June 2020

AI IDs cancer patients who could experience severe chemotherapy side effect
Pandemic pushing risky activities into healthcare data management
4 takeaways from a Harvard hospital’s homegrown COVID forecasting
Rothman of Hopkins: Demystifying COVID ‘requires the analysis of big data and AI’
Skin lesions best assessed by human-AI combo
Will EHR-enabled AI size up doctors for data-demanding patients?
More exposure to AI would make med students less uneasy about radiology
40% of Americans delaying healthcare due to pandemic
CDC predicts COVID-19 infections are actually 23M
AI calibrates drug advertising for stronger sales, better outcomes
Study finds 8.7M cases of COVID-19 cases undetected in March
Trump administration to end funding for COVID-19 testing sites
US judge upholds challenge to rule requiring hospitals to post prices
Hospitals see minor financial improvement in May
Trump administration target CDC for coronavirus investigation
CMS adds office to review regulatory and administrative burdens
VA deploys chatbot to guide vets through the pandemic 24/7
AI integrates with drones, smartphones to help 5G along
Healthcare providers are ready for a second coronavirus wave
Will COVID-19 give AI the stage it’s been needing?
AI to combine with imaging and genomics in precision medicine project
App detects worsening heart failure for personalized case management
CMS forms independent commission for COVID-19 response in nursing homes
Startup’s AI product set for wide distribution via major imaging vendor
Physician group advises on COVID-19 prevention and precautions
Machine learning sees diseases obscured by info overload
Hospitals are already treating COVID-19 patients with common steroid
US Air Force rolls out explainable AI to help fight COVID
Portable AI-enabled device brings blood testing to underserved areas
Med student: Train us in AI now or watch quality suffer later
Significant portion of COVID-19 may be asymptomatic
Surgeon group forms to protest Medicare cuts
CMS proposes value-based payment on prescription drugs
Emergency-use authorization granted for AI-based COVID management
Want to supercharge AI vs. COVID? Get more humans in the learning loop
Cleveland Clinic develops first risk prediction model for COVID-19 patients
3 US startups named healthcare technology pioneers of 2020
Senators ask to make COVID-19 telehealth extensions permanent
Walmart acquires health management app CareZone
First drug found to improve COVID-19 survival
Healthcare AI stocks will ‘mint the world’s first trillionaire,’ investment pro predicts
Head of CMS pushes non-COVID healthcare
AI helps diabetes patients manage glucose levels
AI guides trauma surgeons in real time
COVID-19 has opened telehealth, virtual care to the masses
FDA says hydroxychloroquine unlikely to be effective in treating COVID-19
Physicians estimate return to normal in August 2021
HHS finalizes rule repealing Obama-era protections for trans patients
Holograms speed tumor treatment, boost interventionalist confidence
Fauci comments on WHO’s confusing asymptomatic COVID-19 spread stance
Retracted hydroxychloroquine study leads health journals to rethink data sharing
Centene launches study to assess COVID-19 impact on minorities
WHO clarifies confusing comments about asymptomatic spread of COVID-19
Machine learning predicts drug cardiotoxicity
Top companies leveraging AI in drug discovery
HHS will distribute another $35B in COVID-19 relief to healthcare companies
Amazon Web Services helps WHO launch app for COVID-19 support
Siemens lands 10-year partnership with Geisinger
AI professor who survived cancer turns talents to war on COVID
Neural networks refreshed by virtual sleep
Pandemic uncovering AI’s potential for psychiatric epidemiology
How AI is speeding up COVID-19 diagnosis
Kaiser Permanente to return $500M in coronavirus aid
AMA announces new president, board of trustees
Cost of coronavirus tests varies, but high costs are exceptions
HHS increases reporting requirements for COVID-19 testing
3 authors of controversial hydroxychloroquine study retract paper
Despite revenue declines, most health CFOs will invest in digital transformation
AI takes aim at 158-year-old eye exam
WHO’s hydroxychloroquine trial will resume
5 healthcare vendors recognized for AI innovation
Former FDA Commissioner: COVID-19 vaccine may be seasonal
AI patient monitoring included in proposed emergency-response system
American health IT giant working to launch AI research center in the Middle East
Trump administration ups COVID-19 enforcement against nursing homes
Not going unnoticed: Mayo Clinic’s interest in tapping patient data to advance medical AI
The Lancet corrects hydroxychloroquine paper after backlash
White House health advisor concerned coronavirus vaccine immunity won’t last forever
Researchers teach ‘new tricks’ to an old algorithm
Scientists, physicians question research on hydroxychloroquine
Breast cancer AI wins CE certification
Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19
27% of Americans would reject COVID-19 vaccine
3 ways AI is accelerating the fight against COVID
Interpretability of radiological AI deemed essential for clinical adoption
Algorithms to help Hospital Sisters cut wasteful use of surgical services
Industry groups urge Trump administration to address PPE shortage
Cerner names new chief technology officer
Trump promises to break US away from WHO