It had been a few years since the last systematic literature review of the effect health information technology (HIT) has on patient outcomes, and much has changed since. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 encouraged widespread electronic health record (EHR) adoption, vaulting them to near-ubiquity.
A machine learning technology developed to spot dangerous medical conditions before they worsen has shown its value in a trial.
Sanofi has found yet another partner to help digitize its clinical trial processes. In a statement, TriNetX announced that it will be assisting the pharmaceutical company by using patient EHRs to optimize recruitment, streamline trial investigators’ workflows, and otherwise impact the design of investigational drug trials. Sanofi has made similar arrangements to bolster its clinical trials with Science 37 and Evidation in March and July of last year, respectively.
Chilmark Vice President Kenneth Kleinberg said that hospitals are deploying AI, image recognition, natural language processing, predictive analytics - and they’re doing so quickly.
Brett Swenson, MD, deployed a chatbot to improve engagement from EHRs to triage and found real success in reaching patients with information about flu shots.
Boehringer Ingelheim announced the approval of a new indication for afatinib (Gilotrif), as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental New Drug Application (NDA) for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have non-resistant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test.
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have used precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut to prevent or reduce the severity of inflammation in a mouse model of colitis.
Digital health made big strides in 2017. With better provider workflows and more integrated core healthcare platforms, healthcare is on the brink of a disruption. As we move into 2018 and the next wave of innovation, here is a look back on the biggest stories that moved the needle in digital health this year.
With some three-quarters of the nation’s health systems now having an mHealth communications strategy, CIOs are now setting their sights on integrating those platforms with clinical decision support tools, including the EHR.
As 2017 draws to a close, we look back at a year where advances in pharmaceutical drug therapies brought new hope to people from across the globe. These steps forward bring with them a sense of suspense as we wait for more ground-breaking work to be accomplished in 2018. Here is Drugdu.com’s list of medical advances that amazed.
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