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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 […]

Motivate Others to See and Solve Problems Daily

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There is a lot of talk out there about continuous improvement and lean thinking. But, do we know what is really at the core of those methodologies? Dr. John Toussaint and Dr. Christina Dixon join Janet today to dig deep into the core of improvement work. It is no secret that many systems struggle to sustain improvement work beyond […]

Leadership Lessons from History: The Berlin Airlift

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The Berlin Airlift is the type of inspirational story that makes you wonder why you did not learn about it in school. I only recently discovered it by stumbling across an old History Channel video, and have found myself thinking about it ever since. Not only is the Berlin Airlift a triumph in operational efficiency, but […]

Podcast, The Lens – 21. The Difference Between Break Through Value Stream Improvement and New Care Model Development

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            Or find The Lens, by Catalysis wherever you get your podcasts For more information on New Care Model Development download our free white paper: Designing the Future of Healthcare Episode Transcript: Peter Mariahazy: Thank you for tuning in to The Lens! I am your host, Peter Mariahazy. Today I […]