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What principles should guide artificial intelligence innovation in healthcare?

April 22, 2024 - Artificial intelligence tools (AI) are proliferating in healthcare at breakneck speed, amplifying calls from healthcare leaders and policymakers for greater alignment on the responsible use of these tools. The FDA authorized 692 artificial intelligence and machine learning devices in 2023, 171 devices more than its 2022 list. In response to...

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How to turn healthcare into an API-first industry

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Application programming interfaces (APIs) play a significant role in the average consumer's world, whether they know it or not. How might the API takeover look different for the healthcare...

HIMSS 2024 Recap: Generative AI Uses, Workforce Management

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Generative AI use cases and workforce management--specifically in light of severe labor shortages--dominated the conversation at HIMSS 2024. Rich Birhanzel, senior managing director and global health...

Diabetes Tools Do Not Deliver, Epic Adds Ambient Listening

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The major EHR vendor Epic will introduce an ambient listening function into its EHR as the healthcare industry buzzes over the new technology. Ambient listening tools are artificial intelligence (AI)...

How Healthcare Technology Can Improve, Worsen Provider Burnout

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Provider burnout is not new, but it has been an increasingly pressing topic as the pool of healthcare professionals shrinks. Healthcare strikes point to underlying issues related to workforce strain....

The Importance of Having a Licensed Nurse at the Other End of the Line

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Amid the workforce shortage in healthcare, nurses are in high demand. Technology has helped bridge the gap, allowing nurses to serve patients remotely using virtual care nursing or sitting...

Cigna-Humana Merger Called Off, Providers See Surge in Audits

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Major payers Cigna and Humana have dissolved their merger plans, according to the Wall Street Journal. Rumors emerged that the two payers were in talks about a merger in late November 2023, but...

How to Evaluate Digital Health Tools, Improve Selection Process

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Digital health tools continue proliferate, making it more crucial than ever for healthcare leaders to be discerning in their digital health decisions.  On average, the number of digital health...

CVS, Walgreens Employees Strike, Patients Support Sharing Wearable Data with Docs

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Employees at Walgreens and CVS Health are going on strike to end harsh working conditions. Without a strong union presence, coordination has been difficult and the companies say previous strikes have...

Federal Health Agencies Invest Big in Public Health Initiatives

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In this week's roundup, federal health agencies unveil plans to invest in critical public health initiatives o bolster public health infrastructure, improve disease response mechanisms, and advance...

Healthcare Compliance, Patient Access to Information Prove Costly

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Today’s roundup includes HIPAA violations, telehealth trends, and efforts to ensure equitable access to care. UnitedHealthcare Settles HIPAA Right of Access Case for $80K UnitedHealthcare...

Healthcare Costs Hurting Individuals and the US Healthcare System

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Today’s roundup focuses on pricing disparities of drugs and hospital services, the burden of medical debt on middle-class Americans, and the financial implications of data breaches caused by...

Exploring Pros & Cons of Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Mental Health Apps

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Characterized by economic and financial instability, political uncertainty, social isolation, and widespread illness and death, the COVID-19 pandemic left Americans' mental health in tatters. The...

Boosting Pediatric Mental Healthcare Through School-Based Telehealth

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To address the growing youth mental health crisis, healthcare providers are enacting various strategies to extend access to behavioral healthcare. One such strategy is partnering with schools to set up...

Challenges, Opportunities of Digital Health in Health Insurance

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Technology-centered solutions, lack of payer alignment, and competition over data are barriers to digital health advancement in health insurance. Peter Long, executive vice president of strategy and...

Top Healthcare Predictions for 2023: HIT Analytics, mHealth, EHR, HITS

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In 2023, leaders in EHR, health IT analytics, mHealth, and health IT security may see a spike in innovation around reducing provider burden and addressing healthcare consumerism, experts told...

Introducing Gender-Affirming Care to Primary Care Settings, Telehealth Services

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Although primary care clinics offer numerous beneficial healthcare services to patients, they often fall short of delivering effective gender-affirming care (GAC), which requires empathy, trust, and...

How One Primary Care Organization is Boosting Value-Based Care for Seniors

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Delivering high-quality, value-based care is a strategic goal for most US healthcare organizations, though the means to the end varies. For one senior-focused primary care provider, in-home care...

How to Boost Virtual Care Access, Eliminate Demographic Barriers

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Despite a surge in virtual care utilization, virtual care access remains challenging for many individuals across the US, particularly due to cultural and geographic barriers. Adam Hornung, executive...

Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Test Gains Key FDA Approval

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A new tool is coming to market to improve the early detection of Alzheimer's disease by testing cerebral spinal fluid. FDA Greenlights First In-Vitro Alzheimer’s Disease Test FDA...

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