A new study found that CT scans are more accurate than genetics in predicting heart disease risk in middle-aged adults. The study, which looked at data from 3,208 adults, found that CT scans were…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 30, 2023 – Health information exchange (HIE) may mitigate information discontinuity present in fragmented readmissions, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.
Fragmented readmissions, defined as readmissions to a different…
By Shania Kennedy
May 30, 2023 – Computed tomography (CT) scans for coronary artery calcium significantly improved risk predictions for heart disease in middle-aged patients compared to polygenic risk scores, according to a study published last…
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Atrium Health’s RPM program uses a care experience platform to provide virtual care for patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The program has been successful in reducing mortality rates and readmissions….
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In the past at Atrium Health’s Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, as in many other hospitals, postoperative cardiac patients were discharged with a vague understanding of what recovery entails. Uncertainty can lead to preventable…
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$2.5 Million in Seed Funding Expands Care Navigation Software and Partnerships with a Focus on Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) with Cultural Competency
Pear Suite, a digital health company working to empower community health…
Engineering and IT researchers from Monash University have combined nanotechnology and AI to create wearable technology for remote health monitoring.They came up with an ultra-thin wearable patch that is worn on the neck to measure…
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EarSwitch has won the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge Grant, which will allow it to develop its EarMetrics technology into standard hearing aids, allowing for a range of medical monitoring.Once developed the EarMetrics hearing aid…
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For many of the most severe health conditions, early detection greatly increases the chance of successful treatment and much better outcomes. This article shows how some surprising technologies are improving the early detection of…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 17, 2023 – In collaboration with AMC Health, the University Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies to care for chronic conditions with the goal of lowering costs,…
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