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Amazon Web Services working with Beth Israel Deaconess in AI push
The Boston teaching hospital used AWS machine learning to optimize scheduling for 41 operating rooms and improve inpatient flow.
By Meg Bryant • March 05, 2019 -
Blood test identifies proteins to predict preterm birth
Researchers found that five circulating microparticle proteins in first trimester blood samples could help predict risk, including among first-time mothers.
By Susan Kelly • March 04, 2019 -
Introduction of robotic surgery cuts endometrial cancer complications: JAMA
The study linked minimally invasive procedures to significantly fewer severe complications than open procedures.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Improper inhaler use common among majority of asthmatics: study
Research funded by digital therapeutics company Propeller Health — recently picked up by ResMed — used sensors attached to inhalers to find 84% of asthmatics may not properly administer their medication.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 22, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Doctors don't know what to do with data from wearables
"If you present this data and bring in your device and say 'here I have this heart rate data from the last month' we're going to say, 'that's great, but we don't know what it really means,'" a Mayo Clinic medical director said.
By David Lim • Feb. 15, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Medical device cybersecurity still top concern
The WannaCry attack highlighted the need for hospitals to have a better understanding of medical devices in their inventory in order to better be equipped to respond to cyberattacks.
By David Lim • Feb. 15, 2019 -
HIMSS19: CMS plans to host AI challenge, innovation chief says
The goal of the initiative is to spur private interest in the tech, improve the government's grasp on healthcare data, eliminate unnecessary care and cut costs, Adam Boehler said.
By Rebecca Pifer • Feb. 14, 2019 -
HIMSS19: Digital health 'at peak investment cycle,' expert says
Last year's record level of investment into United States digital health companies came despite a lull in initial public offerings.
By David Lim • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Digital health must catch up to years of hype in 2019, HIMSS says
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society also forecasts the sector will face rising consumer pressures and see increased use of social determinants of health data.
By Rebecca Pifer • Jan. 31, 2019 -
J&J data suggests its stapler reduces more lung surgery air leaks than competitor
The company pointed to research indicating use of its Ethicon surgical stapler in a lung cancer procedure led to less than half the rate of air leak complications than Medtronic's design did.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 29, 2019 -
NESTcc plans pay-for services once FDA funding ends
Once a business plan is in place, the Medical Device Innovation Consortium's real-world evidence center intends to create products and services to sell to the medical device industry.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 22, 2019 -
J&J to study Apple Watch with heart health app
That medtech giant said it would investigate how the product can be used by seniors to flag atrial fibrillation and prevent stroke in conjunction with a J&J heart health app.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 18, 2019 -
FDA flags mortality risk of paclitaxel with stents, balloons for PAD
The letter to physicians follows a study identifying increased risk of death for patients two years after treatment for peripheral artery disease with a drug-coated balloon or drug-eluting stent.
By Susan Kelly • Jan. 18, 2019 -
NIH, Fitbit launch real-world data collection effort
The project enables Fitbit users to sync their accounts for access by NIH researchers. It is the first digital health tech initiative in a broader study aggregating lifestyle and biometric data from over 1 million Americans.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 17, 2019 -
BD, Mercy ally to use clinical data to boost device use
The agreement follows similar deals between the health system and J&J and Medtronic. BD also on Thursday morning reaffirmed its 2019 revenue growth guidance of 8.5% to 9.5%.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 17, 2019 -
Mayo, Arizona State team up to found medtech startup accelerator
The six-month program is designed to connect startups with investors and physicians.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 17, 2019 -
No one solution to patient matching challenge, GAO says
Questions about the accuracy of digital matching tools force providers to recheck results manually, according to the government watchdog.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 16, 2019 -
JAMA study raises questions on lung cancer screening cost-effectiveness
Researchers found complication rates far higher than the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial did in community settings.
By David Lim • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Neural network matches cardiologists in EKG analysis study
Researchers think the algorithm could improve the triaging of patients.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 16, 2019 -
Walgreens to use Microsoft's cloud, AI platform
The companies also plan to pilot up to 12 store-in-store "digital health corners" to market select healthcare-related hardware and devices.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 15, 2019 -
Few digital health companies studying impact in high-burden populations, research shows
Only 16 of the more than 100 studies the authors looked at assessed a digital health product's impact on outcomes, and none measured its effect on cost or access to care, according to the report in Health Affairs.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 10, 2019 -
Pharma DTC spending outpaces rest of medical marketing, JAMA study finds
Total spending on marketing for prescription drugs, disease awareness campaigns, health services and laboratory tests by the health industry totaled $29.9 billion in 2016, up 60% from $17.7 billion in 1997.
By Andrew Dunn • Jan. 07, 2019 -
Mayo Clinic: Cervical cancer screenings less common than reported
While incidence of cervical cancer has dropped by 50% since the 1970s, researchers believe that self-reported screening rates have been largely inflated.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 07, 2019 -
Hospitals see 'modest' 3% savings using Medicare joint replacement model, study finds
Those participating didn't see a significant difference in complications or percentage of procedures among high-risk patients, according to the report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
By Les Masterson • Jan. 04, 2019 -
FDA-backed NESTcc set to publish 2019 RWE strategy
The real-world evidence group is seeking to build on a busy 2018 that saw it team up with Abbott, Johnson & Johnson and other companies.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 03, 2019
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