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Mount Sinai uses federated learning AI technique to predict COVID-19 disease progression

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New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System researchers used federated learning, an artificial intelligence technique that protects patients’ privacy, to analyze EHRs and better predict how COVID-19 patients will progress, according to a Jan. 27 news release. The federated learning technique has the potential to create machine learning models that go beyond a single health system’s information […]

1 year later: How COVID-19 data issues have persisted since beginning of pandemic

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One year since the U.S. reported its first known coronavirus case, some experts still consider COVID-19 data reporting to be somewhat of a “mess,” The Wall Street Journal reports. Testing remains uneven across states and communities, and case counts and death tallies are considered to be too low and incomplete, according to the Jan. 22 report. “A lot […]

Houston Methodist offers $500 bonus to employees who get COVID-19 shot

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Houston Methodist is offering its employees a $500 “hope bonus” if they meet several eligibility criteria, including getting a COVID-19 vaccination, President and CEO Marc Boom, MD, said in an email to employees, which was shared with Becker’s Hospital Review. Workers can look forward to the bonus in early March, according to the email. “This bonus […]

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Shares COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ

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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, a Catalysis Healthcare Value Network member, put together an expensive FAQ to share with their staff about the COVID-19 vaccine. Topics in this document include: Type of Vaccine Prioritization Logistics Is the vaccine optional or mandatory Safety and Side Effects Employee Health and HR SCCA Patients and the Vaccine   Download […]