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This Week in Health News: 10 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, December 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the healthcare industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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HOPPR Launches Groundbreaking Foundation Model for Medical Imaging

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Sunday, November 26, 2023
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CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, HOPPR announces the launch of Grace, a multi-modal foundation model for medical imaging, powered by Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) and available via private beta to developers, radiology PACS, and AI companies for fine tuning and application development. Together with a milestone investment from Health2047, a venture studio founded by the American Medical Association (AMA), this launch marks a significant step forward in HOPPR's quest to unlock the potential of generative AI in medical imaging.

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  • Grace is a first-of-its-kind B2B foundation model that enables image-to-image and text-to-image learning across all medical imaging modalities, including X-rays, CTs, MRIs, and echocardiograms.
  • An organization's own data can be used to securely fine tune the model for use in applications that allow users to then converse with medical imaging studies about findings, alternative imaging views, suggested surgical interventions, and treatment protocols.
  • Working together, the companies aim to address key obstacles to optimal AI use in medical imaging:
    Dynamic Integration: Many current AI solutions for medical imaging do not fully meet the needs of medical imaging professionals.
  • "We are excited to work with HOPPR to make fine tuning and deploying foundation models for medical imaging easier and faster – decreasing the time to value from years to months."

Agamon Health enters into know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic to close cardiology care gaps with generative AI

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Agamon Health is a healthcare technology company that uses Generative AI and workflow automation to close gaps in patient care. In collaboration with Mayo Clinic through a know-how agreement, Agamon Health aims to extend its offering to cardiology.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Agamon Health is a healthcare technology company that uses Generative AI and workflow automation to close gaps in patient care.
  • In collaboration with Mayo Clinic through a know-how agreement, Agamon Health aims to extend its offering to cardiology.
  • Agamon Health is collaborating with Mayo Clinic to leverage its expertise in Generative AI and workflow automation to enhance patient adherence to follow-up in cardiology.
  • Care gaps in cardiology are a major concern and Agamon Health has technology with the potential to address them - Generative AI combined with workflow automation to reduce the need for manual workflows.

Tampa General Hospital Named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2023 List of 'Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs'

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has been named one of the top hospitals and health systems in the U.S. delivering exemplary heart and vascular care, according to the 2023 Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs" list.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has been named one of the top hospitals and health systems in the U.S. delivering exemplary heart and vascular care, according to the 2023 Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs" list.
  • Tampa General's inclusion on the list reflects the academic health system's commitment to providing comprehensive, individualized care for patients with a variety of heart and vascular conditions.
  • U.S. News & World Report also ranked Tampa General as "high performing" in Heart Attack and Heart Failure care for 2022-23.
  • Inclusion on the Becker's "100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Heart Programs" list is the latest among several high-profile recognitions for Tampa General Hospital, including:

Dandelion Health Launches Public Service Program to Evaluate Performance and Bias of Healthcare Algorithms Using Most Comprehensive Datasets Available

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Dandelion Health, Inc., a startup offering a healthcare data platform that specializes in artificial intelligence and precision analytics, announced today the launch of a new public service to rigorously evaluate the performance, fairness and equity of health algorithms.

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  • Dandelion Health, Inc., a startup offering a healthcare data platform that specializes in artificial intelligence and precision analytics, announced today the launch of a new public service to rigorously evaluate the performance, fairness and equity of health algorithms.
  • The pilot program will focus on algorithms that make predictions for cardiology, using electrocardiogram waveforms, and measure their performance and bias across key racial, ethnic and geographic subgroups.
  • Using Dandelion’s comprehensive set of de-identified clinical data available from 2016 to the present, the pilot program aims to catalyze the development of responsible AI to significantly improve health outcomes while maintaining patient privacy.
  • Dandelion will present its offerings at the Conference on Health, Inference and Learning on June 22-24, 2023 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Dr. Praveena Paruchuri, MD joins Auburn Heart Institute

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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"I am excited to join a growing cardiology practice at Auburn Community Hospital and to be able to practice in the Auburn community and be a part of building the Auburn Heart Institute," stated Praveena Paruchuri, MD.

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  • "I am excited to join a growing cardiology practice at Auburn Community Hospital and to be able to practice in the Auburn community and be a part of building the Auburn Heart Institute," stated Praveena Paruchuri, MD.
  • "We are thrilled to have Dr. Paruchuri join the Auburn Heart Institute.
  • By securing Dr. Paruchuri's services, we are well on our way to achieving our goal of developing a world-class heart institute in Auburn.
  • N.Y.," said Ronald Kirshner MD, Chair and Medical Director of the Auburn Heart Institute (AHI).

NEW AYLO IMAGING CENTER OPENS IN LOCUST GROVE TO DELIVER A BETTER TYPE OF HEALTHCARE

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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"For years, both Henry County and the city of Locust Grove have experienced remarkable growth.

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  • "For years, both Henry County and the city of Locust Grove have experienced remarkable growth.
  • The new imaging Center at Locust Grove is a critical part of the mission from this forward-thinking healthcare team.
  • Aylo Health – Imaging at Locust Grove will offer licensed technologists and highly skilled staff working together to deliver the highest quality outpatient imaging services.
  • "Aylo is happy to deliver the dedicated care close to home that our patients deserve" commented Reichert.

New Study Finds That Masimo PVi® Reliably Predicted Fluid Responsiveness in Young Children Undergoing Neurosurgery

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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The researchers enrolled 60 patients, aged 1-3, who were undergoing major neurosurgery with mechanical ventilation set at a fixed tidal volume of 8 ml/kg.

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  • The researchers enrolled 60 patients, aged 1-3, who were undergoing major neurosurgery with mechanical ventilation set at a fixed tidal volume of 8 ml/kg.
  • The researchers concluded, “Volume-based PVI and ∆Vpeak showed acceptable reliabilities to predict fluid responsiveness, defined by a CI increase, after anesthesia induction in mechanically ventilated young children undergoing major neurosurgery.
  • Accuracy of PVi in predicting fluid responsiveness is variable and influenced by numerous patient, procedure and device related factors.
  • Fluid management decisions should be based on a complete assessment of the patient’s condition and should not be based solely on PVi.

Anna Jaques Hospital RNs Go Public with Concerns for Patient Safety Resulting from Lack of Needed Staff & Closure of Essential Services

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Registered nurses at Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH) are sounding the alarm about the safety of patient care at the facility due to the lack of needed staff in a number of departments and the recent decisions by the hospital administration to close essential services, including the decision last year to close the hospital's pediatric unit and the periodic closure of the hospital's Computer Tomography (CT) scanning service. 

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  • In response, nurses report that hospital management has done nothing to address the conditions, which have only gotten worse.
  • "We were also concerned that while the CT service was closed, the public and our patients were not informed of that fact," Carbone said.
  • After a public hearing on the closure, the state's Department of Public Health, deemed the service "essential" for the health of the community.
  • To date, AJH's administration has turned a deaf ear to the nurses' concerns and their efforts to address the nurses' concerns.

Nashville Biosciences Adds Medical Imaging to Clinical Phenotype Resources

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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De-identified medical images and corresponding radiologic reports can now be used by Nashville Biosciences to develop deeper, more complex clinical phenotypes and in subsequent analyses of the resulting cohorts.

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  • De-identified medical images and corresponding radiologic reports can now be used by Nashville Biosciences to develop deeper, more complex clinical phenotypes and in subsequent analyses of the resulting cohorts.
  • Medical imaging is commonly used in the clinical setting to diagnose and monitor a wide range of health disorders.
  • When asked about adding medical images to Nashville Biosciences' resources, CEO and co-founder Leeland Ekstrom stated, "One of the strengths we bring to our clients' R&D efforts is the depth of clinical phenotype data from VUMC's EMR.
  • Nashville Biosciences, a wholly-owned Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) subsidiary, was created to harness the Medical Center's extensive genomic and bioinformatics resources for drug and diagnostics discovery and development.