Posts Tagged ‘Healthcare’
Using Predictive Analytics in Healthcare
Technology continues to improve many areas of our lives, including healthcare. Using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics, diagnostic efficiencies have improved significantly. Healthcare IT News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “SSM Health innovates kidney care with predictive analytics and machine learning.” Kidney disease is complex…
Read MoreAI in Healthcare
Technology has made our everyday lives much easier. We are able to complete multiple tasks without even leaving the comfort of our homes. Even in healthcare, technological advancements have changed how we seek out care. Health Tech brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Medicine?“ People receive…
Read MoreHealthcare Embraces AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in the evaluation of medical imaging data. This task usually requires a specially developed algorithm but scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now presented a new method for configuring self-learning algorithms for a large number of different imaging datasets – without the need for specialist knowledge…
Read MoreMachine Learning Used to Identify COVID-19 Treatment
When the COVID-19 pandemic initially struck, healthcare professionals rushed to find effective treatments. However, since developing new drugs takes time and time was at a premium, the most expedient option was to repurpose existing drugs. This is where machine learning entered the picture. This interesting topic came to us from Healthcare Finance in their article,…
Read MoreAI Used to Identify Symptoms of Alzheimers
Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help screen for Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing writing. The New York Times shred this news in their article, “Alzheimer’s Prediction May Be Found in Writing Tests.” Researchers have already trained various models to look for signs of cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer’s, by using different types of data, such as brain scans and clinical…
Read MoreAI Improving Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) has many proven benefits across various industries and in our lives, both professional and personal. A recent study from the University of Sheffield revealed that AI could help to diagnose Alzheimer’s faster and improve patient prognosis. Medical Xpress brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial intelligence could speed…
Read MoreUsing Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
Big data is impacting all businesses on some level. In healthcare, big data analytics technologies continue to move from research labs to clinical settings. This interesting information came to us from Health IT Analytics in their article, “Big Data Analytics May Lead to More Precise Cancer Treatments.” Around the world, cancer is one of the…
Read MoreFlexible Technology in the Pandemic
COVID-19 has changed many things about health care and health data. Data collection and processing via digital public health technologies are key remedies for mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic and loosening lockdown measures. The Lancet brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Digital tools against COVID-19: taxonomy, ethical challenges, and navigation aid.” The…
Read MorePatient Taxonomy Helps Identify High Care Patients
Researchers have developed a new patient taxonomy with clinically meaningful categories for high-cost Medicare patients. This interesting information came to us from Med City News in their article, “New patient taxonomy categorizes high-cost patients into groups for targeted interventions.” The full study presents a novel patient taxonomy that developed 10 clinically meaningful categories to describe…
Read MoreClassification Provides Consistency
Taxonomies exist in every industry from science to information management to healthcare. Classifications provide direction and consistency. Recently researchers have identified psychosis subgroups that may inform ongoing efforts to redefine the psychosis taxonomy using updated criteria. Healio brought this news to our attention in their article, “Five new subgroups may change psychosis taxonomy.” Schizophrenia and…
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