Risk Assessment

Personalized Predictive Models for Kidney Injury Outperform Traditional Methods

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in JAMA Network Open earlier this month showed that personalized artificial intelligence (AI) models for acute kidney injury (AKI) risk prediction, which use common EHR variables,...

Researchers Develop Risk Model to Predict Brain Injury, Stroke in Neonates

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published this week in JAMA Network Open shows that a recently developed risk prediction model can identify term neonates at risk of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) using common...

AI Models Accurately Predict Clinical Risks in Multiple Hospitals Using Live Data

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research earlier this month showed that clinical risk prediction models for sepsis, delirium, and acute kidney injury (AKI) achieve high...

In-Person Screening, Machine Learning Can Help Predict Suicide Risk

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers found that suicide risk predictions for adult patients significantly improve when using an approach that combines in-person screening with an EHR-based machine-learning (ML) model. The...

Risk Models Show Vital Signs, Age Linked to COVID-19 Severity

by Mark Melchionna

While researching the correlation between COVID-19 and health outcomes, a study published in Scientific Reports used risk models to discover that vital signs, lab results, and age are factors that...

Artificial Intelligence Approach Helps Identify Type 2 Diabetes Risk

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzed various factors relating to pancreas health and fat levels using...

Machine Learning Can Help Detect Abdominal Hernia Surgery Complications

by Mark Melchionna

Surgeons from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have developed machine-learning models that can calculate risks for hernia recurrence and other complications. A study that...

New AI System Assists in Detecting Heart Transplant Reactions

by Mark Melchionna

To help improve heart transplants, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital created an artificial intelligence (AI) system known as the Cardiac Rejection Assessment Neural Estimator...

Audits, Diversifying Data Can Help Payers Address Machine Learning Biases

by Erin McNemar, MPA

As health insurers and providers increasingly turn to machine-learning algorithms to enhance care, there is a growing concern among experts regarding equity, fairness, and bias in how the technology is...

How Can Artificial Intelligence Change Medical Imaging?  

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Increasingly, researchers are looking for ways to implement artificial intelligence into medical imaging. There are several different cases for why a patient might need medical imaging. Whether it’s for a cardiac event, fracture,...

Using Machine Learning For Personalized Breast Cancer Screenings 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning and Health studied the use of machine learning to...

AI Imaging Techniques, Clinical Data Improve Predictive Models 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With the assistance of artificial intelligence imaging techniques and clinical data, physicians can improve predictive models indicating a...

Improving Risk Prediction for Chronic Disease Management 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

For better chronic disease management, Boston University researchers recommend replacing the term “race” with underlying factors that indicate an increased risk for heart attacks...

How to Use Artificial Intelligence for Chronic Disease Management 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a significant increase in chronic disease among the population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, six in ten adults in the US have a...

NIA Discovers Health Disparities In Alzheimer’s Research Studies 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to the National Institute on Aging, data analytics showed that Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35 percent less likely to be diagnosed with...

Identifying Genetic Mutations Can Advance Precision Medicine Efforts

by Erin McNemar, MPA

By studying genetic mutations in patients with schizophrenia, researchers can identify disease-associated genetic variants, paving the way for precision medicine. The research was conducted...

Evaluating Chronic Disease Progression With Artificial Intelligence

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With artificial intelligence, University of Buffalo researchers have developed a novel system that models chronic disease progression as patients age. The AI model examines metabolic and...

AI Predicts Long-Term Patient Survival After Cardiac Surgery

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to Mayo Clinic researchers, a novel artificial intelligence algorithm can predict long-term patient survival after cardiac surgery. The research team found an algorithm that previously...

Diagnostic Tool Advances Population Health, Chronic Disease Prevention

by Erin McNemar, MPA

University of Utah engineers are developing a diagnostic tool for breast cancer that can be used more frequently and in younger patients. According to the engineers, the tool could significantly...

Data Analysis Helps Create COVID-19 Risk Assessment App

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Through data analysis, University of Houston researchers created a real-time COVID-19 infection risk assessment and mitigation (RT-CIRAM) system. With the high transmission rates of COVID-19,...