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Study: AI-enabled coronary CT angiography as good if not better than Echo, other tests to identify heart disease

By Emma Bardin Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:30 PM

Findings published in Journal of American College of Cardiology found Cleerly's AI platform matched or outperformed core lab quantitative coronary angiography (QCA), core lab–interpreted coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), and invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) for evaluating the severity of coronary arterial stenosis.

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Negative stereotypes disproportionately affect Black patients' medical records

By Emma Bardin Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:19 PM

The study found that Black patients were labeled "nonadherent" or "noncompliant" more often than their white counterparts and their pain undertreated. Such unfair terminology is used across the board from primary care physicians to specialists.

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AvaSure, Equum Medical partner to address nursing staff shortage

By Michael Schroeder Tuesday, February 22, 2022 5:28 PM

AvaSure brings to the table 24-7 virtual technology monitoring solutions used in hospital rooms across the country, and Equum Medical provides access to care via telehealth and clinical transformation teams to help with integrating the technology.

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Three factors that are key to improving health equity at MedCity INVEST

By Stephanie Baum Tuesday, February 22, 2022 3:41 PM

Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney will be part of a panel discussion on health equity at the MedCity INVEST conference March 28-30 at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Chicago. Register today!

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6 ways direct contracting is opening the door to direct primary care

By Mark Nolan Tuesday, February 22, 2022 12:07 PM

While we can't pretend that Direct Contracting is going to solve all of our problems, it does provide consideration for Direct Primary Care (DPC) practices, through which physicians can operate outside today's insurance-based payment model.

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Leveraging aggregated data from patient communities to improve cancer care

By Irad Deutsch and Dr. Daniel Vorobiof Tuesday, February 22, 2022 11:59 AM

For data to be truly valuable, it must take into consideration all the facets of the patient's life. That will allow researchers to uncover new patterns in cancer prognosis, diagnosis and treatment.

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BioNTech broadens its scope in cancer with Medigene cell therapy alliance

By Frank Vinluan Tuesday, February 22, 2022 11:59 AM

BioNTech is acquiring a preclinical T cell receptor program (TCR) from Medigene, as well as licenses to the biotech's TCR technologies. The agreement helps BioNTech expand its scope in cancer immunotherapy with a new approach for addressing solid tumors.

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Virtual and in-home, personalized healthcare team available to select Medicare Advantage members

By Emma Bardin Tuesday, February 22, 2022 9:00 AM

Patina Medical Group will now offer its in-home and virtual care in conjunction with a preventive care team tailored to each patient to Independence Medicare Advantage Plus members.

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