Clinical

Edwin Pahk, vice president of growth at Aquant
By Bill Siwicki 10:05 am July 19, 2023
Data integrity and model validity are also must-haves, says an expert, who offers his ideas on a "clean data" mentality and explains why explicit consent is essential for training algorithms.
Adrienne Mullen, senior director of virtual care at Commonwealth Care Alliance
By Bill Siwicki 10:08 am July 17, 2023
CCA prioritizes virtual care because access to technology is a social factor that impacts health – and it enhances care coordination by engaging members where they are.
Mount Sinai in New York City
By Bill Siwicki 10:04 am July 14, 2023
The New York hospital's vice chairman of urology and robotics operations explains how a new surgical intelligence platform digs into surgery video to help understand outcomes and improve care.
A patient in a hospital bed smiles and clasps the hand of a clinician.
By Andrea Fox 10:25 am July 13, 2023
The health system is one of six institutions that will use advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning for a $52M NIH-funded phenotyping research project targeting acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia and sepsis.
Dr. Robin Arthur Williams of Ophelia
By Bill Siwicki 10:42 am July 11, 2023
Virtual care provider Ophelia found 56% of its OUD patients remained in treatment for six months and 48% stayed for one year, with retention rates significantly higher than traditional in-person care.
Clinician copies and pastes notes in an electronic health record
By Andrea Fox 02:20 pm July 07, 2023
The study of 1.7 billion clinical notes over a three-year period found an increase in the use of digital tools and copy/paste functionality correlated with longer notes and a decrease in the average time spent writing notes.
Tracy Warren of Astarte Medical
By Bill Siwicki 10:16 am July 07, 2023
Tracy Warren, CEO of Astarte Medical and a former venture investor, talks the best data, the pace of tech innovation, curbing the all-time high in premature births, and best practices to prevent lapses and medical errors in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Person lying on a bed looking up at the ceiling while holding onto a cellphone
By Jessica Hagen 12:42 pm July 06, 2023
Select Humana Medicare Advantage members will now have in-network access to Valera's telemental health offerings.
Hands in surgical gloves cover a burn on a patients hand in the hospital.
By Andrea Fox 08:31 am July 06, 2023
A teleburn pilot that relies on telehealth technology enables ER doctors at three of Northwell Health's New York City-area hospitals to conduct virtual consults with specialists at the Staten Island University Hospital Regional Burn Center. 
Healthcare provider with a lab coat and stethoscope sitting at a desk speaking with someone on a computer
By Jessica Hagen 05:18 pm July 05, 2023
Marpai will add the respiratory care company's virtual care offerings to its network of value-based care providers for use by self-funded employer health plan members.