Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Cynthia Rudin, PhD, is a highly regarded computer scientist who’s been eyeing the advance of artificial intelligence into society with equal parts enthusiasm and concern.
By now it’s a difficult-to-dispute likelihood: AI won’t replace doctors making diagnoses, but doctors who use AI will displace doctors who don’t use AI. The hypothesis gets a fresh airing out from the vantage point of the general public.
Electronic triggers designed to search for key data were able to identify and reduce follow-up delays for patients being evaluated for a diagnosis of colon or prostate cancer.
Although Medicare's 20 Pioneer and 333 Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations (ACOs) generated more than $411 million in savings in 2014, three out of four of these ACOs did not slow health spending enough to earn bonuses last year.
In a follow-up to the February announcement of the Obama Administration’s Precision Medicine Initiative, the White House posted a blog post seeking contributions that further the initiative’s goals.
This week in health IT, there were several partnerships announced that aim to advance healthcare. While there is much wrong with the state of healthcare today, these are the kinds of initiatives that signal an exciting future.
The Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine is collaborating with Helix to develop applications focused on educating consumers about their genetic data and health-related information.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors has approved $9 million to fund two research studies focused on the treatment and prevention of obesity in children and adults.
