Smarter use of military health data
Breaking down silos and deploying machine learning is helping the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Health Agency to improve medical outcomes.
VA launches platform for building APIs
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched Lighthouse Lab, a platform to manage its move to an application programming interface-driven agency.
API opens Medicare claims data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Blue Button 2.0 application programming interface will allow Medicare beneficiaries to easily download and share their health data.
Could a national database help the opioid crisis?
A national repository of prescription data and patient information would enable the creation of robust predictive analytics, experts told lawmakers.
Army looks to digitize battlefield medical data
The challenge: Using classified networks to transmit secure-but-unclassified health data and connect field medics to distant treatment facilities.
Virtual training for international drug investigators
LAW-TRAIN, which lets investigators practice conducting interviews in a virtual, multicultural context, is part of a growing range of mixed-reality training platforms.
In opioid epidemic, states intensify prescription drug monitoring
At least 39 states are insisting that health professionals use prescription drug-monitoring programs to analyze each patient’s prescription drug use before writing another prescription for highly addictive drugs.
Data key to cracking opioid crisis, experts say
With the opioid crisis ravaging communities across the country, social services, law enforcement and health officials are leveraging data to help curb the problem.
VA pushes data to the point of care
By bringing together data surrounding a problem like suicide, the VA can get a fuller picture for patient care that clinicians can use internally.
Leveraging telemedicine to avoid ER visits
First responders outfitted with tablets collect information on patients and can even initiate a video chat with an emergency physician, possibly avoiding a costly, unnecessary trip to the emergency room.
CDC eyes blockchain for exchanging health data during disasters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is experimenting with the distributed ledger technology to monitor the spread of infectious diseases in crisis situations.
Leveraging big data for pediatric health
While major public health initiatives are getting a boost from the power of big data, pediatric medicine is taking longer to make similar gains.
ODmap gives responders real-time overdose data
Geocoded information about overdoses is sent from responders' smartphones to a secure server where it can be analyzed by authorized personnel.
Virginia maps opioid response
Color-coded heat maps show gaps in addiction treatment coverage so decision-makers can recruit more providers and push community outreach.
Better research results with VR
Besides creating experiments that are easier to control, virtual reality produces a lot of data.
Emotional subtext in tweets may signal health issues
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory analyzed 171 million anonymized tweets from users near military bases to find patterns of opinion and emotion that correlate with medical visits for influenza-like illnesses.
Tracking Flint's water crisis through data
Michigan State University researchers are building a digital registry of individuals exposed to lead-contaminated water in Flint, Mich.
Michigan tackles opioid abuse with data-sharing platform
The portal integrates electronic health records into the state's prescription monitoring program, giving prescribers and physicians near-instantaneous access to patients' drug histories.
DOD plans for better biosurveillance
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency wants to enhance its Biosurveillance Ecosystem so it can support more data sources and analytics.
App gives responders mental health info for better decisions
The RideAlong app aims to keep first responders and people with mental illness safe during interactions.
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