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04 Oct 2024
Dockworkers' fight a warning about the future of work
Dockworkers are fighting for the future of work, fearing automation will take their jobs. Even those who stay employed worry that the tech will strip their work of its worth.
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04 Oct 2024
UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities
A series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis
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04 Oct 2024
Companies invest in climate technology to reduce emissions
Analyst firm GlobalData identified four major climate tech investments businesses are making now to reach 2030 carbon emission reduction goals.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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27 Nov 2023
NIH Funding to Advance “All of Us” Research Program Dataset Use
$9.7 million in awards will fund 26 projects supporting high-priority analyses and tool development using data from the NIH’s "All of Us" Research Program.
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27 Nov 2023
AstraZeneca Launches Evinova to Advance Digital Health Solutions
AstraZeneca's launches Evinova to advance innovation in life sciences, delivering advanced digital health solutions for improved outcomes.
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27 Nov 2023
India's Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK
Hexaware opens IT services operation in Birmingham, with a plan to recruit 250 people in the region by 2025
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27 Nov 2023
Community Health Center PCPs Spend Less Time on EHR, Electronic Inbox
A study revealed that primary care physicians (PCPs) practicing in community health centers spend 5.40 fewer minutes on the EHR than PCPs working in other settings.
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27 Nov 2023
HC3 Warns Healthcare Sector of Persisting Emotet Malware Threats
Emotet has been described as the “world’s most dangerous malware” and it frequently targets the healthcare sector, HC3 warned.
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27 Nov 2023
Preventive Care Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries Grew, Study Finds
During preventive care visits, physicians were more likely to provide counseling provision and order screening labs than at problem-based visits.
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27 Nov 2023
How Many Medicare Part D Claims Are Subject to 340B Discounts?
The growth of Medicare Part D claims subject to 340B discounts was driven by increases in claims written by 340B-affiliated clinicians and prescribed by 340B pharmacies.
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23 Nov 2023
Microsoft bans SME partners from selling its services via government's Cloud Compute 2 framework
Microsoft is under fire after documents leaked to Computer Weekly revealed it has banned reseller partners from selling its services via the government’s soon-to-be launched Cloud Compute 2 framework
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22 Nov 2023
Palantir awarded NHS FDP data contract
NHS England has awarded a £330m, seven-year contract to US data specialist Palantir, prompting concerns from data privacy practitioners
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22 Nov 2023
NHS England renews FutureNHS cloud-based collaboration hosting deal via G-Cloud for £1.67m
NHS England has renewed its long-standing hosting and support contract for the FutureNHS platform with SME cloud provider Kahootz
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22 Nov 2023
CISA Releases Healthcare Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation Guide
CISA issued a cybersecurity vulnerability mitigation guide to help the healthcare sector address encryption weaknesses, web application vulnerabilities, and other threats to security.
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22 Nov 2023
Patient-Reported Symptom Data May Hinder Telehealth-Based Flu Diagnosis
The accuracy of existing clinical decision rules for flu in a telehealth setting can be negatively impacted by using only patient-reported symptom data.
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22 Nov 2023
How Do Income & SDOH Affect Cardiovascular Healthcare?
Having low income increased the odds of hypertension and reduced the odds of physician engagement during hospitalization for heart failure, two studies show.
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22 Nov 2023
Quest, Universal DX Collaborate to Advance Colorectal Cancer Screening
Through the strategic partnership, the two companies hope to study a blood test to screen for colorectal cancer and submit it to the FDA for approval.
- 22 Nov 2023
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22 Nov 2023
WA Non-Profit Health System Will Reimburse Patients in Charity Care Agreement
The non-profit health system must also improve how it screens patients for charity care eligibility.
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22 Nov 2023
WHO Urged Actions to Stop Antimicrobial Resistance
During World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, the WHO urges appropriate use of antimicrobials to minimize resistance.
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21 Nov 2023
March of Dimes Gives US D+ Premature Birth Grade on 2023 Report Card
On its 2023 maternal health report card, March of Dimes gave the US a D+ for premature births, noting southern states had worse scores.
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21 Nov 2023
EHR Usability Outshines AI as Top Health IT Priority of Healthcare Execs
An MGMA poll found that improving EHR usability was the top health IT priority for healthcare leaders, followed by patient communications, revenue cycle management, and AI.
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21 Nov 2023
HHS Settles HIPAA Investigation With St. Joseph’s Over PHI Disclosure to Media
HHS launched a HIPAA investigation into St. Joseph’s Medical Center and determined that the organization had disclosed three patients’ protected health information to the Associated Press.
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21 Nov 2023
Machine Learning Methods May Improve Brain Tumor Characterization
Researchers combining mass spectrometry with machine learning to assess meningioma tumors found that the tools were 87% accurate in classifying tumor grade.
- 21 Nov 2023
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21 Nov 2023
Quality Outcomes Are Better When Medicaid MCOs Administer Pharmacy Benefits
In 33 of 34 comparative analyses, HEDIS scores were higher in states where Medicaid MCOs administered pharmacy benefits.
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21 Nov 2023
FDA Approves Truqap, Faslodex for HR-Positive Breast Cancer
AstraZeneca announced the approval on November 17, 2023, based on a phase 3, double-blind, randomized clinical trial.
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21 Nov 2023
Can Gen AI Improve Access to Care, Affordability? Patients Think So
Patients are increasingly using generative AI to explore access to care options, which industry leaders indicate could improve healthcare affordability.
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21 Nov 2023
Medicare Advantage Denials Jump 56%, Commercial Denials 20%
Claim denials are on the rise as hospitals also see diminishing cash reserves, according to a new AHA report.
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20 Nov 2023
NHS England hits 90% target for electronic patient records
Some 90% of trusts in NHS England have adopted electronic patient records in hospitals, ahead of government schedule
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20 Nov 2023
$31M Awards to Support Medical AI Innovation at UTHealth Houston
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics faculty received 16 grants to fund projects focused on advancing artificial intelligence in healthcare and medicine.
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20 Nov 2023
Healthcare Affordability Woes Affect High- and Low-Income Patients Alike
For some metrics, healthcare affordability is more challenging for high-income Americans than low-income folks in similarly developed nations.
- 20 Nov 2023
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20 Nov 2023
Humana’s Value-Based Care Plans Improved Health Outcomes for MA Members
In addition to improving health outcomes, Humana’s Medicare Advantage value-based care plans generated $8 billion in cost savings in 2022.
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20 Nov 2023
Generative AI Appeals to Healthcare Orgs for Revenue Cycle Operations
Nearly 60 percent of surveyed healthcare organizations are considering using generative AI for revenue cycle operations.
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17 Nov 2023
Despite Value-Based Care Growth, Room for Improvement Remains
Standardizing program benchmarks and providing incentives for non-clinical staff could help improve value-based care models.
- 17 Nov 2023
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17 Nov 2023
Cardiovascular Disease Utilization Grew After Medicaid Expansion
The two expansion states saw higher rates of cardiovascular care, medication, and hospitalization use after Medicaid expansion.
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17 Nov 2023
eHealth Exchange HIE Launches Program to Boost HL7 FHIR Adoption
The incentive program from eHealth Exchange will reward HIE participants who exchange patient data with payers using the HL7 FHIR data standard as outlined in the HL7 Da Vinci Project.
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17 Nov 2023
Consumers Believe Generative AI May Make Healthcare More Affordable
Deloitte’s 2023 Health Care Consumer Survey shows that over 70 percent of consumers who use generative AI believe the tech could revolutionize healthcare delivery.
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17 Nov 2023
Health Orgs Look for Consolidated Patient Engagement Tech Footprint
Patient engagement technology vendors will need to respond to a growing push for consumer-centered solutions for healthcare organizations.
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17 Nov 2023
FDA Authorizes First Chlamydia, Gonorrhea At-Home Sample Test
The Simple 2 Test is available over-the-counter for patients to collect samples and ship to laboratories for testing.
- 17 Nov 2023
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17 Nov 2023
FDA Announces Kilitch Healthcare India Eyedrop Recall
Implicated in the warning letters issued in October 2023, Kilitch Healthcare India has voluntarily recalled eyedrops distributed to retailers nationwide.
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16 Nov 2023
HHS Unveils Updated Language Access Plan for Health Equity
The Updated Language Access Plan builds on previous legal provisions prohibiting discrimination and requiring adequate language supports for patients.
- 16 Nov 2023
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16 Nov 2023
BlackSuit Ransomware Is Credible Threat to Healthcare Cybersecurity, HC3 Says
BlackSuit ransomware shares many traits with Royal ransomware and the now defunct Conti ransomware group, both of which targeted the healthcare sector.
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16 Nov 2023
Digital Health Most Wired: Healthcare Orgs Focusing on Health Data Usage
With widespread EHR adoption, healthcare organizations are looking toward health data usage to improve outcomes, according to the Digital Health Most Wired 2023 survey.
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16 Nov 2023
MD Anderson Cancer Center Launches Institute for Data Science in Oncology
The new MD Anderson Institute for Data Science in Oncology is set to combine advanced computational approaches with clinical expertise to transform cancer care.
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16 Nov 2023
Stakeholders Urge Senators to Avert ‘Fast and Slow’ Death of Telehealth
In a Senate subcommittee hearing, healthcare stakeholders doubled down on the critical need to make permanent pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities.
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16 Nov 2023
How Did Commercial Payments for COVID-19 Inpatient Stays Vary in 2020?
Commercial payments for COVID-19 inpatient stays were highest at hospitals affiliated with a health system, at $3,562.
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16 Nov 2023
Gene Editing Technology Could Treat Hypercholesterolemia
An announcement from Verve Therapeutics revealed data from a proof-of-concept study suggesting that gene editing could treat familial hypercholesterolemia.
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15 Nov 2023
FDA Issues Warning Letter to Amazon with Concerns About Eye Drop Sales
Yet again, the FDA has issued warning letters to another eye drop retailer, identifying violations on seven eyedrops.
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15 Nov 2023
Regulatory Burdens in Healthcare Take Away from Patient Care
Practice leaders overwhelmingly agree reducing prior auths and other regulatory burdens would allow resource reallocation, MGMA says.
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15 Nov 2023
FBI, CISA Urge Immediate Action to Mitigate Rhysida Ransomware Risks
The federal government urged organizations to prioritize remediate known vulnerabilities, segment networks, and enable multifactor authentication to lower the risk of Rhysida ransomware.
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15 Nov 2023
How Much Members Spend on Diabetes Chronic Disease Management
It is well known that diabetes is a costly disease, but even members with insurance may pay thousands of dollars per year for chronic disease management.
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15 Nov 2023
NIH Researchers Identify Sleep Deficiency as a T2D Risk Factor
Results from an NIH-funded study revealed that chronic insufficient sleep is a modifiable T2D risk factor in women.
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14 Nov 2023
Racism Key Social Determinant of Health Linked to 38% Risk of Stroke
The chronic stress incurred due to experiences of racism led to poorer health outcomes, including increased risk of stroke.
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14 Nov 2023
Medical Transcription Service Data Breach Impacts Multiple Health Systems
Northwell Health and Cook County Health both notified patients of a third-party data breach that originated at Perry Johnson & Associates, a medical transcription vendor.
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14 Nov 2023
HPSA Program Did Not Affect Physician Shortages or Health Outcomes
Counties saw no significant changes in mortality rates or physician density in the years following HPSA designation.
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14 Nov 2023
Large Language Model Diagnoses, Triages Without Introducing Biases
UCLA Health researchers determined that Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 can accurately diagnose and triage patients without introducing racial and ethnic biases.
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14 Nov 2023
How to Achieve Patient Portal ‘Techquity’ & Digital Health Equity
Measuring patient portal use by demographic will be the first step toward achieving digital health equity.
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14 Nov 2023
Avoidable Hospitalizations Less Common in Medicare Advantage, Study Finds
Medicare beneficiaries with ambulatory care-sensitive conditions visited clinicians with lower rates of avoidable hospitalizations.
- 14 Nov 2023
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13 Nov 2023
Rogue state-aligned actors are most critical cyber threat to UK
The prospect of rogue nation-state-aligned attackers bringing down the UK’s critical infrastructure is keeping the NCSC up at night
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13 Nov 2023
NY Proposes Tightened Cybersecurity Regulations For Hospitals
In addition to the proposed cybersecurity regulations, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $500 million in funding dedicated to upgrading hospital technology systems.
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13 Nov 2023
Surescripts Applies for TEFCA QHIN Role to Drive Interoperability
Surescripts Health Information Network LLC, which supports nationwide healthcare interoperability for ePrescribing, has applied to become a TEFCA QHIN.
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13 Nov 2023
State AGs Urge FDA Action on Race-Related Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies
In a letter, state AGs highlighted research showing that pulse oximeter readings are often inaccurate for populations of color, urging the FDA to take action.
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13 Nov 2023
Vanderbilt, Duke Awarded $1.25M to Improve Health Systems’ AI Oversight
A new project is set to outline the essential capabilities that health systems need to effectively select, deploy, and monitor artificial intelligence tools.
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13 Nov 2023
Blending Human Expertise & Technology to Improve Claims Negotiations
Strategic partnerships that leverage both human expertise and technology can improve out-of-network claim negotiations and operational efficiency while maintaining payer-provider relationships.
- 13 Nov 2023
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13 Nov 2023
NY AG Secures $450K From US Radiology Over Data Security Failures
US Radiology agreed to update its IT infrastructure and data security policies following a ransomware attack and subsequent investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office.
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13 Nov 2023
Emory University Establishes Empathetic AI for Health Institute
The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute aims to support the development of equitable, accessible, and cost-effective artificial intelligence tools.
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13 Nov 2023
FDA Approves New Weight Loss Drug: Zepbound
Adding to the weight loss drugs list, the FDA has approved Zepbound, a GIP and GLP-1 agonist.
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13 Nov 2023
KLAS: Epic’s Payer Platform Generates High User Satisfaction
Epic’s payer platform helped improve cost savings around users’ clinical data acquisition efforts.
- 09 Nov 2023
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09 Nov 2023
Johnson and Johnson Reveals General Surgery Robot Timeline
The company anticipates submitting the OTTAVA system to the FDA in 2024 to begin clinical trials.
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09 Nov 2023
Henry Schein Hit By BlackCat Ransomware Gang
BlackCat ransomware claimed responsibility for an October cyberattack on Henry Schein, a major distributor of healthcare products.
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09 Nov 2023
Adopting Patient-Centered Care Stymied by Limited Patient-Centered Metrics
Only around half of hospitals and health systems are looking at patient-centered metrics, which is getting in the way of broad adoption of patient-centered care models.
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09 Nov 2023
RPM Improves Hypertension Outcomes but Drives Up Costs
Though RPM increased medication use and reduced hospital stays among hypertension patients, it spurred a $274 per patient increase in cost, new research shows.
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09 Nov 2023
What Non-Medical Supplemental Benefits Will MA Plans Offer in 2024?
Food and produce, transportation, and social needs services top the list of non-medical supplemental benefits from Medicare Advantage plans in 2024.
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09 Nov 2023
Revenue Cycle Sets Sights on Autonomous Coding, Claims Automation
Revenue cycle automation plans include autonomous coding and claims management tech, but cost and resource management are major barriers to adoption, KLAS reports.
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08 Nov 2023
Need Outpaces Maternal Mental Healthcare Access in 150 Counties
70% of US counties have poor maternal mental healthcare access, even though nearly 700 are considered high risk for maternal mental health disorders.
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08 Nov 2023
An Overview of 2024 Coverage for Veterans Beyond Veterans Affairs
Better outreach, multiple coverage sources in addition to Veterans Affairs benefits, and Medicaid expansion may be key to lowering uninsurance among veterans.
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08 Nov 2023
November 2023 Elections Mark 3 Big Wins for Abortion Rights
Votes in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia may help bolster abortion rights in those states.
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08 Nov 2023
KLAS: Dimensional Insight, Epic Drive Health Data Analytics Outcomes
Healthcare organizations reported that Dimensional Insight, Epic, and Innovaccer offer the strongest analytics capabilities to track and benchmark desired outcomes.
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08 Nov 2023
HHS Honors Community Health Centers for Clinical Quality Improvement
The awards go to the top 10 percent of community health centers demonstrating achievements in clinical quality.
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08 Nov 2023
More Provider Orgs Have Value-Based Contracts With Private Payers
The share of provider organizations with commercial value-based contracts grew from 50 percent in 2018 to 76 percent in 2022.
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07 Nov 2023
Cornwall Council-run care service to deploy digital care hub
Digital hub will offer council-run Corserv Care an end-to-end care solution, including a physical device, online dashboard and interoperable software
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07 Nov 2023
CMS Proposals Address Anti-Competitive Practices in Medicare Advantage
The proposed rule includes a fixed compensation of $632 for agents and brokers helping Medicare Advantage beneficiaries choose a plan.
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07 Nov 2023
Senators Launch Bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Working Group
Spearheaded by Senators Mark Warner, Bill Cassidy, and others, the working group aims to propose legislative solutions to ongoing healthcare cybersecurity challenges.
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07 Nov 2023
27% of Adults Face At Least One Healthcare Affordability Challenge
Many US adults face severe healthcare affordability issues, such as high out-of-pocket costs, medical debt, or forgone care, but even more have healthcare financial strain.
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07 Nov 2023
Generative AI May Facilitate Improved Chest X-Ray Interpretation
Northwestern Medicine researchers have developed a generative AI model that can outperform radiologists at interpreting chest X-rays in some cases.
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07 Nov 2023
ACO Enrollment Doesn’t Help Mental Healthcare Access, PROs
Mental healthcare access and treatment was down by 24% and no change was detected for PROs after ACO enrollment.
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07 Nov 2023
Studies on Prescription Digital Therapeutics Lack Rigor, Inclusivity
New research shows that the clinical evidence supporting prescription digital therapeutics often does not include critical information, including race and ethnicity.
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06 Nov 2023
AI Tools May Detect Heart Valve Disease, Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Two studies to be presented at the AHA’s Scientific Sessions show that AI and deep learning may be capable of flagging heart disease and cardiovascular event risk.
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06 Nov 2023
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Expand OUD Medication Access via Telehealth
The reintroduced TREATS Act would permanently allow clinicians to prescribe buprenorphine for OUD treatment through telehealth without a prior in-person exam.
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06 Nov 2023
Netherlands starts building its own AI language model
Dutch government allocates €13.5m to develop an open artificial intelligence language model according to national values and guidelines.
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06 Nov 2023
Labor Expenses Hurt Hospital Financial Performance
Hospital financial performance declined slightly in September as providers deal with workforce issues, including rising labor expenses.
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06 Nov 2023
As Patient Safety Improves, Patient Experience Scores Go Down
The Leapfrog Group fall 2023 Hospital Safety Grades reflect a post-pandemic improvement in patient safety measures, particularly healthcare-acquired infections.
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06 Nov 2023
Risk-Based Lung Cancer Screening May Reduce Racial, Ethnic Disparities
A new study validated and recalibrated the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial 2012 risk prediction model across races and ethnicities.