Here Is A Really Sensible Application Of AI Technology And EHRs To Catch Those Who Are Deteriorating Early!

This appeared a few days ago:VA taps Google's DeepMind to predict patient deterioration by Evan Sweeney Feb 26, 2018 12:35pm The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a partnership with Google ’s DeepMind to analyze patient records and build a model that can predict when a patient is deteriorating.The VA said it will allow DeepMind’s algorithm to parse through 700,000 depersonalized health records, allowing the company’s algorithm to initially focus on predicting the onset of acute kidney injuries.“Medicine is more than treating patients’ problems,” VA Secretary David Shulkin, M.D., said in an announcement. “Clinicians need to be able to identify risks to help prevent disease. This collaboration is an opportunity to advance the quality of care for our nation’s vetera ns by predicting deterioration and applying interventions early.” The partnership is one of several ongoing efforts to modernize the VA health system. Shulkin singled out modernization as one of four... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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