Casey Ross
National hospitals writer for STAT, corn farmer
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Covid-19 is pushing pharma companies to the cloud
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The Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the drug industry's migration to the cloud, with pharma striking new deals with tech giants.
What do patients think about AI in the clinic? The FDA wants to find out
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The FDA is convening patients to hear their perspectives on the development, deployment, and regulation of AI tools in medicine.
STAT+ Conversations: Beyond real-world data and Covid-19 - STAT
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STAT's Casey Ross is joined by two industry leaders to discuss the application of real-world data in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic.
AI will soon face a major test: Can it differentiate Covid-19 from flu? - STAT
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Numerous AI models are promising to distinguish between Covid-19 and flu by sifting data on symptoms and analyzing chest X-rays and CT scans.
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Casey Ross Today I wrote about a big test facing #AI: Can it help doctors differentiate Covid-19 from flu? PCR tests are the front line for diagnosis, but AI can help predict patient deterioration and allocate resources in the case of a "twindemic" via 92d
How software infuses racism into U.S. health care - STAT
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The use of analytics software to target medical services to patients who need them most is infusing racial bias into health care decisions.
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Casey Ross A common way of using analytics software -- and cost predictions -- to target services to needy patients is infusing racial bias into health care. Cost ≠ need. My investigation for here: via 95d
'Covid is all about privilege': Trump's care underscores health inequalities
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Trump's experience is a world away from the stressful waiting game most patients wade through after a positive test.
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Casey Ross The president who says 'Don't be afraid' of Covid has a helicopter and team of expert physicians waiting in the wings of the WH. Today and I document how the other half lives, and disproportionately dies, from this virus. via 102d
What Teladoc's patent claims tell us about property rights in health tech
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In the fight over property rights, the onus will be on digital health companies to prove their products are truly inventive.
Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond - STAT
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These 30 moments in 2020 and 2021 are possible turning points for the pandemic or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.
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Casey Ross You should read this *great* piece if you care about the next year of your life. It helps you think through how it might go down. via : via 115d
Google enlists the military to test its cancer-detection AI - STAT
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Google is embedding its cancer-detection AI in VA clinics and other military health facilities to help guide the care of real patients.
Telehealth visits are dropping, forcing providers to recalibrate
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Hospitals that rushed to retrain their staff to deliver most types of care virtually in March are now trying to strike a new balance.
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Casey Ross Another reason to believe only half of what you think (esp. during a pandemic): Telemedicine visits have dropped sharply in recent weeks after the peak in April. It's anyone's guess how this is going to play out. My story via : via 136d
Virtual Event: AI: Cracking Covid-19's Code - STAT
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STAT's Casey Ross talks with reasearchers and AI experts about how AI is accelerating a worldwide effort to crack Covid-19's molecular code.
Racial bias found in formula for distributing Covid-19 hospital aid - STAT
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The inequities resulted from a formula that allocated large chunks of a $175 billion relief package based on hospital revenue rather than Covid-19 cases.
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Casey Ross *News*: The federal government’s formula for distributing #COVID19 relief aid to hospitals is systematically shortchanging black communities. The money is going to hospitals with the most revenue, not the most need. Via : via 161d
10 burning questions about Teladoc's $18.5 billion deal to buy Livongo
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STAT talked to Teladoc and Livongo executives, their competitors, and experts to map out the questions the deal raises for the companies and the sector.
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Casey Ross This is a HUGE deal in digital health that raises a lot of burning questions. We tackle 10 of them here, via : via 163d
Haven was supposed to reimagine care. An exodus of talent has gutted it
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A string of high-profile departures has left the the C-suite of Haven – the audacious health venture launched in 2018 — all but empty.
Covid-19 apps and wearables are everywhere. Can they benefit patients?
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“I can tell you for a given system, it’s 80% accurate. But for me to show you it made someone’s care better is actually much harder," an expert said.
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Casey Ross Building an app to collect data on Covid19 symptoms is one thing; but using this info to improve outcomes is about as hard as developing a new drug that can do the same. via : via 165d
Covid-19 surge helps AI researchers amass lung scans - STAT
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Radiologists said demand for AI-powered tools may increase in the months ahead, as surging numbers of infections threaten to strain medical resources.
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Casey Ross Will #AI become more helpful to doctors and patients amid the resurgence of #Covid19? ML models might get better, but the real questions is whether they will make patients better, via : via 173d
As Amazon builds new health ventures, Haven struggles to gain ground
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Amazon’s sprawling, sometimes stilted approach to employee health care is growing more complicated — and threatens to step on the toes of Haven.
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Casey Ross Amazon is moving aggressively to reinvent primary care for its employees, which was supposed to be Haven's job. Here's our latest look at a messy situation, via via 183d
Telehealth is convenient during Covid-19. It’s also a magnet for data theft
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As officials consider plans to permanently expand access to virtual visits, experts are warning about the potential for fraud, abuse, and data breaches.
Telehealth won't be easy to implement permanently - STAT
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The Covid-19 crisis has forced America’s slow and cumbersome health care system to become more nimble and accommodating to patients.
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Casey Ross The telemedicine expansion is a silver lining of #COVID19, but making it permanent requires a deeper conversation about changing the way receive -- and pay for -- health care. My story here: via 219d
Medicare leader calls for expanded telehealth access after Covid-19
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Seema Verma, the leader of CMS, told STAT that expanded access to telemedicine continue after the Covid-19 pandemic recedes.
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Casey Ross ‘I cant imagine going back’: Medicare leader calls for expanded telehealth access after Covid-19 via 220d