Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists developed an AI tool to assess blood clot risks in pediatric patients, yet clinicians hesitated to adopt its recommendations. Analyzing 110,000 patient records, researchers identified 11 clot risk factors,…
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By Sara Heath
October 23, 2023 – Pediatric patients who are Black are far more likely to die from sepsis than their White counterparts, even within a single hospital, a new analysis presented at the 2023…
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By Hannah Nelson
October 20, 2023 – Heart of Florida Health Center, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), has seen a 21 percent increase in payment collections with eClinicalWorks EHR and healow Payment Services.
The health center…
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OpenAI adds voice capabilities to the ChatGPT mobile app, which can carry on a conversation with the user through one of several available natural-sounding voices. Existing voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant,…
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Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City has achieved a breakthrough in pediatric genomics by developing a process for conducting whole-genome sequencing tests within clinical settings. Dr. Tomi Pastinen, director of its Genomic Medicine Center,…
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To diagnose and solve pediatric diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s has been performing whole genome sequencing testing.Recently the hospital announced that it is the first healthcare organization to bring genetic testing bedside, says Dr. Tomi…
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If you think the state of young people’s mental health in the U.S. hasn’t reached a crisis point yet, you are sorely mistaken, Lawrence Moss said Monday during an interview at HLTH. He is…
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Children with medical complexity account for less than 1% of all U.S. kids but contribute to an estimated 30% of pediatric healthcare costs and 86% of hospital charges at American children’s hospitals.Worse yet, hospitalizations…
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By Anuja Vaidya
October 10, 2023 – Telehealth accounts for a significant share of mental health service utilization and spending among pediatric patients in the United States, with telemental health service utilization soaring 2,300 percent higher…
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We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Chief Health Information Officer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This…
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