New AI tool may predict risk of heart attacks, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
May 08, 2023
A new artificial intelligence tool has been developed that researchers say may help predict heart attacks in patients before they happen.
Research focuses on diagnosing, lessening effects of Alzheimer’s disease
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2022
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, costing the nation $321 billion in 2022, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. A variety of studies and pilot programs are underway...
Residents’ chronic conditions could push operators to integrate care, housing: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care...
Artificial intelligence helps identify loneliness in older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2020
A new study is revealing how artificial intelligence technologies provide a novel way to analyze speech patterns in older adults to identify loneliness, something occurring with frequency during the coronavirus...
Radio sensor could reduce frequency of seniors’ heart emergencies, hospitalizations
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 21, 2024
Researchers at Cornell are working on a radio-based too that can detect heart and respiratory problems, in lieu of wearables.
OSHA signals ‘increased aggressiveness’ in combating hazardous workplace situations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2023
New enforcement guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicate the federal agency’s “increased aggressiveness” against long-term care and other work sites where employee...
Providers dissect latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules, can use money to cover eligible expenses...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal...
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Health lawyers, bioethicist call for tighter regulation of AI in prior authorizations
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 15, 2024
Although artificial intelligence promises exciting efficiency benefits, its usage in insurance prior authorizations demands wider and more holistic oversight from state and federal bodies, a trio of experts...
Structure, function of brain connectome tied to gray matter atrophy in Parkinson’s disease
Jul 08, 2024
Models including disease exposure indexes predict gray matter atrophy accumulation.