COVID-19 has rapidly affected mortality worldwide1. There is unprecedented urgency to understand who is most at risk of severe outcomes, requiring new approaches for timely analysis of large datasets. Working on behalf of NHS England, here we created OpenSAFELY: a secure health analytics platform covering 40% of all patients in England, holding patient data within the existing data centre of a…
On this week’s podcast we discuss the Promise and Pitfalls of AI in medicine, with guest Bob Wachter, a hospitalist and professor at UCSF.
PHTI conducted an evaluation of digital diabetes management tools that support improved glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes.
High-tech medical scribes promise to revitalize the low-tech doctor’s appointment, but their pricing and accuracy vary, according to an Axios analysis.
A new survey shows a major shift in Americans’ COVID-19 concerns and vaccine…
UCSF’s acquisition of St. Mary’s Medical Center and Saint Francis Memorial Hospital…
In this week’s Medical Grand Rounds, Bob Wachter, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine and author of the bestselling book, The Digital Doctor: Hope,…
She documented the powerful role that education, income and self-perceived social status play in a person’s health and longevity.
This Viewpoint examines the similarities between medical errors and COVID-19 and discusses lessons applicable to ongoing and emerging health challenges.
