HE homepage

Researchers have developed a machine learning system that predicts the severity of arthritis in a pediatric population, allowing for treatment to be personalized. Findings of their research were published in PLOS Medicine.

As the number of diabetes cases continues to rise in India, Google and Verily, the life sciences research organization under Alphabet, have a solution to better screen for the disease and associated eye diseases.

As hospitals start to publish prices of their services, patients should theoretically be able to save money by shopping around. However, out-of-pocket costs to patients have little correlation with the amount insurers pay or the overall price of a procedure, according to a recent study of 14 representative Massachusetts hospitals by Pioneer Institute.

Flag

The U.K. Department of Health and Social Care recently issued a new code of conduct for AI systems in an effort to ensure that only the topmost and safest AI-based systems are used by the National Health Service (NHS). 

After seeing success from its AI-powered healthcare bot, Ohio-based healthcare technology company Olive is planning to add 100 tech jobs within the next two years, according to a report by Columbus Business First.

APP volume and share of image-guided paracentesis increased from 10.2% to 15.8%, and from 7.7% to 12.9% for thoracentesis, while Medicare reimbursement for both procedures has seen a reduction since 2012. #nursepractitioner #physicianassistant #interventionalradiology

Physicians are major drivers of hospital revenue, generating about $2.4 million each year, according to a new survey from Merritt Hawkins.

Around the web

The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.