Patients With sarcopenia at higher risk of surgical complications
CT scans that are part of surgical planning can also be used to assess frailty and identify high-risk patients, according to a KP Northern California study.
Algorithm can label messages to physicians to streamline review process
Desktop Medicine team gets AI assist in handling millions of patient messages, resolving a third before they get to doctors’ inboxes.
What value-based care Is and why everyone Is talking about It, with Maria Ansari, MD
Dr. Ansari provides insights into maintaining a long-term commitment to value-based care.
Modest drinking tied to increased heart disease risk, especially in women
KP Northern California study finds women who reported drinking 8 or more alcoholic beverages a week were more likely to develop coronary artery disease.
Detecting congenital heart disease With fewer fetal echocardiograms
KP Northern California study highlights success of a clinical pathway that refers only patients whose ultrasound shows a fetal cardiac abnormality for a fetal echocardiogram.
Care team helps young patient attend Taylor Swift concert
Lily Elliott's physicians, nurses, and therapists made her wish to attend a Taylor Swift concert come true by arranging for wheelchair-accessible seats so she could enjoy the show.