Changing Medicine

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Clinical Alert Technology Meets the Digital Divide

Study urges care in use of information technology support for clinical decision-making due to patient access disparities.
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Clinicians Call on Clickbusters to Streamline Alerts

Program optimizes clinical-decision support alerts and helps build a culture of continuous evaluation.
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Chatbot Weighs in for Clinical Decision Support

Study suggests an AI-based tool may help can offer a more comprehensive picture in some cases.

Medical expertise infused with integrated technology allows Vanderbilt Health specialists to build partnerships and elevate care in complex and specialized cases.

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Many Patients Skip Follow-up Step in Genetic Screening

Study finds many patients don’t use health services after learning of potentially pathogenic conditions.
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Innovation a Hallmark of Hospital at Home

Filtering system automatically flags patient likely to be suitable candidates.
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Checking Behind the Medical Chatbot

Study finds accuracy and reliability of chatbot responses encouraging, but mistakes sometimes happen.
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Remote Approach Extends Autism Evaluation

Multimillion-dollar grant will power a statewide rollout to test its practical utility.
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Signals of Risk for Substance Use Disorder

Researchers are exploring how to mine EHRs for genetic and other data to develop better risk phenotypes for addiction.
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Refined Tool Aids in Lung Cancer Diagnosis

The TREAT 2.0 model outperforms conventional models for lung cancer prediction.