Sung Choi, a researcher at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management, says over 2,100 patient deaths annually are related to data breaches at hospitals. The finding relied on data from CMS and HHS.
The study out of Vanderbilt University Medical Center found 14 percent of individuals with genetic variants impacting the kidney had kidney transplants and 10 percent with another variant had liver transplants. These transplants could have been avoided had the underlying genetic cause been disclosed.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The brick-and-mortar retail industry isn't doing well. As shopping malls clear out, landlords are finding medical providers eager to take over the empty mall space.
Christmas came in June this year for entrepreneurs in Music City. The Entrepreneur Center opened on June 20 in a refurbished trolley barn at the top of a hill on the edge of downtown. It is a beautiful space, well organized and smartly designed. The Center focuses on startups in four areas: healthcare, technology, digital […]
Antipsychotic medications appear to triple the risk of type 2 diabetes in children and teens, with most of the risk occurring in the first year of administration. A retrospective study of more than 43,000 youths found the same threefold increase, no matter how the data were analyzed, Dr. William V. Bobo and his colleagues reported […]
Fear not–this blood-sucking robot could treat hard-to-reach brain hemorrhages. While most surgeons won’t go near a brain clot unless it’s easy to get to (read: on the surface) in fear of further damaging brain tissue, more than 40 percent of patients who have them die within a month. The active cannula, what Vanderbilt assistant professors […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.