Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has made claims that large datasets can be mined to predict and identify diseases and the best course of care for future patients. Unfortunately, we do not know how these models would perform in terms of predicting disease and treatment on new patients because they are rarely tested prospectively on …
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As billionaires self-aggrandize through inheritances, subsidies and tax breaks, they fund really stupid projects that make them more money, but offer the public no benefits. Most innovation arises from public funding. Whether it’s the transistor, the new and widely used 3D transistor, solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, the internet, the smart phone, integrated circuits, electronic design …
Private equity acquisition of hospitals is associated with increased hospital-acquired adverse events despite a likely lower-risk pool of admitted Medicare beneficiaries, suggesting poorer quality of inpatient care. In other words, a new study, finds private equity owned hospitals treat healthier patients than other hospitals, but despite easier cases, harm their patients more often. The study …
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