Health Care
Ideas and insights about health care from MIT Sloan.
Health Care
Machine learning developers should talk to end users
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Machine learning tools only work if people use and trust them. To achieve this, developers and end users should have a back-and-forth conversation.
Don’t hide ideas. Test them with anyone who will listen
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Frederic Kerrest built a billion-dollar company around the concept of identity protection, but when it comes to ideas, he’s all about transparency.
A 5-part toolkit for fostering worker well-being
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The toolkit includes steps and resources for enhancing employees’ job control, taming job demands, and improving workplace social relationships.
What’s next for B2B platforms
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A look at how platforms are changing heavy industry, finance, health care, and e-commerce.
The cultural psychology behind mask-wearing
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New research from MIT Sloan assistant professor Jackson Lu shows a link between collectivistic cultures and higher rates of mask usage.
Digital health care is on the uptake, but 4 hurdles remain
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Executives from telehealth providers Teladoc, Maven, and InterSystems detail virtual health care’s biggest challenges post-pandemic.
A health care CEO on prioritizing exciting ideas
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At Vezeeta, Amir Barsoum turns patients into consumers by giving them choice. He uses a three-bucket approach to prioritize ideas and reach his goal.
A COVID-19 playbook for nursing homes
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Download the MIT COVID-19 Policy Alliance’s new report for nursing facility leaders and policymakers.
New study demonstrates early detection of lung cancer
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The work has implications for early detection of all types of cancer, and answering questions about other diseases.
4 unexpected findings about COVID-19 deaths
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Obesity rates, poverty rates, and pollution may not correlate with COVID-19 deaths after all. But public transportation does.