An AI tool is being rolled out across the NHS that can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97% accuracy, preventing up to 2,000 falls and hospital admissions each day.
The predictive tool, developed…
NHS England has commissioned an evaluation to measure the impact of its national virtual wards initiative.
There are more than 12,000 virtual ‘beds’ operating nationwide and in May 2024, NHSE announced proposals to increase access…
Critically ill children who require inter-hospital transfers to paediatric intensive care units are sicker than other admissions and have higher mortality rates. Current transport practice primarily relies on early clinical assessments within the initial…
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Monitoring fluid intake and output for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients is an essential tool to prevent fluid overload, a principal cause of hospital admissions. Addressing this, bladder volume measurement systems utilizing bioimpedance and…
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Healthcare providers’ operating margins declined in November due to lower patient demand levels and persistent increases in expenses, according to a report released this week by Strata Decision Technology.
Hospitals saw notable decreases in patient…
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Beth Houck, CEO of SonarMD, the leading, digital, value-based care coordination solution for complex, chronic GI diseases, specifically Crohn’s disease and IBD joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Technology Channels.
Beth is going…
In this study, we investigate the performance of computer vision AI algorithms in predicting patient disposition from the emergency department (ED) using short video clips. Clinicians often use “eye-balling” or clinical gestalt to aid…
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Automated clinical coding (ACC) has emerged as a promising alternative to manual coding. This study proposes a novel human-in-the-loop (HITL) framework, CliniCoCo. Using deep learning capacities, CliniCoCo focuses on how such ACC systems and…
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Virtual care technology provider Feebris has launched a heart failure service in Northern Ireland, which enables patients with complex conditions to access remote care from home.
The project launched in November 2024 in collaboration with…
Delirium can result in undesirable outcomes including increased length of stays and mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Dexmedetomidine has emerged for delirium prevention in these patients; however, optimal dosing…
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