Risk Assessment

Researchers determined the clinical classification of more than 90% of potential BRCA2 variants of uncertain significance in the part of the gene that is central to BRCA2 function, according to study results.

In 2024, a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare — a health payment processing company that handles an estimated 15 billion medical claims annually — shook the health care industry, impacting medical practices, providers and patients.

Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and impact the ability of an orthopedic practice to provide patient care at local, and potentially, nationwide levels.

DALLAS — Results presented here showed lower outpatient arthroplasty risk assessment score prior to total joint arthroplasty was predictive of same- and next-day discharge and fewer complications and readmissions.

Two fracture risk assessment tools incorporating femoral neck bone mineral density did not outperform femoral neck BMD alone for predicting hip fractures among adults aged 80 years and older, according to study data.

BOSTON — Explainable AI and systems that help providers with day-to-day tasks will allow experts to conduct more advanced research and make impactful changes in clinical care, according to two speakers at ENDO 2024.

The use of racial-ethnic adjustments in the U.S. version of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool may be underestimating fractures among underrepresented groups, and new, more accurate tools are needed, according to a task force report.

The 2022 European Society of Cardiology risk assessment tool, when applied at baseline and follow-up, can accurately predict survival in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to data.