Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham have developed an automated frailty assessment tool, the MGB-Electronic Frailty Index, to predict older adults’ risk of emergency healthcare visits, hospital readmissions, or death. The tool uses data from electronic health records to measure frailty, helping health providers make more informed decisions when managing high-risk elder patients. The tool can be integrated within existing EHR systems, increasing its applicability across different healthcare settings.
Small Healthcare Clinic Struggles to Stay Afloat Following Ransomware Attack
Dr. Gururau Sudarshan’s Cincinnati Pain Physicians clinic lost access to its computer system in a ransomware attack by the Helldown group. Despite not receiving a
