Search Results: "Northshore University health system"
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NorthShore University HealthSystem to test Laguna Health’s new post-discharge recovery app
The app provides users with a personalized recovery plan, education materials and virtual access to a care team that includes behavioral health specialists. The NorthShore system will conduct a clinical trial to test the app after which it will decide whether to deploy the solution across its hospitals.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health Tech, Hospitals
Why 1 Health System Is Embedding Genomics Into Primary Care
At Northshore–Edward Elmhurst Health, all patients are offered genetic testing as part of their primary care visit. This helps clinicians create more personalized care plans and facilitates earlier disease diagnoses, said Kristen Murtos, the health system’s chief innovation and transformation officer.
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NorthShore Study Proves Hospitals Can Save Millions by Providing Post-Discharge Psychosocial Support
NorthShore University HealthSystem teamed up with Laguna Health in 2021 to study whether greater post-acute care support can improve patient recovery and reduce readmissions. The research partners recently released results of the study, which found that giving patients emotional and psychological support after their discharge hastens recovery, decreases costs and alleviates physician burnout.
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ViVE conference highlights commitment to health equity, previews the next chapter of interoperability
The ViVE conference last week was a refreshing collection of discussions exploring how much progress has been made in healthcare transformation and the enormous amount of work yet to be done.
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Health IT, Hospitals, Artificial Intelligence
AdventHealth, Sema4 partner to launch precision medicine program
The collaboration will build on AdventHealth’s existing genomics and personalized health program, leveraging data to predict disease progression and response to treatments. Sema4’s Centrellis data platform will be a core part of the new program.
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NorthShore, Sema4 set up genomics program to advance personalized treatment
The Illinois-based health system is teaming up with the analytics company to launch a genomics program, which will focus on predicting the risk of illness and outcomes among patients. It will also provide free genetic testing to low-income patients in an effort to increase access to genomic care.
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Through partnership with Color, 10K NorthShore patients will get whole genome sequencing
As part of a new initiative called DNA10K, more than 10,000 NorthShore patients will gain access to Color’s clinical-grade genetic testing and whole genome sequencing.
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Precision medicine is “not at loggerheads” with population health
The founding dean of the nation’s first college of population health explains that precision medicine and population health are in reality synergistic concepts.
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Advocate Health Care to pay record $5.55M HIPAA settlement
The amount is the largest such settlement to date reached with a single organization, according to HHS.
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NorthShore customizes Epic EMR to address deficiencies for neurology
NorthShore built structured clinical decision support toolkits into the Epic EMR to capture discrete data for 10 specific neurological disorders. The next step is to build a neurology research network among like-minded health systems.
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NantHealth acquiring Chicago precision medicine startup Health Heritage
Dr. William Knaus, who created Health Heritage, has been executive director for clinical research informatics at NantHealth since September.
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