Health Data and Technology

How Smartwatches Could Lead Doctors to Overtreat Patients

A new study suggests doctors struggle to know when and how to act on heart rhythm data generated by patients’ smartwatches.

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New Insights into Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Soleil interviews health economist Jevay Grooms about the NBER’s 2023 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities conference.

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Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 2

The Biden administration is proposing new regulations to keep racial bias in AI from getting to the bedside.

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Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Part 1

Artificial intelligence could revolutionize health care. It could also perpetuate and exacerbate generations of racial inequities.

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A Rare RCT of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

A new randomized controlled trial in Nature shows the potential of artificial intelligence to help diagnose deadly heart conditions.

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Could ChatGPT Be Your New Health Coach?

A recent study finds ChatGPT answers everyday heart health questions accurately – most of the time.

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Two Worrisome Studies Highlight Patient Safety

Two new studies on ransomware attacks and medical devices have drawn attention to patient safety issues.

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How Patients and Providers Respond to Electronic Messaging Fees

Charging patients each time they message their health care providers may not be good for either group, research suggests.

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The Next Chapter in Democratizing America’s Health Data

We talk with Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, about the push to give patients more access to their health care data.

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‘Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care’ Digital Story

We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.

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