Clinical

A team of scientists trained a neural network to evaluate electrocardiograms to predict which patients were likely to develop an irregular heartbeat.

The DHB’s executive director digital enablement Anne Speden said strong clinical engagement has been key to the smooth roll out of the portal.

The research shows significant variability in EHR satisfaction among specialties, but high-quality training can help.

The new technology connects on the first attempt 96% of the time, compared with 73% for the previous telemedicine carts; with enhanced monitoring and support, tele-neonatology availability is 99%.

Real-world evidence drawn from unstructured clinical notes was more accurate in algorithmic prediction of coronary artery disease than structured data, a new study in JAMIA shows.

Wasteful spending is an increasingly thorny problem in healthcare, especially with the industry comprising an ever-larger portion of GDP.

Genomic medicine researchers at the laboratory have been using artificial intelligence, developed as part of Microsoft's Project Hanover, to help manage the vast amount of research data needed to power its precision oncology initiatives.

Discussing benefits and risks of low-value diagnostic testing via head CT scan with patients can reduce the prevalence of such testing.

Mergers and acquisitions helped grow revenue but it's taking health systems longer to realize expected synergies.

Veradigm and NextGen capture 20% of the U.S. population’s health data, with the former gaining even more data from the American College of Cardiology. Veradigm and Microsoft are also building an EHR-agnostic research platform.