Telementoring to Support Community Providers in HCV Treatment
Telemonitoring bridges the gap in hepatitis C.
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Boosting Health Info Technology Usability Requires Input From All Stakeholders
Usability challenges continue to affect health information technology (HIT), according to a viewpoint article by Raj M. Ratwani, PhD, of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Georgetown University School of Medicine, in Washington, DC, and colleagues, published in JAMA. Most US hospitals and ambulatory clinicians have adopted electronic health records (EHR),…
Clinical Utility of Wearable Devices in Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
Wearable devices can be used to diagnose cardiac rhythm abnormalities, but further investigation is necessary to optimize and integrate such technology into health care.
Virtual Patient Simulations Hold Promise in Psychiatric Intake Teaching
The use of virtual patients for healthcare simulation is promising but requires educators to define appropriate roles of virtual patients in medical teaching.
Bluetooth Technology Enables Insulin Adherence Monitoring
Adherence to timing and dosing of insulin injections can be objectively measured using Bluetooth-enabled pen caps.
Emotionally Responsive Virtual Coach Helps Address Patient Concerns in New Simulation
Kognito, a health simulation company, is applying its simulation technology to patient education, to address a gap in patient knowledge.
Genetic Testing Recommended for All Patients With Breast Cancer
Researchers from the American Society of Breast Surgeons outlined recommendations for genetic testing that medical professionals can use for assessing hereditary risk for breast cancer.
Facial Recognition Technology Raises Ethical, Legal, Privacy Concerns in Health Care
Physicians must consider the challenges associated with using facial recognition technology in healthcare settings.
How Should Artificial Intelligence Support Clinician Decision Making?
For decades, clinicians and researchers have been interested in seeing what role computers can play in complex clinical decision making.
Which Epilepsy Panel Is Most Cost-Effective for Genetic Testing?
A strategy using initial evaluation with whole-exome sequencing or epilepsy panel, and then, if these are negative, chromosomal microarray, is supported for patients with epilepsy of unknown etiology, according to study results.
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