AI to help boost NHS winter response and prevent avoidable admissions
AI will spot patients at risk of needing to go to hospital so community NHS teams can get to them first and reduce pressures on A&Es.
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UCLH and partners develop algorithm which aims to improve care
UCLH, alongside Durham University and health tech company Evergreen Life, have developed an algorithm which will improve care for cancer patients.
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NHS Digital reviewing algorithm after women incorrectly told to shield
The QCovid model flagged some women previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes as being at “high risk” of Covid-19 on a “precautionary basis”.
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Consortium to look into algorithms for Covid-19 pneumonia diagnosis
A team which is being led by the University of Oxford is looking to develop potential algorithms which could help diagnose Covid-19 pneumonia.
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Researchers borrow astronomy algorithms to tackle skin conditions
Research carried out at the Scotland university used algorithms usually used in astronomy to test how certain treatments would work in medical trials.
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Health IT news in brief
Today’s health IT news in brief covers the rollout of a paediatric diabetes information management system, a new accreditation for System C’s maternity software, and the launch of an inquiry into decision making algorithms.
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Doctors beat algorithms on diagnosis – study
Doctors “vastly outperformed” computer algorithms when it comes to giving a correct , according to an American research trial.
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