Clinical
Patients claim they take responsibility for their own health. Doctors don’t believe that. The discrepancy means clinicians have an opportunity to improve communication to better partner with their patients.
Twenty one hospitals will use the supercomputer and the Watson for Oncology software piloted by Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York to offer personalized care for cancer patients.
The startup’s technology platform combines data science with analytics, clinical expertise, mobile tools to create personalization and engagement, CEO Rajeev Singh said.
The diagnostic and imaging company will use the funding to advance development of technology for testing blood supplies for the Zika virus.
The university aims to make genetic testing a regular part of healthcare using Google's Cloud Platform and informatics.
OpenNotes Executive Director Catherine DesRoches said the growing number of patients able to access their medical records online is advancing the shift toward transparency between doctors and patients.
The supercomputer identified a different type of cancer than the one doctors were currently treating for a patient in Japan.
Many physicians and nurses are traveling across desolate EHR wastelands replete with digital detritus, pixel dust and other non-value-add items.
The software currently enables people living with epilepsy to track their seizures and researchers want to develop the program into a seizure detector as well.
Health officials said Zika must have been contracted out-of-state, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the virus unprecedented.