Cyber experts line up to defend medical community, critical infrastructure
COVID-19 CTI League aims to identify, analyze and neutralize all cyber threats, but it is prioritizing defense of front-line medical resources and critical infrastructure.
Data-driven pandemic response
A state-level data system that supports telehealth, advanced analytics, visualization and reporting could help officials safely and effectively manage their complex mix of patients, facilities and health care staff.
Are public-health data systems up to the coronavirus challenge?
Updating data reporting, analysis and surveillance capabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will improve detection and tracking of emerging health threats, agency officials said.
New federal rules will let patients put medical records on smartphones
Patients will be able to download their electronic health records and other health care data onto their smartphones, giving them a greater say in health care decisions.
Predicting the coronavirus outbreak: How AI connects the dots to warn about disease threats
Researchers are using AI’s forecasting and prediction prowess to try to improve their ability to respond to outbreaks.
How Virginia communities fight the opioid epidemic
Combining datasets from disparate organizations can give responders a more detailed view of drug addiction and treatment, allowing for targeted assistance and the better allocation of resources.
GeoAI: A prescription for COVID-19 prediction
Algorithm-powered location intelligence can show geographic patterns and trends and help public health officials make predictions about fast-spreading viruses.
DNA databases are boon to police but menace to privacy, critics say
Police across the country solving cold cases by uploading crime-scene DNA to databases where purchasers of genetic testing kits share their DNA in hopes of finding long-lost relatives.
HHS taps into nationwide drug-testing data
A clinical drug testing services provider is giving the Department of Health and Human Services near-real-time test results from all 50 states for free in an effort to combat the country’s drug overdose crisis.
Supporting the VA’s high reliability organization journey through data
Intelligent software and data visualization can identify the most relevant statistics, facilitating patient monitoring, reducing errors and improving care.
Creating the space for mission-driven AI
A data ecosystem using patient information, diagnoses and lab results pulled from multiple databases in government and industry matches veterans with relevant clinical trials.
Understanding the patterns of opioid abuse
Virginia's Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation lets agencies share data while protecting privacy,
Adaptive controllers put injured vets back in the game
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to use adaptive controllers in gaming sessions designed to assist mental and physical rehabilitation and improve socialization for veterans with limited mobility.
States flubbed the rollout of their health insurance exchanges. Now they’re ready to try again.
State officials insist they can avoid past failures and state-focused websites can help more residents get insurance.
NCI to enlist chatbots for genetic testing counseling
The National Cancer Institute wants to make it easier for family members to be tested for genetic diseases.
Oak Ridge researchers developing data hazard detection tool
A new surveillance tool detects machine-generated errors in health care data.
Why Missouri's the last holdout on a statewide Rx monitoring program
Ongoing fears about privacy violations have left Missouri without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program, forcing its cities, neighboring states and the federal government to create a patchwork of incomplete workarounds.
AF Research Lab pushes implants for biomonitoring
The Air Force Research Lab and a biosensor startup have developed an implanted sensor that would allow medical personnel to continuously monitor troops for indications of a potential illness.
AF Research Lab pushes implants for biomonitoring
The Air Force Research Lab and a biosensor startup have developed an implanted sensor that would allow medical personnel to continuously monitor troops for indications of a potential illness.
Keeping public health ahead of epidemics with blockchain
The Food and Drug Administration built a cloud-based, customizable blockchain system that securely shares data on medical treatments used during epidemics and chemical or biological disasters in real time.
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