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On December 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability...

A special issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association spotlights the progress of ongoing projects aimed at developing breakthrough digital technology solutions to improve heart and brain health on a global scale.

<p>Research teams share findings and progress on projects aimed at harnessing digital solutions — including text messaging, smartphone apps, wearable devices and artificial intelligence — to improve health, reduce health care disparities, empower people to better manage their health and wellness and enhance patient/clinician connectivity in a special issue of the <a href="https://www.ahajournals.org/spotlight_tech_innovation" target="_blank&qu...

Researchers sought to determine the relationship between smartwatch activity and patient-centered outcomes in patients with heart failure.

Investigators wanted to understand potential clinical relationships between daily activity measurement and patient-centered heart failure–related outcomes using smartwatch data.

Self-reported health status better for patients increasing step counts over 12 weeks.

Daily step counts between 1000 and 5000 are significantly associated with lower rates of heart failure symptoms and physical limitations.

1. A supervised walking program was associated with reduced discharge rates to skilled-nursing facilities (SNF) from a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. 2. The supervised walking program did not result in a reduced length of hospital stay or a lower number of inpatient falls. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Inactivity during hospitalization has been

Most patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) said they can go about their daily activities without restriction, the authors found, because of gains in functional status and quality of life (QOL).

This article describes how a novel approach in cancer treatment targets anti or pro tumoral immune responses. By using TissueFAXS Chroma and StrataQuest analysis key parameters for evaluating prognosis in primary colorectal cancer can be identified.