Background: Mobile health apps can facilitate access to effective treatment and therapeutic information services. However, the real-world effectiveness of mobile apps for smoking cessation and their potential impact in everyday settings remain unclear. Objective:…
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Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a safe, effective intervention for individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, a majority of eligible patients do not complete CR. Growing evidence suggests that home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) programs…
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With generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), particularly large language models (LLMs), continuing to make inroads in healthcare, assessing LLMs with human evaluations is essential to assuring safety and effectiveness. This study reviews existing literature on…
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What You Should Know:
– Telehealth, hailed as a potential game-changer in healthcare accessibility, has experienced mixed success in meeting patient expectations, according to the latest J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Telehealth Satisfaction Study.
– While telehealth…
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is piloting an AI solution, designed by Lucida Medical, to assess whether it can improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
The one-month pilot, which began in August 2024, is testing the effectiveness…
Recommended digital therapies for mental health conditions could free up thousands of NHS therapists’ hours, according to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
In a press release, published on 19 September 2024,…
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– CentralReach, the leading provider of Autism and IDD Care software for ABA, multidisciplinary, and special education, today announced the acquisition of Behavior Science Technology Inc. (BST), a research-backed treatment fidelity platform…
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Advancements in healthcare technology aim to enhance patient care and to support medical professionals. Nonetheless, the path to innovation in this field is often paved with obstacles, including limited budgets, strict compliance requirements, and…
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This paper reports the results of a hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized trial that systematically varied levels of human oversight required to support the implementation of a digital medicine intervention for persons with mild-to-moderate alcohol use…
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The mass rollout of AI-powered genomic health prediction (AIGHP) could pose significant risks concerning privacy and discrimination, a report by the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) has warned.
AIGHP refers…
