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AI predicts risk of death from heart disease more accurately than experts

Leontina Postelnicu for Healthcare IT News The machine learning model uses 600 variables with patient’s data whereas human-constructed models made predictions based on 27, researchers say. Scientists have designed a model using Artificial Intelligence that can predict risk of death in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) better than expert-constructed models. According to a new…

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Can Technology Solve the Technology Problem?

By Sarah Elkins for For the Record Following a study which noted front-end speech recognition’s failure to increase physician satisfaction with their jobs, experts contemplate how to rectify the situation. In May, KLAS Research published the findings of a 12-month evaluation of organizations with high adoption rates of front-end speech recognition tools. The study focused…

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Guest Blog: Clinical Validation

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog I think we’re all familiar with the Law of Unintended Consequences. That’s the concept that something begun with the best of intentions can wind up going horribly awry. Examples include “New Coke” and anything ending in the word “Kardashian.” (Although I’m not sure anything the…

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Physical violence more common in healthcare facilities than hacking and cyber attacks, survey shows

Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Almost a quarter of healthcare security directors at hospitals think their facilities are unprepared for incidents involving a shooter. More than twice as many hospitals have experienced physical violence incidents as compared to hacking and cyberattacks, according to a research study among top security directors at healthcare facilities. The report shows 47…

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Teaching hospitals less likely to see 30-day readmissions for stroke patients

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Although re-admissions have fallen by 3 percent, patients discharged from non-teaching hospitals faced a significantly higher risk of readmission. Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less of a chance of landing back in a hospital during the early stages of recovery, according to new research from…

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8 most common medical coding errors

By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review In June, federal officials charged 601 defendants in alleged schemes involving about $2 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid, the biggest healthcare fraud enforcement action in U.S. Justice Department history. Government and private health insurer audits have recently revealed several fraudulent or abusive medical billing practices, Kevin B. O’Reilly, editor…

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These 11 hospitals closed in 2018: Here’s why

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to close. Here are the factors that led 11 hospitals to close so far this year: 1. Chestatee Regional Hospital (Dahlonega, Ga.). Chestatee Regional Hospital closed July 26, making it the seventh rural hospital in Georgia to close since…

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Apple is developing custom health information tracking chips

By Susan Morse for Healthcare IT News Apple is looking to hire engineers to develop a custom chip for more sophisticated health information tracking and applications, according to a CNBC report. CNBC said it got the information from a job posting from Apple’s Health Sensing hardware team. The July 10 job summary is for sensor ASIC architects to design,…

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Health insurers are vacuuming up details about you — and it could raise your rates

By Marshall Allen for CNBC To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. A handful of companies pitching “lifestyle” data and salespeople touting jargony phrases like “social determinants of health.” But dig deeper and the implications of what they’re selling might give many patients…

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