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Deep learning approach for diabetes prediction using PIMA Indian dataset
ConclusionThe outcome of the study confirms that DL provides the best results with the most promising extracted features. DL achieves the accuracy of 98.07% which can be used for further development of the automatic prognosis tool. The accuracy of the DL approach can further be enhanced by including the omics data for prediction of the onset of the disease.
Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders - April 13, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Medium and long-term risks of specific cardiovascular diseases in survivors of 20 adult cancers: a population-based cohort study using multiple linked UK electronic health records databases
In this study, we used large-scale electronic health records data from multiple linked UK databases to address these evidence gaps.MethodsFor this population-based cohort study, we used linked primary care, hospital, and cancer registry data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink to identify cohorts of survivors of the 20 most common cancers who were 18 years or older and alive 12 months after diagnosis and controls without history of cancer, matched for age, sex, and general practice. We compared risks for a range of cardiovascular disease outcomes using crude and adjusted Cox models. We fitted interactions to in...
Source: The Lancet - August 21, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

A Novel Deep Neural Network Model for Multi-Label Chronic Disease Prediction
Conclusions concludes this work along with future work. Dataset and Data Preprocessing In the work, we mainly focus on multiple chronic disease classification. It can be formulated into a multi-label classification problem. There are three common chronic diseases are selected from the physical examination records: hypertension (H), diabetes (D), and fatty liver (FL). In the experiments, the physical examination datasets are collected from a local medical center, which contain 110,300 physical examination records from about 80,000 anonymous patients (Li et al., 2017a,b). Sixty-two feature items are selected from over 100...
Source: Frontiers in Genetics - April 23, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research

Testosterone replacement therapy and the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and mortality
ConclusionIn hypogonadal men with a modest prevalence of established CVD, TRT was not observed to confer a protective or adverse effect on the risk of MI, CVA or all-cause mortality.
Source: Basic and Clinical Andrology - March 28, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research

Medtronic Finds Another Value-Based Care Partner
Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic continues to lead the charge toward value-based care with a new five-year strategic partnership with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), an eight-hospital network in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The partnership is aimed at developing innovative, sustainable, and integrated value-based solutions to improve healthcare outcomes for LVHN's patients. The partnership will create programs that span more than 70 major medical conditions, with the goal of positively impacting as many as 500,000 patients and reducing their cost of care by $100 million.  The organizations said the partnership will leve...
Source: MDDI - February 28, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Medical Device Business Source Type: news

Excess Clinical Comorbidity Among HIV-Infected Patients Accessing Primary Care in US Community Health Centers.
CONCLUSIONS: As HIV-infected patients live longer, the increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases may complicate their clinical management, requiring primary care providers to be trained in chronic disease management for this population. PMID: 29262289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Post-Acute Care Facility as a Discharge Destination for Patients in Need of Palliative Care in Brazil.
Abstract Patients with complex palliative care needs can experience delayed discharge, which causes an inappropriate occupancy of hospital beds. Post-acute care facilities (PACFs) have emerged as an alternative discharge destination for some of these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of admissions and characteristics of palliative care patients discharged from hospitals to a PACF. We conducted a retrospective analysis of PACF admissions between 2014 and 2016 that were linked to hospital discharge reports and electronic health records, to gather information about hospital-to-PACF tran...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - December 31, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Soares LG, Japiassu AM, Gomes LC, Pereira R Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research

Medical Errors Are The Third Leading Cause Of Death -- How You Can Avoid Them
It is astonishing that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in America. The most recent data indicates that 251,000 deaths are due to medical errors, a frightening number. Every person should be concerned about this. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine published that 98,000 deaths occurred annually due to medical errors. This was just an estimate and of course they suggested more studies to confirm this. Recently, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medical Center updated those 1999 figures. They reviewed 4 studies of patients from throughout America between 2000 and 2008, representing over 37 million admissions...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Economic Benefits Of Healthier Eating: Why Corporations Can Be Natural Allies To Promote Better Diets
Nutrition is at the heart of many of the most important issues in our lives. From nourished children to vibrant aging, from social justice to sustainability, how we eat plays a major role in our health, our culture, and our happiness. Yet, we rarely consider the tremendous economic impact of our food choices. Suboptimal nutrition is the leading cause of poor health in the United States and globally, principally related to chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, and several cancers. In many nations, the costs of healthcare dwarf other programs in the national budget. In the United States, nearly ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act Helps Preserve Care for Most Vulnerable Patients
The American College of Radiology (ACR) strongly supports the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (S. 1020), recently introduced by Senators David Vitter (R-LA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). This legislation would prospectively repeal the existing 25 percent Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) applied to Medicare reimbursement for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on the same patient, in the same session, on the same day. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to ignore a mandate in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 (Public Law 113-93) to r...
Source: American College of Radiology - November 18, 2015 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Brief Report: Databases in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Potential for a Distributed Network Approach
Conclusions: We identified 11 databases with capabilities for distributed network approaches. Many country-specific coding systems and terminologies have been already converted to international coding systems. The harmonization of health expenditure data is a major obstacle for future investigations attempting to evaluate issues related to medical costs.
Source: Epidemiology - October 1, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Tags: Data Source Type: research

Prompting Primary Care Providers about Increased Patient Risk As a Result of Family History: Does It Work?
Conclusions: No change occurred upon instituting simple, at-the-visit family history prompts geared to improve PCPs' ability to identify patients at high risk for 6 common conditions. The results are both surprising and disappointing. Further studies should examine physicians' perception of the utility of prompts for family history risk.
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - May 8, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Zazove, P., Plegue, M. A., Uhlmann, W. R., Ruffin, M. T. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Prognostic models for stable coronary artery disease based on electronic health record cohort of 102 023 patients
Conclusion These validated prognostic models could be used in clinical practice to support risk stratification as recommended in clinical guidelines.
Source: European Heart Journal - April 1, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rapsomaniki, E., Shah, A., Perel, P., Denaxas, S., George, J., Nicholas, O., Udumyan, R., Feder, G. S., Hingorani, A. D., Timmis, A., Smeeth, L., Hemingway, H. Tags: Coronary artery disease Source Type: research

Genomic medicine in primary care: barriers and assets
Sequencing the human genome created the tantalising promise of more personalised medicine. Futurists envisage a time when each individual undergoes genome sequencing at birth, stores the data on a chip or in an electronic health record (EHR), and allows healthcare providers to query it throughout one's life. Genomic medicine, the use of one's genotype in medical decision-making, may improve health outcomes, but the clinical translation of this vast body of scientific information is in its infancy. Nonetheless, some patients are eager to use genomic information to shape their healthcare now. Primary care providers (PCPs), h...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - October 15, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Vassy, J. L., Green, R. C., Lehmann, L. S. Tags: General practice / family medicine, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Gynecological cancer, Guidelines Editorials Source Type: research

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