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Leontina Postelnicu for Healthcare IT News The machine learning model uses 600 variables with patient’s data whereas human-constructed models made predictions based on 27, researchers say. Scientists have designed a model using Artificial Intelligence that can predict risk of death…
By Sarah Elkins for For the Record Following a study which noted front-end speech recognition’s failure to increase physician satisfaction with their jobs, experts contemplate how to rectify the situation. In May, KLAS Research published the findings of a 12-month…
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog I think we’re all familiar with the Law of Unintended Consequences. That’s the concept that something begun with the best of intentions can wind up going horribly awry. Examples include…
By Jasmine Morgan for Technology Networks Medical records are some of the richest and most under-utilized data sources. Imagine if you could search medical records in the same way you search Google. This would require that all the information was…
Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Almost a quarter of healthcare security directors at hospitals think their facilities are unprepared for incidents involving a shooter. More than twice as many hospitals have experienced physical violence incidents as compared to hacking and…
By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Although re-admissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from non-teaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission. Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less of a chance…
By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review In June, federal officials charged 601 defendants in alleged schemes involving about $2 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid, the biggest healthcare fraud enforcement action in U.S. Justice Department history. Government and private health insurer…
By Nicole Spector for NBC News “After 20 years, I quit medicine and none of my colleagues were surprised. In fact, they all said they wish they could do the same,” said one doctor. The news that New York University…
By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to close. Here are the factors that led 11 hospitals to close so far this year: 1. Chestatee Regional Hospital (Dahlonega,…
By Susan Morse for Healthcare IT News Apple is looking to hire engineers to develop a custom chip for more sophisticated health information tracking and applications, according to a CNBC report. CNBC said it got the information from a job posting from…