During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A month before the public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023, 87 million individuals were enrolled in Medicaid. The increase was driven by multiple factors, including the pause of all periodic eligibility reviews during the public health emergency. Now, all Medicaid enrollees face the return of the redetermination process by state agencies – the process
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What it Will Take To Trust Healthcare AI Models?
As ChatGPT and similar Large Language Model (LLM) tools gather and organize data in responses, it’s important to understand how the data they use has been curated. Medical science is constantly evolving, with previously accepted conclusions and standards being supplanted by newer information. Yet the outdated and sometimes disproven body of literature is often still quite large.
For example, external carotid to internal carotid (EC/IC) bypass for cerebral ischemia due to cerebrovascular
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How AI Can Help with Patient Self-Scheduling
As every patient knows, scheduling a doctor’s appointment can be a real nightmare. Patients are exasperated with irritating phone menus, endless wait times, and cumbersome scheduling procedures. Meanwhile, healthcare staff are drowning in relentless scheduling calls and laborious booking procedures that leave them exhausted and burnt out.
Clearly, the current system isn’t working for anybody. Healthcare facilities are aware of the problem, but many struggle to do anything about it.
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56% of Americans Concerned About Contracting an Infectious Disease from a Hospital
What You Should Know:
New survey findings released today by Kinnos show that the risk of becoming infected by visiting or staying in a hospital weighs heavily on the minds of Americans.The findings, which arrive on the heels of the pandemic and amidst an escalating infectious disease crisis, reflect consumer sentiment and concerns when seeking medical care.
Survey Insights Reveal Heightened Post-Pandemic Worries Regarding Infectivity
Results from the “2023 Consumer Concerns:
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Hospitals at Risk: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Discovered in EEG Medical Device NeuroWorks Natus
What You Should Know:
- A new critical vulnerability was discovered in NeuroWorks Natus Electroencephalogram (EEG) Software that could allow cybercriminals to take control of affected devices and steal medical data. NeuroWorks Natus Electroencephalogram (EEG) software solution is widely used across clinics, hospitals, large teaching facilities and medical device providers for EEG, LTM, ICU, sleep, and research studies.
- Trustwave SpiderLabs discovered the vulnerability affects the
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CareAbout Health Selects Innovaccer to Scale VBC for Expanding Provider Network
What You Should Know:
- CareAbout, a healthcare management services company, has selected Innovaccer's data platform and analytics solutions to help its providers achieve their clinical and financial goals.
- The partnership between CareAbout and Innovaccer will help CareAbout's providers achieve their clinical and financial goals in a value-based care environment.
- Innovaccer's platform will provide CareAbout's providers with actionable insights into quality, performance, and cost
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KLAS: Impact Advisors, Guidehouse, Chartis Rates High for Financial Improvement Consulting Engagements
What You Should Know:
Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented financial pressure; several macroeconomic factors—including the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and staffing shortages—have forced organizations to work around decreased revenues and increased costs.At this critical time, organizations are looking to consulting firms to help improve their financial performance and circumnavigate obstacles. KLAS’ 2020 Financial Improvement Consulting report examined how firms were
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Creating Accessible Digital Signage in Healthcare
I have heard the word “Inclusion” quite a bit lately, and I’ve noticed that people seem to be throwing the word around as though everyone knows what it means. Many organizations claim to be inclusive while doing little to actually prove it. This occurs in all industries, but the problem is particularly consequential in health care, where there’s a lot more on the line: patient outcomes and recovery rates.
Inclusivity ties into the idea of health equity, the principle of fairness and justice
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Virtual Reality Can Enhance Relationships Between Caregivers and Aging Population, Study Finds
What You Should Know:
Virtual Reality (VR) technology is not just for the young. It's paving the way for enhancing relationships between the aging population and their caregivers, as research from the Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) at Stanford University demonstrates.The study sought to understand older adults’ attitudes towards new technologies, including virtual reality, and how professional caregivers felt about facilitating VR experiences for older adults. Research was led by
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Emory Launches AI Health Institute to Improve Health Equity & Patient Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- Emory University has launched the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute as part of its AI.Humanity initiative to leverage AI and big data to transform healthcare globally.
- The institute aims to use AI to discern patterns in health data, make predictions, and improve patient health outcomes in diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
Precision Medicine Delivered with Empathy
Emory AI.Health aims to mitigate bias in AI-driven precision
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