Singaporean hospitals set up severe asthma registry to improve outcomes
A multi-centre, large-scale registry of severe asthma patients has been set up in Singapore. A first of its kind in the country, the Singapore Severe Asthma Registry (SSAR) was established by a research network comprising Nanyang Technological University Singapore, the Lee Kong Chian School of… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
U.S. healthcare system’s reliance on biased data perpetuates health inequity, report shows
There is widespread use of biased utilization data in the U.S. healthcare system, resulting in the misallocation of resources and perpetuation of health inequity, most notably in the already underserved communities nationwide, according to “How Biased Utilization Data Perpetuate Health Inequity:… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
Developing trust in healthcare AI, step by step
A new Chilmark Research report by Dr. Jody Ranck, the firm’s senior analyst, explores state-of-the-art processes for bias and risk mitigation in artificialI that can be used to develop more trustworthy machine learning tools for healthcare. WHY IT MATTERSAs the usage of artificial intelligence… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
Natural language processing is boosting behavioral healthcare
WellPower, a Denver-based community behavioral health provider organization, aims to support and promote the connection between a person’s mental health and overall well-being. Its services are designed to help children, families and adults in the Denver community create a path to living happier… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
UPMC is using AI model for breast cancer sentinel node biopsies
Researchers at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center used UPMC-owned Realyze Intelligence Technology to understand the utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy, or SLNB, for early-stage breast cancer patients under age 70. WHY IT MATTERS The team, led by Dr. Emilia Diego, division chief of breast… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Westmead Hospital pilots AI for assessing sepsis risk
Westmead Hospital in New South Wales is piloting a new AI-powered clinical decision support tool for assessing the risk of sepsis in ED waiting rooms. WHAT IT’S ABOUT The Sepsis Risk Tool Dashboard provides a risk score of patients with sepsis using an algorithm trained on historic patient data…. From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Singapore to test bed new health technologies with $1.7M funding
New healthcare technologies are set to be tested in partnership with the public healthcare clusters in Singapore for potential future adoption and large-scale implementation. A total of SG$2.4 million ($1.7 million) in funding has been awarded to six near-market-ready solutions in the recent… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
How to prepare for the future of healthcare with intelligent automation
At an online roundtable hosted by SS&C Blue Prism and HIMSS for both public and private healthcare organisations in Singapore, Jesse Tutt, Program Director, IT Intelligent Automation at Alberta Health Services (AHS), gave his insights into the success factors behind his organization’s digital… From: www.healthcareitnews.com – Read more
Bringing nursing to the table
Chief nursing informatics officer at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Kevin Percival, sees the emerging field of nursing informatics as “fundamental to the enhancing of patient experience”. His role is to provide leadership for digital transformation across the trust on behalf of… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
Trilliant Health unveils new hospital benchmarking tool
Trilliant Health says its SimilarityIndex now benchmarks hospitals to help inform evidence-based strategic planning for competitive analysis, mergers and acquisitions, clinical quality program management and other strategic initiatives. WHY IT MATTERS The machine learning-powered index is… Source: Healthcareitnews.com and Read More
