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Applied Analytics: Making the Dream of Cost-Controlled Population Health a Reality

by Moshe Starkman, Senior Director, Value Based Reimbursement, nThrive 06/12/2019 Leave a Comment

Applied analytics: Making the dream of cost-controlled population health a reality

Ninety percent of a solution is accurately defining the problem, however, in healthcare, much like nearly every other industry, more time and energy is spent on fixing perceived symptoms rather than identifying root caU.S.es. Today we will explore the contribution that applied analytics has made and continues to make on bending the dramatic U.S. healthcare cost curve. To do this well we will first explore the primary cost drivers (i.e. root caU.S.es), as to why the U.S. spends more on care than
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Adventist Integrates CancerIQ Platform with Cerner EHR Systemwide to Get AHEAD of Cancer

by Fred Pennic 05/24/2019 Leave a Comment

Adventist Integrates Cancer IQ Platform with Cerner EHR Systemwide to Get AHEAD of Cancer

Adventist Health is getting AHEAD of hereditary cancer (which tends to be earlier onset, more aggressive, and accounts for 10 percent of all new diagnoses). The Adventist Health Early All-Around Detection – or AHEAD Program – at Adventist Health is a population hereditary cancer risk assessment initiative.To ensure patients in both urban and rural settings have access to the preventive services needed to reduce risk, Adventist Health is partnering with CancerIQ to identify candidates for genetic
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Why Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care

by Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD, President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) 05/22/2019 Leave a Comment

Playing Political Games Does Not Improve Patient Care

Now that it is the political season where divisiveness rules the day, the bevy of President wannabes’ interest in maternal health is suspect. After all, none of them have joined the many maternal health advocates who praised the President for signing into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act which gives grants to the states to help identify the causes of maternal mortality.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are about 3
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6 Patient Influencers Redefining The Healthcare Landscape

by HITC Staff 04/02/2019 Leave a Comment

Patient Influencers

Most people are now familiar with social media influencers. They're the individuals who use their popularity to encourage followers to try clothing brands, food, makeup, and gadgets. As anyone who watched either of the two Fyre Festival documentaries now knows, they can be instrumental in getting people on board with things associated with disastrous consequences. There's a relatively new concept in the influencer world. It involves people known as patient influencers doing just as the name
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4 Pillars of Value for AI in Medical Imaging

by Simon Harris and Dr. Sanjay Parekh, PhD at Signify Research 03/19/2019 Leave a Comment

4 Pillars of Value for AI in Medical Imaging

At ECR this year, there were over 25 independent software vendors (ISVs), many of them start-ups, showcasing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for medical imaging within a dedicated space. Additionally, with established imaging vendors foraying into the AI space, what was once the hype is now in the early stages of market maturity, and, it appears, AI within medical imaging is here to stay. The question has now shifted to what clinical value AI solutions can provide, rather than if AI is
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HIMSS19 Day 2 Announcements & Summary

by Fred Pennic 02/12/2019 Leave a Comment

4 Trends We Expect to See at HIMSS 2019

 Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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Zebra Medical Vision Raises $30M, Unveils AI-Based Chest X-Ray Reader

by Jasmine Pennic 06/08/2018 Leave a Comment

 Zebra Medical Vision, an Israeli-based machine and deep learning startup utilizing big data to diagnose diseases far better than radiology has raised $30 million in Series C funding led by aMoon Ventures. The round also included particpation from  Aurum, Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc. and Intermountain Healthcare and leading global AI scientists Professor Fei Fei Lee and Richard Socher. The latest round brings the total investment in the company to $50M. Founded in 2014, Zebra
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Zebra Medical Vision Granted CE Approval for Breast Cancer Detection Algorithm

by Jasmine Pennic 05/29/2018 Leave a Comment

Zebra Medical Vision Granted CE Approval for Breast Cancer Detection Algorithm

Zebra Medical Vision, a machine and deep learning startup utilizing big data to diagnose diseases far better than radiology has received CE approval for its 7th disease detecting algorithm that will detect one of the deadliest of all: breast cancer. The algorithm is capable of detecting suspected malignant lesions in mammography scans. It is the latest addition to other automated tools announced in the past as part of it’s “All-In-One” AI1 business model, among them algorithms that automatically
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University of Michigan, Tempus Partner on Personalized Breast Cancer Medicine Initiative

by Fred Pennic 06/12/2017 Leave a Comment

University of Michigan, Tempus Partner on Personalized Cancer Medicine for Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. In 2017, it is estimated that more than 250,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with new cases of invasive breast cancer. That’s why the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has partnered with Tempus on a personalized cancer medicine initiative aimed providing most effective care for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer.As part of the initiative, Tempus will use
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