Population and Public Health

Autonomous vehicles got a booster shot of credibility when federal regulators and issued guidance this week. But even before that, researchers were projecting that the emerging technology could reduce automobile-related injuries and deaths, as well as the big expenses they incur. 

The Michael J. Fox Foundation is collaborating with Intel on a Parkinson’s research solution using wearable technology, Intel algorithms, Big Data analytics and the Cloudera distribution of Hadoop.

CEO Jonathan Bush said athenaInsight will mine the company’s network of providers and patients to determine what works at high-performing hospitals as well as the drivers of physician engagement and public health trends.

From treating service members to training clinicians, augmented and virtual reality could soon reshape patient therapy, disease research, medical education and more.

The Accountable Care Learning Collaborative, which Leavitt co-chairs with former CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, published a framework for sharing best practices and care delivery competencies.

A guide to the annual event taking place in Washington, DC next week, as well as virtual and live gatherings around the country. Topical and timely themes include precision medicine, telehealth, interoperability and population health. 

Six families discuss the challenges of caring full time for a loved one who has suffered life-changing physical ailments.

With the 2016 Naloxone App Competition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is calling on programmers, public health experts, clinicians and others to develop a mobile app that can connect overdosing users with nearby carriers of the life-saving drug.

The hospital system intends to streamline billing and clinical documentation, give patients a single record and use that to analyze population-level data, officials said.

No approved commercial tests are available, and processing the emergency-use tests FDA temporarily authorized takes too long and raises concerns about accuracy. Researchers are working to streamline that process.