In a study of 2,000 chest X-rays, radiologists proved more accurate than AI in detecting common lung diseases. AI achieved sensitivity rates similar to radiologists but produced more false positives, especially in complex cases….
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Skin diseases affect one-third of the global population, posing a major healthcare burden. Deep learning may optimise healthcare workflows through processing skin images via neural networks to make predictions. A focus of deep learning…
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Te Whatu Ora MidCentral has recently completed its move to Alcidion Cloud managed service. Based on a media release, Palmerston North Hospital and Horowhenua Health Centre migrated to the cloud service – a first for…
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The number of children and adolescents in need of mental health services has been soaring in recent years, but many families are still spending months on end waiting to access care. Meanwhile, young people…
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Yet another retailer is making moves in healthcare. This time it’s Costco, which announced Monday that it is partnering with virtual health marketplace Sesame to provide Costco members with discount pricing for medical care….
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Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have developed an implantable bioreactor that may pave the way for artificial kidneys. Dialysis and kidney transplants both have significant disadvantages for patients with kidney failure,…
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With the growing prevalence of chronic conditions driving 85% of all healthcare costs, digital health offers a promising opportunity to reverse disease and improve health at-scale. The healthcare industry’s predominant approach to behavior change…
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What You Should Know:
– Health Gorilla, a leading interoperability provider, and Amwell, a global leader in hybrid care enablement, announced a new lab capability within Amwell’s virtual care platform that will enable providers to offer patients…
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HIMSS this month announced another round of winners for its HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, which recognizes health systems for their innovative applications of information and technology for improved care delivery, better health outcomes…
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When I first discovered Synapse Medicine, I was fascinated by the depth of work they had done to handle prescriptions and clinical decision support in their system. Since their system was and is being…
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