#healthcare

THE REALITY OF UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE IN GERMANY vs. American Private Healthcare
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Although I love sharing our life in the Black Forest with you on YouTube, there has been a part of my life that I have chosen to keep off of social media...until today. I have really hesitated to talk about my health and medical history because healthcare is a topic that is highly politicized and extremely complicated in the United States. We don’t really get to hear an unbiased, honest and critical account of #UniversalHealthcare, like what we have in Germany, versus #privatehealthcare that is standard in America. But because I have had paid for health insurance, multiple surgeries and sought out care from specialists in both the United States and Germany, I feel like I can share a unique, first person perspective on the topic of #healthcare. From the cost of health insurance to surgeries, doctors visits to prescription medication, I’m going to lay it all out.

Here is the whole story, my story.

What happened when a ‘wildly irrational’ #algorithm made crucial #healthcare decisions | US news | The Guardian
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L’insupportable excuse de l’algorithme qui ne fait jamais qu’en fonction de sa programmation.

In Washington DC, “on the worst end, we’ve had clients who actually died, because their services were cut and they were not receiving the care that they needed” Tina Smith Nelson, supervising attorney with AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly, said about the effects of a new algorithmic system introduced in 2018. Over 300 seniors have had to file administrative appeals after their home care was cut by a new algorithmic system.

“I think as a society we move into unsettling territory when we rely solely upon algorithms and data to make determinations about health care needs,” Nelson said. “We reduce a person’s humanity to a number.”

Kevin De Liban, an attorney with Legal Aid of Arkansas, began fighting the cuts after severely disabled patients started calling “en masse” in 2016. “The human suffering was just immense,” he said. “You had people lying in their own waste. You had people getting bed sores because there’s nobody there to turn them. You had people being shut in, you had people skipping meals. It was just incalculable human suffering.”

Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when they’re de...
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Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when they’re delivered by Black doctors | #inequality #demography #us #health #healthcare

Healthcare strain and intensive care during the COVID-19 outbreak i...
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Healthcare strain and intensive care during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Lombardy region: a retrospective observational study on 43,538 hospitalized patients | #healthcare #covid19 #ICU #italy #retrospective

Migrants contributing to #covid-19 responses

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We are collecting data/stories from across the world on #migrants contributing to #COVDI19 response, in #healthcare and beyond.
Excited to work with @fedfragapane towards a visualization, in the meantime here is the tracker-use it and send us suggestions
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Voici le doc partagé :
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#migrations #asile #réfugiés

#database #données
ping @reka @fil @simplicissimus @isskein @karine4

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Ajouté à ce fil de discussion :
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Technical Trends To Implement In #healthcare In 2019
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Regarding the amount of new directions, methods and the adoption of digital technologies, the past several years have become significant for healthcare. The industry is blurring boundaries and is ready to collaborate with all disciplines able to give it a qualitative jump-start to development. Artificial intelligence (AI), wearable devices and remote communication with doctors and medical institutions in general, are progressively becoming accustomed tools for medical process organization and human condition monitoring.These tools can take the healthcare industry to a brand new qualitative level. One of the development directions makes medicine more personalized. This principle allows keeping the patient data needed to understand causal nexus, which in turn helps mitigate the effects (...)

#blockchain #telemedicine #technology #iot

How will Decent use #blockchain?
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If you were reinventing health insurance, how would you do it?Maybe you and your friends would put money in a shared account for a year. Anyone who needed #healthcare could take some out. If money was left at the end of the year, you might each take a share, or just leave it in for next year.Now imagine that a few of you went skiing. Remarkably, you all fell and hurt yourselves and needed MRIs. Your friends went to hospitals that charged $2000, and they each took $2000 out of the account. You went to a top-rated imaging center that only charged you $1000, and better yet, they said they’d offer the same deal to everyone else with your “insurance.”What if you took $1000 out of the account to pay for your MRI, and also got to keep a portion of what you saved the group — say $200 — for finding (...)

#startup #decent-blockchain #blockchain-healthcare

How #ai Is Transforming The Future Of #healthcare Industry
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The power of Artificial Intelligence is echoing across many industries. But its impact on healthcare is truly life-changing. With its ability to mimic human cognitive functions, AI is bringing a paradigm shift in the healthcare industry.This transformative technology is revolutionizing the health sectors in many ways. From drug development to clinical research, AI has helped improve patient outcomes at reduced costs. Besides, the introduction of this technology in healthcare promises easy access, affordability, and effectiveness.For the same reasons, there has been a huge investment by public and private sectors in the healthcare industry. According to a study, the investment will reach $6.6 billion by 2021. Accenture’s reports are even more astonishing. According to their analysis, AI (...)

#big-data #artificial-intelligence #ai-and-health

Best #healthcare APIs to Enhance your Software Security
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Healthcare is one of the biggest industries in the world, expected to reach approximately $10,06 trillion by 2020. Because of the huge demand for new and innovative tools and services, healthcare has always been among the pioneers for testing and implementing cutting-edge technologies.On the other hand, healthcare should pay double attention to its security as it deals with highly personal information. The misuse of this information can lead to anything, from stolen identity to death, even.We have collected a list of the best APIs that, in our opinion, can help you secure your healthcare software and ensure it is used as intended.The essentials to protect your appBefore we get down to the third-party services, let’s talk about the basics that you should consider when developing an (...)

#api #payments #cybersecurity #healthcare-technology

Learning to understand possible effects variables such as income and physical activity have on…
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Learning to understand possible effects variables such as income and physical activity have on mental health using RMental Health, Source: PixabayMental health is increasingly becoming a topical issue that has traditionally been glossed over. We have began to understand the impact mental health has on productivity, general wellbeing, relationships and physical health and placed greater focus on mental wellbeing. Even employers have began placing greater emphasis on providing work environments and conditions that keep their employees as happy and healthy as possible, with progressive companies providing perks such as monthly massages, catered meals, free and subsidised gym and unlimited vacation. In light of this and as an individual interested in developing my #programming and data (...)

#mental-health #data-science #healthcare #r

#technology’s Role in Helping #veterans Deal With #ptsd
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Living with PTSD can be very challenging for veterans trying to integrate back into civilian life. As part of dealing with battle experiences, about 20 percent of veterans end up abusing drugs or alcohol after they return home, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.They state that PTSD affects roughly 33 percent of soldiers. The symptoms of PTSD are difficult to live with and can include depression, difficulty sleeping, isolation, aggression, irritation, fear, and self-destructive behaviors. Veterans use alcohol and drugs to lessen the symptoms, but such dependency inevitably makes things worse.The VA also reports that 20 veterans suffering from PTSD take their lives every day. Because of that statistic, developers have created some innovative #apps to help vets who have (...)

#healthcare-technology

Small is Beautiful — The Big Bang Launch Failure of #healthcare.gov
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Small is Beautiful — The Big Bang Launch Failure of Healthcare.govHealthcare.gov Error MessageThe 5th anniversary of the Healthcare.gov launch failure offers an opportunity to reflect upon computer system defects, human error, organization flaws, and the best principles and practices for solution delivery in the information technology industry. In this blog and my upcoming book, Bugs: A Short History of Computer System Failure, I will chronicle some important system failures in the past and discuss ideas for improving the future of system quality. As IT becomes increasingly woven into Life, the quality of hardware and software impacts our commerce, health, infrastructure, military, politics, science, security, and transportation. The Big Idea is that we have no choice but to get better at (...)

#obamacare #project-management #software-development #healthcare-dot-gov

#fda explores using #blockchain to track prescription medications
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FDA to explore using blockchain to track prescription medicationsFDA mull using BlockchainThe US Food and Drug Administration wants to be sure sketchy drugs don’t find their way to hospitals and pharmacies, and it’s mulling a technological solution to keep medicine safe. The agency has launched a pilot program that will let the drug supply chain explore ways to track prescription medicine. While the FDA isn’t specific about what tech companies would use, it noted that blockchain was one example. The same decentralized trust system that can trace the origins of your lettuce could also verify that your pills come from a legitimate source.The agency is seeking to create a system that provides a step-by-step account of where a drug has been sold and who has handled it; a product verification (...)

#medical #blockchain-technology #healthcare

How #blockchain Technology can help aid the #healthcare Industry
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By Alex LibertasWhat are Cryptocurrencies?The term blockchain technology is synonymous with perhaps the more established phrase of ‘Cryptocurrency’. Simply put the blockchain is the technology that powers Cryptocurrencies, with #bitcoin being the most recognised and celebrated.In 2008 Satoshi Nakamato, an unknown individual that is potentially a pseudonym for a person or group of people, introduced Bitcoin to the world.Bitcoin can be described as a form of electronic cash. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user-to-user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.In 2019, over ten years later, there are over 1990 Cryptocurrencies that are currently established and in circulation. It is (...)

#crypto #cryptocurrency

Why Decent’s serving freelancers first
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The future of work deserves the future of health #insurance.Before starting Decent, I spent six months working as a freelancer. I did paid growth projects from a hot desk at a coworking space in San Francisco, and got to know the other freelancers there — gifted developers, creatives, and business professionals with the courage and skill to bet on themselves. And I learned what every working freelancer already knows: this profession is exhilarating, but it’s not easy. It’s often lonely. The work is feast or famine. And the lack of affordable health insurance hurts.Freelancing in America survey, 2018My family of four was paying more for health insurance than for anything else in our budget — including rent in the Bay Area. It felt wrong, and it is.My familyHealth insurance premiums and out of (...)

#startup #healthcare #freelance-health #insurance-for-freelancers

AI & the #fda
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Taking a detailed look at the recent upward trend of FDA approvals for medical devices that use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as looking at culture shifts with respect to AI and #healthcare in other parts of the world such as the EU, China, UK and Canada2018 was a defining year for medical devices that utilize artificial intelligent algorithms. Even though medical devices have been using ‘software algorithms’ to help assist clinicians, 2018 saw the first FDA approved medical device that uses artificial intelligence and doesn’t require a clinician to interpret the input.The last 6 months have seen an increase in FDA approvals and we can expect to see even more approvals. Verbiage used in some of these FDA approvals include ‘analyzing radio-logical images using machine learning (...)

#health #deep-learning #artificial-intelligence

How is Technology Transforming #healthcare at Home
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The potential for Transforming Healthcare at Home is growing tremendously▻https://medium.com/media/24aafa5d9039edf21952f173b4f78fad/hrefThe world today;Is experiencing a dramatic change in age demographics. Considering America as a prime example, it is estimated — In the year 2019, the group of people of age older than 65 will outnumber the group of those younger than five. As life expectancy increases, the number of people living with different chronic conditions and functional impairments, for instance, dementia, diabetes and the inability to manage household chores with growing age are further increasing.People belonging to the “old age” group are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases and require more care and attention. In such times, the need of the hour is to discover and (...)

#telehealth #home-healthcare #remote-patient-monitoring #healthcare-technology

Will Artificial Intelligence Lead a #healthcare Renaissance in 2019?
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Recognizing the Opportunities for Advanced Computing in HealthcareThe two topics of healthcare and technology have truly joined forces together to create a revolutionary era for healthcare today. I studied Biochemistry as one of my double majors at UC Berkeley many moons ago but decided to enter the field of Computer Science & application development when I entered the marketplace. At the time breakthroughs surrounding healthcare weren’t happening fast enough but now, with the combination of advancements in genetics, medical research, and the democratization of advanced data computing techniques, we are getting a glimpse into the future possibilities in improving healthcare substantially.Why it Hasn’t Happened YetThere is a multitude of reasons that have contributed to why AI hasn’t (...)

#healthcare-renaissance #api #image-processing #artificial-intelligence

What #cryptokitties has to do with #healthcare
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CryptoKitties brought non-fungible tokens to the world, and that could have huge applications in healthcare.A little over a year ago CryptoKitties launched and quickly became the most successful non-financial DApp. Borrowing from their own description, CryptoKitties allows you to collect and breed digital cats like these:These are collectable digital cats which are born and live on the Ethereum #blockchain. Each of these is unique digital goods, they are collectible and non-fungible in the same way that baseball cards are. Moreover, they are each programmed to have attributes specific to them (like the antlers the fellow on the right has). Lastly, every Kitty exists as an ownable and scarce digital asset on a blockchain.While these are certainly cute, there is something much more (...)

#cryptokitties-healthcare #blockchain-healthcare

#5g Networks Can Change The Way We Live : For Better or Worse ?
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Telecom cell towers (Source: iStockPhoto)The advances in wireless communications has led to an exponential growth in mobile devices i.e. smartphones. The deployment of 4G and LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks has delivered us more rich content, from video streaming to live gaming. It is taking its toll on bandwidth, which now needs to be addressed as demand grows. This time around a new class of applications that are bandwidth intensive like VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality) and OTT will require it. The telecom industry have specified a new standard called 5G to meet the growth of network demands. High speed data communications made possible by more bandwidth sounds like an excellent business proposition for wireless carriers to expand their networks, appease users and (...)

#healthcare #cybersecurity #internet-of-things #telecommunication

How Text Analytics Will Empower #healthcare Providers
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Since Big Data has proven its usability in retail, marketing, and other areas, healthcare managers are now thinking about how to reap the benefits of this technology for their own problems. Artificial intelligence in the form of Natural Language Processing (NLP) can improve critical aspects of the patient-doctor relationship and can even go beyond this, simplifying the process of insurance payment.The expected advancement comes from making the clinical documentation more accessible through automatic indexing, thus adding search-ability. Another growth direction is the automatic voice-to-text feature which will enable the creation of automated digital records while allowing medical staff to focus their attention on patients instead of writing. This is solving the problem that more than (...)

#nlp #text-analytics #big-data #text-analysis

#healthcare #innovation in 2018
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Modernization in Healthcare to watch out this yearHealthcare Innovation in 2018While technology has been leaving its footprints on every turf, healthcare is one of the most positively affected areas. Undoubtedly, technology has played an instrumental role in transforming the workings of the healthcare sector. New advancements in technology have helped in shaping the healthcare industry in the right way.From research and treatments to data collection, innovation has paved the way for such incredible changes in the healthcare industry. Changing trends in the technological world have improved the quality of healthcare that people receive in a significant manner. Several attributes that need to be taken into consideration in order to bring a positive change includes the need for maintenance (...)

#big-data #healthcare-innovations #artificial-intelligence

2018 In Review : #healthcare Under Attack
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Radware’s ERT and Threat Research Center monitored an immense number of events over the last year, giving us a chance to review and analyze attack patterns to gain further insight into today’s trends and changes in the attack landscape. Here are some insights into what we have observed over the last year.Healthcare Under AttackOver the last decade, there has been a dramatic digital transformation within healthcare; more facilities are relying on electronic forms and online processes to help improve and streamline the patient experience. As a result, the medical industry has new responsibilities and priorities to ensure client data is kept secure and available–which unfortunately aren’t always kept up with.This year, the healthcare industry dominated news with an ever-growing list of breaches (...)

#healthcare-under-attack #hacking #cybersecurity #iot

Transforming #healthcare: #blockchain based Medical prescription tracking
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credtis — google.comThe directions in which blockchain technology is evolving, health care holds a prominent position. And there are a number of good reasons for its prominence. Companies in healthcare and other industries are already testing waters and developing solutions on Blockchain.The MediLedger Project, backed by a group of companies that includes pharma giants Genentech and Pfizer, has successfully piloted a program that uses blockchain to track medicines. They aim to track the entire supply chain of medicine from the manufacturer uptill the patient.Blockchain technology is seeing great success in real-world applications that utilize supply chains. Given the very nature of the immutable and distributed ledger enabled by blockchain, the potential for using the revolutionary new (...)

#hyperledger #healthcare-technology #smart-contracts

Your team knows what’s going to kill you.
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Do a Black Sky brainstorm now to find out and save your startup.This year I cofounded a health insurance company called Decent. We use blockchain to make #healthcare more affordable, transparent, and fair. As I told seed investors, “We’re tackling the most regulated industry in the country with the most overhyped technology in the world. What could go wrong?”These days I have some pretty good answers to that question.Half the time I spend worrying about my #startup is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half. I believe we’ll succeed, but there are so many ways we might fail. Will we build something no one wants? Struggle to scale? Get stomped by a competitor? We could spend years in deep, unspoken anxiety — and many startup teams do.But there’s a better way.Last week we did what I call a (...)

#team-building #strategy #failure