What's the current state of AI in healthcare? "Deployment is King" answer the Mayo Clinic's Dr. John Halamka and Paul Cerrato. There have been very few working implementations so far of the numerous AI solutions for healthcare developed by startups and established companies. "For a solution to work within a health system, it needs to conform to specific governance protocols, integrate with its IT systems, and win the support of clinicians and administrators who will be using it on a daily basis," write Halamka and Cerrato.
A strain of mpox disease that had previously been undetected in the U.S. has been found in California. The patient contracted it after traveling from East Africa, where there has been an outbreak of the clade I strain. The person was treated in San Mateo County and then released. The person is at home recovering. The CDC says the strain presents a low risk to the general public. 'Casual contact, like you might have during travel, is unlikely to pose significant risks for transmission of mpox,' it said.
Researchers used artificial intelligence to predict the activity of thousands of genes in tumors based on routinely collected images of tumor biopsies. It could guide treatment without costly genomic tests.
The AI algorithms increasingly used to treat and diagnose patients can have biases and blind spots that could impede healthcare for Black and Latinx patients, according to research co-authored by a Rutgers-Newark data scientist.
Since Leapfrog reported Hospital Safety Grades in fall 2022, when HAI rates were at their highest peak since 2016, average HAI scores have declined dramatically: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) decreased by 38% . Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) decreased by 36% , and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decreased by 34% .
Why is concierge medicine growing? In large part, because dealing with healthcare is tough on both patients and providers, and lots of people want an alternative. "The United States has not valued or financed primary care appropriately for decades," says Erin Sullivan, an associate professor of healthcare administration at Suffolk's Sawyer Business School. "The undervaluing of primary care — the under-financing of primary care — has led to a burned-out workforce and primary care staff shortages."