Unmet Care Targets Suggest Need for Improved Diabetes Care Accessibility
August 18th 2019Despite advances in therapies for diabetes, those living with the disease are not faring better in reaching treatment targets due to lack of access to care, starting with the ability to be properly diagnosed.
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Study Develops Model for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury Risk
July 27th 2019CMS is considering hosptial-acquired acute kidney injury as a quality measure, and the study offers a model using electronic health records that could help predict imminent risk of this condition using readily available laboratory values.
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Eating Behaviors May Help Physicians Diagnose Autism, Penn State Study Finds
July 22nd 2019Unusual eating behavior can be seen in 70% of children who have autism, and it is so characteristic of this group that hypersensitivity to food textures or temperatures can be a reason for parents to look into an autism diagnosis, according to new research from Penn State College of Medicine.
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Forward-Thinking Insurers Adopt Genomics, Medicare Makes Perilous, Costly Leap Backward
July 11th 2019Authors from My Gene Counsel discuss gaps in CMS reimbursement policy for genetic testing and counseling, in light of advances in guidelines from groups that include the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
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Foundation Medicine's National Coverage Determination Reopened by CMS
July 3rd 2019In a session held during the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in April, panelist James Almas, MD, vice president and national medical director of clinical effectiveness at LabCorp, and previously a medical officer at CMS in the Coverage Analysis Group, announced that he expected the National Coverage Determination to be reopened for Foundation Medicine’s FDA-approved companion diagnostic. By the end of the month, CMS revealed that they had done just that.
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A Contactless Artificial Intelligence System for Smart Devices Can Identify a Sign of Cardiac Arrest
June 28th 2019Researchers at the University of Washington created a tool, which could potentially be developed into an application for smart speakers and smartphones, that uses algorithms and machine learning to identify instances of agonal breathing, a sign of cardiac arrest, with an accuracy of 97% at distances of up to 6 meters away.
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Machine Learning Can Predict Heart Attack or Death More Accurately Than Humans
June 17th 2019Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, has become more accurate than human medical professionals in predicting incidence of heart attack or death in patients at risk of coronary artery disease.
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Trends and Innovation Shaping the Future of Healthcare Worldwide
January 23rd 2019Healthcare across the globe is at a moment of change. During the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, a panel of experts discussed the transformation taking place in healthcare and the tough questions ahead that still need to be answered.
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Promising Testing Tool Can Provide Accurate Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Infections
December 8th 2018A next generation DNA sequencing study offers a streamlined protocol that integrates the genomic portrait of pathogen, microbiome, and host transcriptome for a more accurate diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections.
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Studies Show Medicaid Expansion Is Improving Health, While Jury Still Out on Chronic Disease
December 8th 2018A batch of studies appearing in recent months have linked Medicaid expansion with lower death rates in renal failure, more efforts to quit smoking, and earlier detection of cancer. There are mixed outcomes in chronic disease, but an important clinical trial in Oregon shows that over the long haul, Medicaid expansion makes a difference.
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Engaging Employees in Health Benefit Design Increases Satisfaction With Coverage Options
November 21st 2018During a case study, employees were more willing to have less robust coverage in areas like dental, vision, and diagnostic benefits so that the group could have access to more comprehensive mental health and maternity services.
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