{"id":603,"date":"2020-10-20T18:47:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T22:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbi\/?page_id=603"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:59:22","slug":"digital-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbi\/research\/digital-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Digital Business Institute focuses on cutting-edge trends in Digital Health, a multi-disciplinary field that brings together experts in medicine, science, engineering, public health, health economics, and data management. Through rigorous research, corporate partnerships, conferences, and executive education, we seek to be a hub of information for this ever-evolving field.<\/p>\n<h4>Featured Research<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2404.01358#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Utilizing AI and Social Media Analytics to Discover Adverse Side Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists<\/strong><\/a>, Alon Bartal, Kathleen M Jagodnik, Nava Pliskin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/abraham-avi-seidmann\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abraham Seidmann<\/a>, ARXIV, April 2024<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38141038\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>International scientific communication on COVID-19 data: management pitfalls understanding<\/strong><\/a>, Lilian Tzivian, Arriel Benis, Agnese Rusakova, Emil Syundyukov, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/abraham-avi-seidmann\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abraham Seidmann<\/a>, Yotam Ophir, Journal of Public Health, March, 2024<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0377221723005635\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Optimal location of remote dental units<\/strong><\/a>, Jong Youl Lee, Balaraman Rajan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/abraham-avi-seidmann\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abraham Avi Seidmann<\/a>, European Journal of Operational Research, February 2024<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Sponsored Research &#8211; Digital Health <\/h4>\n<p>Thanks to alums Andy and Lisa Sussman for supporting two student research projects, led by Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/profiles\/abraham-avi-seidmann\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abraham (Avi) Seidmann<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDigital Health rehabilitation methods for Cancer Patients.\u00a0This project sought to develop novel methodologies to help with the effective delivery of physical and mental rehabilitation of cancer patients. \u00a0The research was based on an extensive retrospective analysis of available research data, our advanced machine learning methodologies and on a systematic analysis of the Electronic Medical Records of the relevant parents. \u00a0The result may be the development of a unique mobile application designed to overcome many of the current limitations of the existing approaches to cancer patients\u2019 rehabilitation. Specifically, it aims to support patients in rural areas where they have limited access to peers and to personal guidance for help and social interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Health for accurate fetal weight, and potential delivery risks prediction.\u00a0 \u00a0The team would develop advanced Digital Health methods, hopefully together with the OBGYN team of BMC, and other medical research teams. \u00a0\u00a0Specifically, the goal would be to develop novel algorithms to predict more accurately neonatal birthweight and potential delivery risks prediction. This is an open clinical issue, that becomes even more important with the rapidly increasing of our demographic diversity. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The proposed research will be based on an extensive retrospective big medical and ObGyn data mining, our advanced machine learning methodologies and on a systematic analysis of the Electronic Medical Records of the expecting parents. If successful, this initial research will likely lead to larger scale funded studies by the NIH, as well as by potential Digital Health vendors in the FemHealth space.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Digital Health Faculty Fellow<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbi\/profile\/avi-siedman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"107\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dbi\/files\/2020\/09\/Abraham-Seidmann-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Avi Seidmann<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Everett W Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar Professor, Information Systems<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n\n<p>\u201cEvery new technology that comes around opens new opportunities for the delivery of care, for the way we deliver care, as well as the way we pay for it\u201d \u2013 Professor Avi Seidmann<\/p>\n<p>Current topics of interest include:<br \/>\n\u2022 Digital transformation and innovation in the healthcare industry<br \/>\n\u2022 Emerging and leading frontiers in digital health<br \/>\n\u2022 The efficacy of tools such as telemedicine, clinical operations automation, and more<br \/>\n\u2022 Digital technologies that deliver better care for different populations, such as chronically ill and elderly patients<br \/>\n\u2022 Healthcare analytics<br \/>\n\u2022 Privacy, security, and regulation concerns in digital health<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Research and Related Articles<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/landig\/article\/PIIS2589-7500(20)30189-8\/fulltext\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Improving the health of young African American women in the preconception period using health information technology: a randomised controlled trial<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Brian Jack, MD, Director of the Boston University Center for Health System Design &#038; Implementation, Boston Medical Center<br \/>\nThe Lancet, Digital Health, September 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/sharecare-and-boston-university-school-of-public-health-launch-community-well-being-index-significantly-expand-and-evolve-10-years-of-measurement-and-analysis-301121262.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sharecare and Boston University School of Public Health launch Community Well-Being Index, significantly expand and evolve 10 years of measurement and analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Community Well-Being Index (CWBI) is a collaboration between Sharecare and the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) to inform, empower, and unite stakeholders across the healthcare continuum in a collective movement to improve our nation&#8217;s well-being.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health<br \/>\nPR Newswire, August 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbi\/2020\/06\/08\/telemedicine-breaks-into-the-mainstream-part-2-the-regulatory-landscape\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Telemedicine Breaks Into the Mainstream, Part 2: The Regulatory Landscape<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Digital Business Institute, June 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/24\/enhancing-contact-tracing--a-key-to-safely-reopening\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Enhancing Contact Tracing, a Key to Safely Reopening<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Professor Abraham (Avi) Seidmann,<br \/>\nNY1 Channel Interview, April 2020 <\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ynsBFTJ1EU&#038;feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Covid-19 Tracing apps by Apple &#038; Google<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>Professor Abraham (Avi) Seidmann<br \/>\nCBS News, April 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ihsip\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Health Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Institute for Health Systems Innovation &#038; Policy, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31450969\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Randomized Trial of Telemedicine for Migraine Management<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em>Deborah Friedman, Balaraman Rajan, Abraham Seidmann,<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine, October 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31444872\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Automated Text Messaging With Patients in Department of Veterans Affairs Specialty Clinics: Cluster Randomized Trial<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Vera Yakovchenko, Timothy P Hogan, Thomas K Houston, Lorilei Richardson, Jessica Lipschitz, Beth Ann Petrakis, Chris Gillespie, D Keith McInnes<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine, August 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31342904\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mobile App Use for Insomnia Self-Management: Pilot Findings on Sleep Outcomes in Veterans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Erin D Reilly, Stephanie A Robinson, Beth Ann Petrakis, Eric Kuhn, Wilfred R Pigeon, Renda Soylemez Wiener, D Keith McInnes, Karen S Quigley<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine, July 2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Digital Business Institute focuses on cutting-edge trends in Digital Health, a multi-disciplinary field that brings together experts in medicine, science, engineering, public health, health economics, and data management. 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