What this is for: Extracting bulk data from the NPI registry and downloading as CSV Requirements: Knowledge of JSON, Pandas dataframes Concepts covered: Making an API request, flattening JSON, combining dataframes Download: Download the Jupyter notebook If you work with health care provider data, you are no doubt familiar with NPI (National Provider Identifier) data. […]
In 2017, researchers at the American Cancer Society reported a “curious” finding in their study of colorectal cancer in the U.S. While overall rates have fallen, colon cancer rates have been increasing among young adults ages 20-54. Researchers said young adults are more likely to be diagnosed with distant stage colorectal cancer “largely due to […]
Research examines difference between independent sites like Healthgrades and hospital-owned websites Physician rating sites are everywhere. With a quick search of Google, Healthgrades, Vitals or many other sites, you can easily find reviews and star ratings for nearly any health care provider. As the popularity of these sites continues to grow, health care systems have […]
In typical Silicon Valley style, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams stood at the front of the company’s auditorium unveiling the latest feature in their new Apple Watch – an electrocardiogram. The crowd cheered as a graphic mimicking an EKG monitor pulsed on the large screen behind him. After the demo, American Heart Association President […]
A while ago my doctor needed to refer me to a specialist and asked me where I wanted to go. I researched providers and practices at a few major research institutions online and was pretty surprised by what I found: They all had really bad reviews. These were physicians at the top of their field […]
Hershey, Pa. – With artificial intelligence, predicting a doctor’s decision could be like Hulu predicting what to watch next. Just as Hulu gives you recommendations based on your watch history, software could sift through medical records and make recommendations to the doctor based on similar cases. The computer models are not that difficult for trained […]
Hershey, Pa. – Doctors at Hershey Medical Center were faced with a unique challenge – helping a newborn with a rare condition that prevented her from breathing on her own. There were few documented cases of tracheal agenesis, a birth defect where the windpipe is missing or underdeveloped, and the long-term survival rate is low. […]