses sensors and a motor to control tissue growth in infants.
To Fight Opioid Abuse, Report Says CMS Will Need More Data
"CMS is lacking information that it could use to assess how opioid prescribing patterns are changing over time."
Using a Web-Based Platform to Deliver Genetic Results Responsibly
There simply aren't enough genetic counselors to deliver testing results to every patient.
Allscripts Says Ransomware Attack Affected 1500 Clients
“None were hospitals or large independent physician practices,” a company spokesperson said.
The Ransomware Ravaging Allscripts Is Precise and Potentially Devastating
The SamSam malware that is disrupting the EHR provider's clients nationwide is usually delivered manually, and can be extremely difficult to get rid of.
AI Is Analyzing Faces to Aid Rare Disease Diagnosis
The tech can help identify Mabry syndrome. So what’s next?
GAO Details Failed VA EHR Initiatives as Agency Requests New Interoperability Rule
The VA's pending arrangement with Cerner will be its 4th crack at EHR modernization since 2001.
