Tech & Innovation
Meta-Analysis: Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Chronic Health Conditions
11 May, 2019 | 14:25h | UTC
A Deep Learning Mammography-based Model for Improved Breast Cancer Risk Prediction
10 May, 2019 | 05:05h | UTCA Deep Learning Mammography-based Model for Improved Breast Cancer Risk Prediction – Radiology (free)
Commentaries: Using AI to predict breast cancer and personalize care – MIT News (free) AND Novel artificial intelligence method predicts future risk of breast cancer – Radiological Society of North America (free)
Study: Patients Value Convenience of Telemedicine
8 May, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCPatients value convenience of telemedicine – Reuters (free)
Original Study: Patient–Provider Video Telemedicine Integrated With Clinical Care: Patient Experiences – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Podcast: Untangling the Future of Telehealth and How To Get There
5 May, 2019 | 22:02h | UTCUntangling the Future of Telehealth And How To Get There – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and text)
5 Reasons Why Doctors Should Learn Data Science
2 May, 2019 | 12:30h | UTC5 Reasons Why Doctors Should Learn Data Science – Forbes (free)
Perspective: As Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Medicine, The Human Touch Could Be A Casualty
2 May, 2019 | 04:16h | UTCAs Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Medicine, The Human Touch Could Be A Casualty – NPR (free)
Systematic Review: Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations
26 Apr, 2019 | 02:03h | UTCTelehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)
See also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF)
Healthcare in The Age Of Personalization
20 Apr, 2019 | 14:29h | UTCHealthcare In The Age Of Personalization – Forbes (free)
Part 2: Identifying The Real Metrics Of Inclusion (free)
Part 3: How Business Models Must Evolve (free)
Part 4: Where Does It Fit With Population Health? (free)
Part 5: Clinical Implications (free)
Part 6: People Experts – We Need You (free)
Review: Optimizing Precision Medicine for Public Health
20 Apr, 2019 | 14:37h | UTCOptimizing Precision Medicine for Public Health – Frontiers in Public Health (free)
WHO Guideline: Recommendations on Digital Interventions for Health System Strengthening
18 Apr, 2019 | 08:04h | UTCNews Release: WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions (free)
ACR Creates Platform to Engage Radiologists in AI Development
10 Apr, 2019 | 11:33h | UTCNews Release: American College of Radiology Launches ACR AI-LAB™ to Engage Radiologists in AI Model Development (free)
Commentary: ACR creates platform to engage radiologists in AI development – AI in Healthcare (free)
Study: Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits
9 Apr, 2019 | 02:20h | UTCAntibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits – Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study finds high rate of antibiotic prescribing in kids’ telemedicine visits – CIDRAP (free) AND Pediatric telemedicine visits may increase antibiotic overprescribing – University of Pittsburgh (free)
Randomized Trial: Effect of Text Messaging on Risk Factor Management in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:16h | UTCEditorial: The CHAT Trial:Time for a Heart to Heart Talk (free)
Very important negative study.
Related Commentary on Twitter
We're high on #DigitalHealth to modify health behaviors…but this one, w/China colleagues, failed (tho intervention well received). We're still searching for the who/what/how of text message Rx. Lots lessons. https://t.co/Uaql1J97bB @SpatzErica @YaleMed #QCOR2019 @YaleCardiology pic.twitter.com/fIuJT8Egn6
— Harlan Krumholz (@hmkyale) April 6, 2019
Study: Usability Improvements in Electronic Health Records are Associated with Improved Cognitive Workload and Performance
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:08h | UTC
Opinion – “How IBM Watson Overpromised and Underdelivered on AI Health Care”
4 Apr, 2019 | 22:39h | UTCHow IBM Watson Overpromised and Underdelivered on AI Health Care – Spectrum (free) (via @EricTopol)
Related: Playing Doctor with Watson: Medical Applications Expose Current Limits of AI (free) AND Opinion: IBM pitched its Watson supercomputer as a revolution in cancer care. It’s nowhere close (free) AND A Reality Check for IBM’s AI Ambitions (free)
How Can Doctors Be Sure A Self-Taught Computer Is Making The Right Diagnosis?
2 Apr, 2019 | 02:05h | UTCHow Can Doctors Be Sure A Self-Taught Computer Is Making The Right Diagnosis? – NPR (free)
ESC Position Paper: Overcoming Challenges in Digital Health Implementation in Cardiovascular Medicine
1 Apr, 2019 | 11:54h | UTC
Study: Artificial intelligence for Prediction of Premature All-cause Mortality
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:12h | UTCCommentaries: Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds – University of Nottingham (free) AND Using artificial intelligence to predict mortality – Medical News Today (free)
29 Thoughts on the Future of Digital Healthcare
30 Mar, 2019 | 18:46h | UTC29 Thoughts on the Future of Digital Healthcare – Medium (free)
10 Ways How Big Data is Improving the Healthcare Industry
30 Mar, 2019 | 18:46h | UTC10 Ways How Big Data is Improving the Healthcare Industry – Datafloq (free)
Study: Development and Validation of an AI Detection Algorithm for Major Thoracic Diseases on Chest Radiographs
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:19h | UTCRelated: Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks (free) AND Deep Learning for Chest Radiograph Diagnosis (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
When #deeplearning #AI exceeds subspecialty radiologist performance for chest X-ray interpretation (and at multiple institutions) https://t.co/oljhBUCZP8@JAMANetworkOpen pic.twitter.com/65sKUDAtBz
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 22, 2019
10 Reasons Why Digital Health Start-Ups Go Bust
23 Mar, 2019 | 14:45h | UTC10 Reasons Why Digital Health Start-Ups Go Bust – The Medical Futurist (free)
Digital Health Just Had a Record Year. But is a Day of Reckoning Ahead?
23 Mar, 2019 | 14:44h | UTCDigital health just had a record year. But is a day of reckoning ahead? – STAT (free)
Study: Apple Watch Can Spot Atrial Fibrillation, But More Research is Needed
17 Mar, 2019 | 18:59h | UTCPresented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 Scientific Session.
See also: Beware the hype over the Apple Watch heart app. The device could do more harm than good – STAT (free) AND Apple Watch may spot heart problem but more research needed – Associated Press (free) AND Apple Watch May Detect A-fib in the General Population, but at What Cost? – TCTMD (free)
Related: Editorial: Downsides of Detecting Atrial Fibrillation in Asymptomatic Patients (free) AND USPSTF Statement: Screening with Resting or Exercise Electrocardiography (ECG) Not Recommended (free Guideline and commentaries) AND Wearable technology to screen for atrial fibrillation: does it raise more questions than it answers? (free commentaries) AND Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs (free commentaries)
Perspective: Why AI Will Make Healthcare Personal
17 Mar, 2019 | 18:18h | UTCWhy AI will make healthcare personal – World Economic Forum (free)