A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time,…
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Telephone, video visits 'critical' for enabling safety-net care access
A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time,…
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Building lasting tele-behavioral health programs to address patient needs
Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed many patients – especially those in under-resourced areas – unprecedented access to behavioral healthcare. But as Michael Hasselberg, senior director of digital health at the University of Rochester, discussed with Cleveland Clinic…
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Cancer clinical trials adapted rapidly during COVID-19 pandemic year
Cancer clinical trial research rapidly adapted to the circumstances of enrolling and treating patients on clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the conclusion drawn by authors of a study of cancer trial enrollment during 2020 and early 2021. The…
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Comprehensive clinical sequencing opens door to the promise of precision medicine
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have demonstrated that comprehensive genomic sequencing of all pediatric cancer patients is feasible and essential to capitalize on the lifesaving potential of precision medicine. Results from the St. Jude Genomes for Kids study appear…
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For people with disabilities, accessing care can be 'overwhelming'
Digital health tools can go a long way in making care more accessible for patients, especially those who may have logistical difficulties with analog-heavy systems. At the same time, it’s vital for health IT developers and stakeholders to recognize how…
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Speeding up clinical trials by making drug production local
The Boston area has long been home to innovation that leads to impactful new drugs. But manufacturing those drugs for clinical trials often involves international partners and supply chains. The vulnerabilities of that system have become all too apparent during…
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Synthetic data boosts accuracy and speed of brain tumor surgery CDS
Credit: Michigan Medicine/Synthetaic Michigan Medicine was working toward a goal: to develop a decision support tool that would improve pathologists’ ability to accurately diagnose brain tumors in the operating room, allowing them to both diagnose more quickly and more accurately….
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Physicians in favor of permanent telehealth expansion
A study published this month in JMIR Human Factors from Syracuse University researchers found that physicians are in favor of expanding telehealth permanently. However, many docs also voiced concerns with limitations of current telehealth technology offerings, noting that market…
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3 myths about translating AI models in a healthcare setting
Artificial intelligence has huge potential for many healthcare challenges – but there are still many hurdles that must be overcome. At a keynote for the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Health, Inference and Learning this past week, Dr. Alan…
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