Tech & Innovation
Why health IT is such a tragedy
7 Jun, 2017 | 15:02h | UTCWhy health IT is such a tragedy – Suneel Dhand, MD via KevinMD.com (free)
Telemedicine Myths and the Truth Behind Them
4 Jun, 2017 | 18:47h | UTCTelemedicine Myths and the Truth Behind Them – Smart Vision Labs (free) (RT @eeckman see Tweet)
Cybercrime and healthcare
15 May, 2017 | 19:44h | UTCCybercrime and healthcare
The hackers holding hospitals to ransom – The BMJ (free) AND NHS cyber-attack: GPs and hospitals hit by ransomware – BBC News (free) AND Disruption from cyber-attack to last for days, says NHS Digital – as it happened – The Guardian (free) AND Worldwide ransomware attack hits NHS hospitals – video – The Guardian (free) AND British Patients Reel as Hospitals Race to Revive Computer Systems – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Hackers Hit Dozens of Countries Exploiting Stolen N.S.A. Tool – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Many hospitals were affected around the world.
Using AI to Detect Cancer
12 May, 2017 | 19:33h | UTCUsing AI to Detect Cancer, Not Just Cats – Wired (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Related: Is AI a threat or benefit to health workers? – CMAJ News (free)
More on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in our April 28Th issue (see #1) and in our April 10th issue (see #8)
Internet-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Chronic Dizziness
12 May, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCSee also: Balance retraining tool used in the study (free)
Commentaries: Online Rehabilitation Program Reduces Chronic Dizziness – Medscape (free registration required) AND Online Intervention Could Reduce Chronic Dizziness – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like
3 May, 2017 | 17:22h | UTCInteresting read: Here’s What Your Future Doctor Visits Could Look Like – Fortune (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
According to this point of view “tomorrow’s office visit will increasingly take place everywhere but the office”, with a sharp increase in virtual visits and home visits, with doctors coming to patients.
Automated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning
28 Apr, 2017 | 16:42h | UTCAutomated Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning – Ophthalmology (free)
Source: Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential to Fight Blindness – NewsWise (free)
Related article: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA (link to abstract -$ for full-text)
Another study showing an artificial intelligence-based algorithm can be used with high reliability to screen for diabetic retinopathy, with cases referred to an ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
See more about how doctors might be affected by artificial intelligence in our April 10 issue, see #8.
Physicians Split Time Evenly Between Seeing Patients And Desktop Medicine
21 Apr, 2017 | 15:18h | UTCElectronic Health Record Logs Indicate That Physicians Split Time Evenly Between Seeing Patients And Desktop Medicine – Health Affairs (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: By the Numbers: Docs’ Logged-On Time Increases – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related: Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians (free)
“Electronic health records systems now account for about half of the average doctor’s day”
Can machine-learning improve cardiovascular risk prediction using routine clinical data?
17 Apr, 2017 | 13:57h | UTCCan machine-learning improve cardiovascular risk prediction using routine clinical data? – PLOS One (free)
See also: Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks – Science (free)
“When expert MD guidelines are outperformed by machine learning for heart risk prediction” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
The hospital of tomorrow in 10 points
12 Apr, 2017 | 15:54h | UTCThe hospital of tomorrow in 10 points – Critical Care (free)
This is the first article in a new thematic series about the future of critical care (free)
Here’s why one tech investor thinks some doctors will be ‘obsolete’ in five years
10 Apr, 2017 | 15:56h | UTCHere’s why one tech investor thinks some doctors will be ‘obsolete’ in five years – CNBC (free) (RT @CMichaelGibson)
According to this point of view, radiologists will be the first ones that are affected by Artificial Intelligence. As we can see below, other specialists that work by interpreting medical images may follow, like dermatologists, ophthalmologists and pathologists.
See also: If You Look at X-Rays or Moles for a Living, AI Is Coming for Your Job – Wired (free) AND Adapting to Artificial Intelligence: Radiologists and Pathologists as Information Specialists – JAMA Viewpoint (free – and legal – PDF found with Unpaywall) AND Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text) AND Predicting non-small cell lung cancer prognosis by fully automated microscopic pathology image features – Nature(free) see commentary in Computers trounce pathologists in predicting lung cancer type, severity, researchers find – Science News (free)
Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective?
7 Apr, 2017 | 15:28h | UTCAre Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says – Kaiser Health News (free)
“Perhaps telehealth visits don’t save money after all. Increased convenience can increase utilization” (RT @drval)
Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Health Care
29 Mar, 2017 | 17:13h | UTCSee also: ACP: Stop Saddling Docs With Administrative Tasks – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“It’s time for all those involved in the healthcare industry to reevaluate and reduce the administrative task burden placed on clinicians” (from MedPage commentary above).
A.I. VERSUS M.D
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:52h | UTCA.I. VERSUS M.D – What happens when diagnosis is automated? – The New Yorker (free) (RT @EricTopol)
“In some trials, “deep learning” systems have outperformed human experts.”
Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:55h | UTCImplementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – JAMA Internal Medicine (free) (RT @PreetiNMalani)
Editorial: Seeing the Effect of Health Care Delivery Innovation in the Safety Net (free)
A large-scale telemedicine diabetic retinopathy screening program increased overall rates of screening by 16.3%, and wait times for screening were reduced by 89.2%.
Telehealth Doctor Visits
27 Mar, 2017 | 00:57h | UTCTelehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR Health News (free)
Link to original article abstract ($ required for full-text): Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access to Care But Does Not Decrease Spending – Health Affairs
Costs have increased in this study because 88 percent of telehealth visits represented people who would not have gone to a doctor otherwise.