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26 Jul 2024
Generative AI a top priority for Amazon QuickSight
By Eric AvidonThough the BI platform already enables users to analyze data and develop data products using natural language, AWS plans to do more to aid insight generation and user efficiency.
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26 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage underscores software testing dilemmas
By Beth PariseauExperts say efforts to avoid incidents such as last week's CrowdStrike outage will face time-honored tradeoffs between velocity, stability, access and security.
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26 Jul 2024
OpenAI takes on Google with new SearchGPT prototype
By Esther AjaoThe AI engine will provide users with information from the web. The AI vendor is working with publishers such as Newsmax. It will incorporate some features in ChatGPT.
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25 Jul 2024
HHS reorganizes for coordination across health data policy
By Hannah NelsonThe HHS reorganization aims to improve coordination for strategy and policy across health data, cybersecurity, AI and technology as digital health transformation progresses.
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25 Jul 2024
Cash benefits help cut emergency department utilization
By Sara HeathThe $400 cash benefits cut emergency department overutilization by around 100 visits per 1,000 patients, researchers said.
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25 Jul 2024
Fortune 500 stands to lose $5bn plus from CrowdStrike incident
By Alex ScroxtonThe largest global organisations hit by the CrowdStrike-Microsoft incident on 19 July will likely be out of pocket to the tune of billions of dollars
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24 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike blames outage on content configuration update
By Alex ScroxtonCrowdStrike publishes the preliminary findings of what will be a lengthy investigation into the root causes of the failed 19 July update that caused Windows computers to crash all over the world
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24 Jul 2024
Mimecast to buy insider threat specialist Code42
By Alex ScroxtonMimecast is to buy fellow human-centred risk experts Code42 for an undisclosed sum to take advantage of its insider threat and data loss protection specialisms
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23 Jul 2024
Most hospitals face public health data exchange challenges
By Hannah NelsonWhile electronic public health reporting has grown significantly in recent years, hospitals and physicians continue to report barriers to public health data exchange.
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23 Jul 2024
How ACO models can improve to support patient engagement
By Sara HeathGreater ACO success will come with more flexible beneficiary communication policies governing the models.
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22 Jul 2024
ChatGPT demonstrates promise for digital pathology
By Shania KennedyA private, domain-specific version of ChatGPT can accurately respond to digital pathology questions and help clinicians utilize complex histopathology software.
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22 Jul 2024
NCSC: Beware of criminal CrowdStrike opportunists
By Alex ScroxtonFinancially motivated cyber criminals are already conducting opportunistic attacks on organisations that leverage the CrowdStrike incident, and more targeted attacks are sure to follow
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22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike chaos shows risks of concentrated ‘big IT’
By Alex ScroxtonThe concentration of so much mission-critical technology in the hands of a few large suppliers makes incidents like the Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage all the more dangerous
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19 Jul 2024
Global Microsoft outage hits NHS GP IT system
By Lis EvenstadThe Emis Web IT system used by more than half of GP practices in the UK is down, following the worldwide Microsoft outage
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18 Jul 2024
Over 60% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA
By Hannah NelsonWhile awareness of TEFCA is rising nationwide, gaps exist across smaller, critical access and independent hospitals, according to an ONC data brief.
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18 Jul 2024
ONC releases USCDI Version 5 to drive interoperability
By Hannah NelsonUnited States Core Data for Interoperability Version 5 (USCDI v5) introduces new data classes and data elements to enhance health data interoperability and patient care.
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18 Jul 2024
Machine learning flags nAMD drug-related eye inflammation
By Shania KennedyA machine learning tool could bolster early detection of vision-threatening inflammation associated with drugs used to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
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18 Jul 2024
What's the state of women's health, care access in the U.S.?
By Sara HeathA patchwork of insurance provisions and preventive healthcare access leaves much to be desired in terms of U.S. women's health.
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17 Jul 2024
UK Cyber Bill teases mandatory ransomware reporting
By Alex ScroxtonIn the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill introduced in the King's Speech, the UK's new government pledges to give regulators more teeth to ensure compliance with security best practice and to mandate incident reporting
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16 Jul 2024
Public health messaging aids 988 mental health line awareness
By Sara HeathPublic health messaging campaigns were successful at boosting 988 mental health crisis line awareness to 67%.
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16 Jul 2024
Labour government begins to dish out digital responsibilities
By Lis EvenstadAs the new government begins to settle in, ministers with technology remits begin to emerge as DHSC and others declare which ministers will have digital responsibilities
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15 Jul 2024
NIH grant to fund depression chatbot for Black patients
By Shania KennedyLearn how an existing AI chatbot for antidepressant recommendation will be validated for use in Black patients with funding from the NIH's AIM-AHEAD program.
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15 Jul 2024
NHS Trusts cancelled over 6,000 appointments after Qilin cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe two NHS Trusts most heavily impacted by the Qilin ransomware attack on pathology services provider Synnovis have cancelled over 6,000 appointments and procedures in the past five weeks
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15 Jul 2024
WHO launches digital health collaboration network
By Lis EvenstadThe World Health Organisation’s network, which includes 53 member states alongside data and digital health partners, will tackle digital transformation issues in healthcare
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12 Jul 2024
Out-of-pocket drug costs rise when patients join Medicare
By Sara HeathOut-of-pocket drug costs for diabetes medications go up when patients join Medicare, adversely affecting medication adherence.
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11 Jul 2024
Life sciences, medtech and the NHS must marry, says health secretary
By Lis EvenstadHealth secretary Wes Streeting wants the UK to be an international powerhouse for life sciences and medtech, and plans to turn the Department for Health and Social Care into a ‘public growth department’
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11 Jul 2024
HHS releases HTI-2 proposed rule for interoperability
By Hannah NelsonHHS's HTI-2 proposed rule aims to improve health data interoperability with new certification criteria and updates to information blocking regulations.
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11 Jul 2024
Dutch research firm TNO pictures the SOC of the future
By Kim LoohiusIn only a few years, security operations centres will have a different design and layout, and far fewer will remain
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09 Jul 2024
Hyper-V zero-day stands out on a busy Patch Tuesday
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has fixed almost 140 vulnerabilities in its latest monthly update, with a Hyper-V zero-day singled out for urgent attention
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09 Jul 2024
Pandemic policies shrank cost-related barriers to healthcare
By Sara HeathThe number of adults reporting cost-related barriers to healthcare went down by 4.75 million people, new data shows.
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09 Jul 2024
Chinese spies target vulnerable home office kit to run cyber attacks
By Alex ScroxtonChina’s APT40 is ramping up targeting of victims using vulnerable small and home office networking kit as command and control infrastructure, according to an international alert
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09 Jul 2024
Room to grow in UK for Tata Consultancy Services after half a century
By Karl FlindersIndian-headquartered IT giant has built a large UK footprint as part of its global network, a commitment which is helping it increase its business in the UK’s public sector
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08 Jul 2024
Synnovis attack highlights degraded, outdated state of NHS IT
By Alex ScroxtonMore cyber attacks against the health service are likely, and will succeed if something isn’t done to address the increasingly elderly NHS IT estate, experts are warning
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03 Jul 2024
NCA’s Operation Morpheus targets illicit Cobalt Strike use
By Alex ScroxtonInternational law enforcement operation targets cyber criminals using the Cobalt Strike penetration testing framework for dodgy purposes
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03 Jul 2024
Personalized medicine Biohealth Tech Hub awarded $49M
By Shania KennedyThe Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub will use $49 million in federal funding to drive innovation, manufacturing and workforce development in the realm of precision medicine.
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03 Jul 2024
UK must push forward greater use of open tech
By Cliff SaranOpenUK is calling on policymakers to put more effort into building the UK’s open source capabilities
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03 Jul 2024
Tech leaders recognised for social, cultural and economic innovations
By Computer Weekly StaffTechUK President's Awards highlight the contribution of the IT community to improving society through digital innovation
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01 Jul 2024
Patient experience scores rebound after pandemic dip
By Sara HeathDespite patient experience improvements, patient satisfaction scores still vary by race and age.
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28 Jun 2024
How the U.S. can close longstanding racial health equity gaps
By Sara HeathAccess to insurance, better enforcement and more data will be key to addressing the nation's health equity woes.
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27 Jun 2024
UKtech50 2024: The most influential people in UK technology
By Lis EvenstadComputer Weekly has announced the 14th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
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27 Jun 2024
IT giant Atos faces collapse if restructuring talks fail
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonFrench IT giant Atos is facing financial problems that could affect the ability of its UK arm to deliver key government contracts, including those related to NHS records in hospitals
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27 Jun 2024
Top-ranked hospitals still underperform in social responsibility
By Sara HeathHospitals that typically rank high for quality, plus private equity-backed institutions, fell short on the social responsibility ratings.
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26 Jun 2024
Most patients find new doc online, via provider directories
By Sara HeathWhile 46% of patients look online and at their insurance's provider directory to find a new doctor, fewer rely on referrals.
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25 Jun 2024
NHS experts raise warning over patient data breach risk in registries project
By Alex ScroxtonClinicians warn that the NHS England Outcome Registries Platform has poor security and is vulnerable to cyber attack, putting critical patient data at risk of being exposed
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24 Jun 2024
HHS establishes provider information blocking disincentives
By Hannah NelsonA new HHS final rule outlines information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers across several CMS programs, including the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.
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24 Jun 2024
Deep learning links lung shape differences and COVID-19 severity
By Shania KennedyA 3D residual convolutional network analysis revealed that COVID-19 patients experienced significant deformities to the mediastinal and basal surfaces of the lungs.
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21 Jun 2024
Qilin ransomware gang publishes stolen NHS data online
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe ransomware gang behind a major cyber attack on NHS supplier Synnovis has published a 400GB trove of private healthcare data online
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20 Jun 2024
Machine learning-driven liquid biopsy identifies lung cancer risk
By Shania KennedyA machine learning-based approach could flag individuals at high risk for lung cancer by analyzing DNA fragments found in blood, which may improve screening uptake.
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18 Jun 2024
Deep brain stimulation atlas, AI may personalize Parkinson’s treatment
By Shania KennedyUsing a newly developed symptom atlas, a deep brain stimulation algorithm could optimize personalized treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
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17 Jun 2024
Patient safety, satisfaction soar with remote care management
By Sara HeathIn addition to high patient satisfaction and good patient safety performance, telehealth improved access to remote care management.
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17 Jun 2024
VA extends Oracle Health EHR modernization contract
By Hannah NelsonThe Department of Veterans Affairs has extended its EHR modernization contract with Oracle Health, focusing on improved system performance accountability.
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14 Jun 2024
ONC, HRSA modernize UDS reporting with HL7 FHIR
By Hannah NelsonAs part of a joint ONC and HRSA initiative, health centers are using HL7 FHIR standards to streamline UDS reporting and improve data accuracy to inform quality initiatives.
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13 Jun 2024
General election 2024: Labour promises to boost digital infrastructure
By Bryan GlickThe Labour Party manifesto for the UK general election promises a new industrial strategy and an overhaul of planning rules to help support the digital and tech sector
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13 Jun 2024
Black Basta ransomware crew may be exploiting Microsoft zero-day
By Alex ScroxtonA Microsoft vulnerability that was addressed without fanfare in March may in fact have been exploited as a zero-day by the notorious Black Basta ransomware gang, threat hunters warn
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13 Jun 2024
Q&A: Adalbjorn Thorolfsson on IT project management in Iceland
By Pat BransWith a small, but very sophisticated population, Iceland has unique ways of keeping up with the rest of the world in the IT sector. Adalbjorn Thorolfsson, president of the Icelandic Project Management Association, describes some lessons for the rest of the world
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13 Jun 2024
Machine learning tool accurately predicts spine surgery outcomes
By Shania KennedyA machine learning approach using wearable data, EHRs and ecological momentary assessment information outperformed existing spine surgery outcome prediction tools.
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12 Jun 2024
Prediabetes linked to social determinants of health, not race
By Sara HeathSocial determinants of health disproportionately affect racial/ethnic minorities, leading to disparities in prediabetes in teens.
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12 Jun 2024
Synthetic tumor data enhances training for cancer detection AI
By Shania KennedyAn artificial intelligence model trained solely on synthetic liver tumor data performed on par with models trained using images of real tumors.
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11 Jun 2024
Pure Storage hit by Snowflake credential hackers
By Alex ScroxtonPure Storage emerges as the latest victim of a fast-spreading breach of Snowflake customers targeting users with lax credential security measures in place
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11 Jun 2024
Low language access limits patient appointment scheduling
By Sara HeathResearchers say low access to cancer care is due to poor language access during the appointment scheduling process.
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11 Jun 2024
More than 160 Snowflake customers hit in targeted data theft spree
By Alex ScroxtonMandiant reports that more than 160 Snowflake customers have been hit in a broad data theft and extortion campaign targeting organisations that have failed to pay proper attention to securing valuable credentials
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11 Jun 2024
Interpretable machine learning helps clinicians classify EEG anomalies
By Shania KennedyAn interpretable machine learning model improved clinicians’ performance in reading electroencephalography charts, boosting accuracy from 47% to 71%.
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10 Jun 2024
NHS blood stocks running low after ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonThe NHS is appealing for people with O Positive and O Negative blood types to come forward to donate as hospitals in London struggle to keep critical services running after ransomware attack
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10 Jun 2024
South Carolina gains web-based tool for population health surveillance
By Shania KennedySix new data dashboards will track cancer, care access and SDOH across South Carolina’s 46 counties in an effort to advance population health.
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07 Jun 2024
Bitdefender makes MDR services free to NHS bodies hit by Qilin
By Alex ScroxtonBitdefender offers NHS bodies affected by a major cyber incident free access to its product suite, as the health service continues to deal with the impact of the Qilin ransomware attack on partner Synnovis
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07 Jun 2024
NIH funds validation of graft-versus-host disease assessment AI
By Shania KennedyA $4.2 million grant will support the validation of an artificial intelligence tool to measure skin changes in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.
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06 Jun 2024
How docs can build patient trust in generative AI use
By Sara HeathProviders and community health partners might be instrumental in building patient trust in generative AI and encouraging use.
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06 Jun 2024
Deloitte: healthcare consumers’ trust in generative AI has room to grow
By Shania KennedyDeloitte’s 2024 consumer healthcare survey found that adoption of GenAI for health reasons has progressed little in the last year due to consumers’ distrust.
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05 Jun 2024
Qilin ransomware gang likely behind crippling NHS attack
By Alex ScroxtonSecurity experts investigating a major cyber attack on an NHS partner that has caused frontline services across South London to grind to a halt say the Qilin ransomware gang appears to be the culprit
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04 Jun 2024
Invasive tracking ‘endemic’ on sensitive support websites
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonWebsites set up by police, charities and universities to help people get support for sensitive issues like addiction and sexual harassment are deploying tracking technologies that harvest information without proper consent
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04 Jun 2024
NHS services at major London hospitals disrupted by cyber attack
By Alex ScroxtonA major cyber attack at NHS services provider Synnovis is disrupting frontline care at hospitals across London
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04 Jun 2024
Deep learning model personalizes adaptive therapy for prostate cancer
By Shania KennedyA deep reinforcement learning model designed to tailor adaptive treatment schedules could double the time to progression for prostate cancer patients.
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03 Jun 2024
Behavioral health orgs look to EHR vendors for integration
By Hannah NelsonWhile many behavioral health providers are looking to EHR vendor tools for integrated care, interviewed customers reported functionality and integration challenges.
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03 Jun 2024
VA patient satisfaction and trust reach all-time high
By Sara HeathOfficials say the surge in patient trust at the Department of Veterans Affairs is due to an increase in health benefits meted out and lower wait times for appointments.
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03 Jun 2024
97 FTSE 100 firms exposed to supply chain breaches
By Alex ScroxtonBetween March 2023 and March 2024, 97 out of 100 companies on the UK’s FTSE 100 list were put at risk of compromise following supply chain breaches at third-party suppliers
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03 Jun 2024
Researchers demonstrate value of AI in predicting heart disease
By Cliff SaranA decade-long study using an AI-based risk score of 40,000 people has shown it’s possible to detect the level of inflammation of heart arteries
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03 Jun 2024
AI reveals association between body composition, lung cancer outcomes
By Shania KennedyNew research shows that changes in muscle mass and fat quality during immunotherapy treatment are linked to poor outcomes in metastatic lung cancer.
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03 Jun 2024
Uktech50 2024: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
By Lis EvenstadUKtech50 received a record-breaking 434 nominations for the 2024 list. Unfortunately, there wasn’t space for everyone in the top 50, and as you can see for yourself in this year’s longlist, it was a difficult decision for the judges
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03 Jun 2024
Chatbots show promise in simplifying pathology reports for patients
By Shania KennedyBard and GPT-4 enhanced the readability of pathology reports while maintaining high medical accuracy, which could help explain findings to patients.
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31 May 2024
MRI-based machine learning approach predicts breast cancer metastasis
By Shania KennedyA convolutional neural network successfully flagged 95% of breast cancer patients with axillary metastasis, demonstrating potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies.
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30 May 2024
Generative AI predicts hospital admissions from ED visits
By Shania KennedyGPT-4 outperformed traditional machine learning models when tasked with forecasting which emergency room patients may need to be admitted to the hospital.
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29 May 2024
Racial health disparities impact mental healthcare access
By Sara HeathOnly 39% and 36% of Black and Hispanic people had access to mental health treatment in 2023, compared to 50% of white people, according to KFF.
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29 May 2024
Organisations value digital trust, but aren’t working at it
By Alex ScroxtonThree quarters of organisations believe digital trust is relevant to their businesses, yet clear gaps in strategies still seem to persist
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29 May 2024
AI tool predicts autoimmune disease risk using genomic data
By Shania KennedyThe artificial intelligence-driven EXPRESSO model uses genomic data, epigenetics and other information to identify risk genes for autoimmune disease.
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28 May 2024
3 healthcare organizations begin EHR implementation projects
By Hannah NelsonHealth First, Axis Health and Atlantis Orthopedics recently announced EHR implementation projects to improve patient care and optimize clinical workflows.
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28 May 2024
Executive Interview: Why Dell wants to be your one-stop AI shop
By Alex ScroxtonAt Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas, artificial intelligence was the talk of the town as Dell staked out an all-encompassing strategy ahead of an anticipated goldrush. Dell’s Nick Brackney explains why the tech giant believes it's onto a winner
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28 May 2024
AASM highlights opportunities, weaknesses of AI in sleep medicine
By Shania KennedyThe American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently examined the potential and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence in clinical care.
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24 May 2024
UKtech50 2024: Vote for the most influential person in UK IT
By Lis EvenstadOur judges have selected the top 50 leaders from a shortlist of more than 400 people – now it’s your chance to tell us who you think is the most influential person in UK technology
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23 May 2024
70% of hospitals participate in healthcare interoperability
By Hannah NelsonHealthcare interoperability is growing across hospitals, but gaps remain, especially in data exchange with long-term care and behavioral health providers.
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23 May 2024
Digital divide affects patient portal use in primary care
By Sara HeathBlack and Hispanic people had lower patient portal engagement, indicating a digital divide that health systems have yet to surmount.
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23 May 2024
Machine learning predicts risk of OUD treatment discontinuation
By Shania KennedyNew machine learning framework reveals that almost 15% of opioid use disorder patients discontinued recommended buprenorphine treatment prematurely.
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22 May 2024
G-Cloud 14: Overseas suppliers risk non-compliance as CCS changes stance on UK VAT requirements
By Caroline DonnellyAfter assuring overseas suppliers multiple times during the G-Cloud clarification period that they did not need a UK VAT number to participate in the framework, government procurement chiefs have now backtracked on this guidance by telling non-UK suppliers to get VAT registered by October or risk being non-compliant
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17 May 2024
Large organizations drove 2023 acute care EHR market energy
By Hannah NelsonWhile acute care EHR purchasing remained high throughout 2023, Epic was the only health IT vendor to achieve a net increase in acute care EHR market share.
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16 May 2024
Athenahealth launches specialty EHR tools to improve care
By Hannah NelsonAthenahealth has introduced new specialty EHR solutions that aim to meet the clinical and operational needs of women's health and urgent care practices.
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15 May 2024
Critical SharePoint, Qakbot-linked flaws focus of May Patch Tuesday
By Alex ScroxtonA critical SharePoint vulnerability warrants attention this month, but it is another flaw that seems to be linked to the infamous Qakbot malware that is drawing attention
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15 May 2024
AI, social media help track population-based mental health patterns
By Shania KennedyUsing an AI-driven, language-based mental health assessment framework, researchers could accurately assess depression and anxiety rates at the county level.
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14 May 2024
CyberUK 24: UK insurance industry gets tough on ransomware
By Alex ScroxtonThree of the UK’s largest insurance associations have signed on to a new initiative spearheaded by the NCSC to try to bring down the number of ransomware payments being made
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14 May 2024
NHS trust dismisses governors who questioned allegations of email tampering
By Tommy GreeneTwo NHS trust governors who raised questions in a dispute over allegations of email tampering concerning whistleblower Peter Duffy have been dismissed after an investigation that followed their suspension
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14 May 2024
AI enhances computational performance of artificial pancreas system
By Shania KennedyAn AI-driven artificial pancreas kept patients’ blood sugar in the desired range just as long as a non-AI tool while reducing computational demands six-fold.
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13 May 2024
3 care orgs pursue interoperability with Epic EHR systems
By Hannah NelsonAlbany Medical Center, WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, and Vanderbilt Home Care have recently announced Epic EHR implementations to support health data interoperability.
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13 May 2024
Deep learning framework predicts drug effectiveness, treatment outcomes
By Shania KennedyNew deep learning approach outperformed seven existing models and recommended the same stroke treatments as four randomized clinical trials.
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10 May 2024
MHRA launches AI regulatory sandbox
By Lis EvenstadThe Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) hopes the AI Airlock sandbox will help in improving safe development and use of medical devices
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09 May 2024
Cyber attack victims need to speak up, says ICO
By Alex ScroxtonThe Information Commissioner’s Office is urging organisations to be transparent and learn from each other’s mistakes as it reveals most of the cyber attacks it responds to stem from the same core errors