Algorithm improves accuracy of scheduling surgeries
Machine-learning algorithms are 13% more accurate in predicting the surgical time needed in the operating room compared with human schedulers.
Jun 27, 2023
0
8
Machine-learning algorithms are 13% more accurate in predicting the surgical time needed in the operating room compared with human schedulers.
Jun 27, 2023
0
8
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), such as naltrexone, is a well-documented successful treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). However, there are multiple barriers for clinicians to use MAT, including clinician lack of ...
Jun 21, 2023
0
3
A retrospective analysis of almost 6,000 persons with dengue found that while only 2 percent of cases were considered complicated, almost all complicated cases had warning signs. The authors advise that clinicians should ...
Jun 19, 2023
0
2
Wiretapping laws, also knowns as "eavesdropping" laws, govern the recording of in-person or telephone audio conversations. Many of these statutes were developed in the 1960s and 70s, but despite that, they still apply today. ...
Jun 15, 2023
0
2
"Some clinicians argue that the gaming addiction label might create stigma toward regular gamers, by conveying the idea that gaming is inherently harmful," says Flinders University's Associate Professor Daniel King. "It's ...
Jun 14, 2023
0
4
You may have heard it said before that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about an emoji?
Jun 13, 2023
0
3
Language matters, especially in health care. Clinicians rely on patient characteristics to construct a compelling and accurate picture, such as the age, sex, or symptoms in a 25-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain.
May 31, 2023
0
53
There is an association between perceived clinician knowledge about transgender people and self-rated health and psychological distress among transgender people, according to a study published online May 25 in JAMA Network ...
May 30, 2023
0
2
The location where cancer patients spend their last days can affect their "quality of death." However, it remains unclear whether the location along with the received treatment and care can affect their survival. Therefore, ...
May 8, 2023
0
2
A new study found a declining proportion of DATA-waivered clinicians prescribed any buprenorphine between 2017 and 2021. While the number of waivered clinicians increased significantly during the five-year window, only one ...
May 3, 2023
0
1