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By Bill Siwicki 01:03 pm December 02, 2024
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine did a controlled test and showed the odds of infection-related readmissions were decreased in the RTM group by 76% at 30 days, 80% at 60 days and 68% at 90 days.
MRI imaging tech
By Mike Miliard 11:11 am December 02, 2024
As RSNA kicks off in Chicago, here's a roundup of some recent radiology and imaging IT announcements.
Radiologist looks at an MRI on screen
By Andrea Fox 10:57 am December 02, 2024
The new deep-learning model outperforms biomedical-imaging analysis in understanding disease progression, pediatrics researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia say.
A nurse checking a patient record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 07:53 pm December 01, 2024
This could impact ongoing health system IT modernisation efforts, says New Zealand’s largest trade union, Public Service Association.
A hospital pathologist analysing images using an AI platform
By Adam Ang 09:27 pm November 27, 2024
It features speech-to-text and an AI that identifies high-risk findings from slide images.
The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
By Mike Miliard 11:04 am November 27, 2024
The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 would provide grants to help healthcare organizations strengthen prevention and response - and push for better coordination between HHS and CISA.
HHS building
By Andrea Fox 10:46 am November 27, 2024
The Office of Civil Rights could have initiated follow-up after discovering security flaws, but "rarely initiated these reviews when it identified serious compliance issues," according to the HHS inspector general's audit program review.
Two medical researchers in a lab look at information on a laptop
By Andrea Fox 03:04 pm November 26, 2024
TrialGPT could help providers navigate the vast and ever-changing range of clinical trials available to their patients by finding, ranking and explaining why a patient is matched, the agency says.
A pharmacist doing an inventory using a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 09:36 pm November 25, 2024
A pilot validation study found that the AI helped hasten case reviews and data analysis and determine the necessity of antibiotic use.
View of Mount Sinai Health System buildings in Manhattan
By Andrea Fox 03:42 pm November 25, 2024
The interdisciplinary center will combine artificial intelligence with data science and genomics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.