Article Archive for January 2022
Looking at the Whole
Health starts at homes, in schools, at workplaces, and within communities. We know that taking care of ourselves by eating well and staying active, not smoking, getting the recommended immunizations and screening tests, and seeing a doctor …
Healthcare and Cybersecurity
Resiliency has extended to healthcare information technology (HIT), a critical supporting element of the whole system. Cloud services also enable expanded telehealth, because even in the midst of all this chaos providers are more willing …
HIT in a Pandemic
A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient, 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere by using a secure username and password. The use of patient portals continue to increase …
Looking Forward with Telehealth
Both public and private health insurers have taken steps to increase access to telehealth services due to concern over the spread of COVID-19. Looking forward, what does telehealth look like? This interesting news came to us from …
Protection from Data Fraud
Protection from medical data fraud is a serious matter for all, or at least it should be. Criminals are trying to figure out how to turn every piece of our digital life into cash, and their …
Data Science and Deep Learning
Data scientists use deep learning to pick out drug combinations with large existing datasets for things like cancer and cardiovascular disease, but it can’t be used for new illnesses with limited data. Medical Xpress brought this news to …
Predictive Models and COVID-19
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for change in many ways and many, if not all, industries. Open Access Government brought this information to us in their article, “Artificial intelligence & other cancer screening innovations.”
Education, hospitality, …
Digital Transformation in a Pandemic
Much like other industries, healthcare continues to recognize the value of data and digital transformation. This was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and need for data-driven decision making in real time. To do this, many …
Social and Clinical Factors
With significant medical advances and greater access to healthcare, many diseases are being diagnosed earlier and managed better. However, heart disease still remains the leading cause of death globally. While this is cause for concern …
Machine Learning and Medicine
There has been a lot of talk about the applications of machine learning in medicine. But how is machine learning actually helping scientists and clinicians do their jobs? This interesting topic came to us from …
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