Hospital alert system identifies at-risk patients, lowers mortality, study finds
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Patients who were monitored with a real-time alert system had a 16 percent lower
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Medical Technology
Nursing Homes Still See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
(By Jordan Rau and Lauren Weber and Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes are still taking days to get back COVID-19 test results
Read MoreWhy State Mask Stockpiling Orders Are Hurting Nursing Homes, Small Providers
(By Lauren Weber for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes, small physician offices and rural clinics are being left behind in
Read MoreCVS to add rapid COVID-19 testing at 1,000 pharmacies
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health plans to add rapid COVID-19 testing at 1,000 pharmacies by the end
Read MoreFDA approves evaluation tool for medical device cybersecurity
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA approved a tool Oct. 20 that evaluates and assigns scores to
Read MoreAt least 70 percent of patients with Alzheimer’s show signs of apathy
A VA pilot study found that a brain stimulation therapy provided to patients with Alzheimer’s disease improved their state of
Read More6 recent drug, device recalls
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medical device and drug recalls, whether voluntary or mandated by the FDA, ensure patient safety.
Read MoreAdventHealth deploys patient-controlled robots to help hospital patients socialize
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is using new robots controlled by patients to allow
Read MoreRemote monitoring is rapidly growing — and a new class of patient-consumer is driving the shift
(By Erin Brodwin for STAT) A cardiac patient in Carlsbad sends their doctor in San Francisco a readout of their
Read MoreAI can detect subtle differences in the way people with Alzheimer’s disease use language
A team from Stevens Institute of Technology has designed an explainable AI tool that uses attention mechanisms and a convolutional
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