What You Should Know:
- Children's Health, a pediatric health system announced it has deployed Pieces, a clinically-oriented generative AI solution, across its inpatient care.
- Pieces seamlessly integrates with the hospital's Epic EMR and has quickly become a daily tool for doctors, nurses, and case managers, facilitating clinical handoffs, managing length of stay, tackling discharge barriers, enhancing team communication, and supporting multidisciplinary rounds.
Real-Time
Read More
CodaMetrix Appoints Lisa Morella as VP of Data and Analytics
What You Should Know:
- CodaMetrix, the AI-powered medical coding platform, has appointed Lisa Morella as its new Vice President of Data and Analytics. Morella joins the company as they celebrate a 50% increase in automated coding transactions compared to 2022, marking a significant milestone in their mission to revolutionize healthcare coding.
- Morella brings a wealth of experience from her 15-year tenure at Mass General Brigham, where she played a key role in developing the innovative
Read More
Americans Wary of Generative AI in Healthcare: Trust and Transparency Key to Adoption
What You Should Know:
- A new survey, Generative AI in Healthcare: Gaining Consumer Trust, from Wolters Kluwer Health reveals significant concerns among Americans regarding the use of generative AI (GenAI) in healthcare.
- While many see its potential to improve care, the lack of transparency and validation around data sources raises major trust issues.
Lack of Trust & Transparency
Key findings of the report include:
- Lack of transparency: 86% of Americans worry about not
Read More
What Patients Want: Zocdoc’s Report Reveals Patient Preferences
What You Should Know:
- Zocdoc, the healthcare marketplace, has released its inaugural What Patients Want Report, offering valuable insights into what patients seek from their healthcare experience and providers.
- Based on millions of bookings and patient interactions, the report paints a picture of how patients are navigating the healthcare landscape today, and what they expect from their providers and the industry at large.
Key findings of the report include:
Women driving
Read More
Google Cloud Launches Healthcare Focused Generative AI Models
What You Should Know:
- Google Cloud unveils MedLM, a family of generative AI models specifically designed for medical applications.
- Building on the success of Med-PaLM, Google's latest offering promises to revolutionize medical documentation, drug research, and patient care experiences.
MedLM Background
Built on the foundation of Med-PaLM 2, MedLM offers two model sizes: a larger one for complex tasks and a smaller one for scaling across various applications. MedLM is trained on
Read More
HHS Finalizes Rule for AI Transparency and Data Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took a major step forward in healthcare data sharing and artificial intelligence (AI) transparency with the finalization of the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule.
- This rule was finalized after months of public feedback, promises to revolutionize how healthcare data is used and accessed in the United
Read More
Healthcare Organizations Struggle to Meet Cures Act Data Sharing Requirements, Verato Survey Reveals
What You Should Know:
- A new survey from Verato, a healthcare identity management company, reveals significant challenges faced by healthcare organizations in meeting the data sharing requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act. The survey reveals only 36% of organizations have comprehensive data quality programs in place to comply with the Cures Act.
- Despite the Act's focus on promoting interoperability and patient access to data, many organizations lack the necessary
Read More
UC San Diego Health Appoints Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer
What You Should Know:
- UC San Diego Health has announced the appointment of Dr. Karandeep Singh, MD, as the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation at University of California School of Medicine and the inaugural Chief Health Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer at UC San Diego Health.
- This newly created position emphasizes the health system's commitment to advancing the use of AI in healthcare, ensuring patient safety and improving health outcomes.
Chief
Read More
Phelps Health Offers Patients 24/7 Virtual Visits through KeyCare Partnership
What You Should Know:
- KeyCare, the leading Epic-based virtual care provider, announces a partnership with Phelps Health to deliver high-quality virtual care to patients across Missouri.
- This strategic partnership aims to empower patients to receive convenient and timely care from licensed virtualists, anytime, anywhere in the US.
Seamless, Consistent Care
Patients can now access urgent care through virtual visits on the Phelps Health MyChart patient portal. This partnership
Read More
Darena Solutions, Leidos, and SLI Compliance Launches Healthcare AI App Verification Program to Streamline EHR Integration
What You Should Know:
- Darena Solutions, Leidos, and SLI Compliance join forces to launch a first-of-its-kind verification program for AI applications in healthcare. This healthcare AI app verification program aims to bridge the gap between the growing demand for AI and the challenges of integrating it seamlessly with Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
- This initiative represents the first time two ONC-approved test labs have collaborated on such a program. Darena Solutions brings its
Read More
