Technology

Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG, discussed how she helps make the electronic medical record more accessible and easier for clinicians to use within her roles as ambulatory director of VUMC Telehealth and Specialty Pharmacy and associate vice chair of Digital Health Operations of the Department of Medicine.

Post heart failure (HF)–related hospital discharge care was investigated among patients through evaluation of usage rates of the Heart Failure Health Storylines mobile health application.

New research found that women in Somalia relied on television and radio to learn about HIV/AIDS.

Coverage of ASCO sessions and posters that addressed lessons from the Oncology Care Model and concerns about the Enhancing Oncology Model, which launched shortly after the annual meeting ended.

Called the TRIO comprehensive, integrated patient data repository (TRIO CIPDR), the unique registry combines clinical data from electronic health records with pharmacy data, including PAH-specific drugs prescribed, as well as the dates prescribed, administered, and refilled.

Highly resourced accountable care organizations (ACOs) were more likely to offer digital health services.

The shrinking gap was mainly driven by mobile device use.

The playbook from the 3 organizations highlights 5 best practices for data sharing from organizations with real-world experience in value-based care arrangements.

This work serves as a step toward better understanding the implications of remote critical care intervention by evaluating levels of tele–intensive care unit decision-making authority.

Researchers at Rock Health compared digital health funding, deal size, and other metrics in the first half of 2023 with previous years.

The uptake of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in clinical practice varies across the region.

This small study showed that individuals who used an app designed specifically for smokers ambivalent about quitting used the app more often and exhibited greater changes in behavior compared with those using a similar nontailored app.

A smartphone app was found to be useful and reliable by clinicians when testing vision for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigators said it is important for clinicians to interpret scans with knowledge of case-specific context for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Rates of next-generation sequencing (NGS) more than doubled once a nurse navigation program was implemented.

Explanatory studies, conducted under tightly controlled circumstances, could hinder the integration of technology in clinical settings by underreporting key study characteristics.

Artificial intelligence may be leveraged to improve minimal residual disease measurements for patients.

A novel natural language processing pipeline (NLP) may be able to help expedite the time-consuming process of gleaning this information from summaries.

The majority of patients had prior experience with telemedicine, but none had experience with telerehabilitation.

Authors suggest the finding may indicate the cells play a role in hematological malignancies.

The Mayo Clinic’s Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases was first implemented in 2018.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model may improve patient diagnosis and care among specialized epilepsy centers in underserved areas.

A new study investigated the potential impact of remote monitoring of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) on care use and costs.

Overall, home visitation staff support the use of technology-enhanced educational tools in conjunction with home visits to promote positive weight outcomes.

Patients often relapse after discharge from acute care because of long waits for outpatient treatment, lack of specialized therapists, out-of-pocket costs, and inadequate social support.

Patients who participated in a COVID-19 patient home monitoring program were satisfied with their care and stated that their participation made them less likely to seek care in the emergency department.

Technical, economic, and political factors led to notable disparities between high-income and low-and middle-income countries, an international assessment shows.

A direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall.

This study describes financial issues that influenced telemedicine provision and use for patients with chronic conditions and their providers during COVID-19.

This counterfactual simulation study on a nationally representative sample of the working population with musculoskeletal conditions estimated the value of patient-initiated virtual physical therapy.