Today, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Sadly, cancer disparities exist, with racial/ethnic minority, low-income, and uninsured populations suffering the greatest burden. That’s why routine cancer screening is critical to addressing cancer disparities as they have the potential to greatly reduce both incidence and mortality rates. To address this, Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | News, Analysis, Insights - HIT Consultant
From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond
Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population.
It has been a remarkable journey for the
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Home Healthcare Market is Expected to Reach $340.2B
What You Should Know:
- Home Healthcare market in terms of revenue was estimated to be worth $226 Billion in 2022 and is poised to reach $340.2 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 8.5% from 2022 to 2027 according to a latest report published by MarketsandMarkets™.
- The report reveals growth in this market is mainly driven by rapid growth in the elderly population, and the rising incidence of chronic diseases.
Rising Demand for Home-Health Services & Solutions
The home
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Experian Health Launches AI-Driven Predictive Denials Management
What You Should Know:
- Experian Health launches a new AI-Powered solution, AI Advantage that will help providers recoup the billions in lost dollars due to insurance claim denials.
- These new solutions leverage AI and help healthcare providers prioritize their claims reimbursement process and decrease denials overall, saving time and money across the entire healthcare value chain and ultimately improving care and service for patient consumers.
AI Advantage
One of the top
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FemTech: Samsung Adds Menstrual Cycle Tracking Capabilities to Galaxy Watch5
What You Should Know:
- Samsung Galaxy Watch5 users will soon be able to access temperature-based menstrual cycle tracking through the Cycle Tracking feature. This new capability was developed in partnership with Natural Cycles, a women’s health company and app maker, and marks the first time Natural Cycles’ algorithm has been adapted for a smartwatch.
- The partnership combines Natural Cycles’ fertility technology with Samsung’s BioActive Sensor to give users more detailed
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Unintended Bias in AI-Driven Healthcare Applications
What You Should Know:
- Over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more specifically, Machine Learning (ML) technology, have experienced rapid adoption in the healthcare space as tools for diagnosis and decision-making. Such tools are intended to address challenges in the healthcare system to both processes and put into practice the proliferating medical findings, and also to support delivery of the promise of personalized and precision medicine.
- Unintended bias in AI and
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CMS Program Integrity’s Role in Combatting FWA While Maintaining Health Equity
In 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established health equity as a pillar of its future work. Program integrity staff from every state Medicaid program, and federal program staff working on Medicare, must consider the roles of both program integrity and analytics when combatting fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA)in the healthcare system.
CMS defines health equity as "the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just
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BenchSci Launches ‘Map’ of Biology Research Platform for Pharmaceutical Research
What You Should Know:
- BenchSci, a Canadian-based tech company and leader in AI solutions for drug discovery recently launches a Google-backed 'map' of biology research platform, ASCEND™ by BenchSci, to understand the underlying biology.
- The patented machine learning platform reads millions of published and previously hidden experiment external and internal data sources to create a map that allows scientists to more quickly (50% more) and accurately understand the biological
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Think Retail: What the Medical Supply Industry Can Learn from the Marketplace Revolution
Through years of disruption and advancement, the retail industry has evolved tremendously to meet the increased demands of a broadening consumer base. However not every industry – and most notably healthcare — has progressed with the times and buyers’ needs.
The healthcare supply chain specifically must expand beyond its antiquated roots to better serve buyers. Just as in retail, where the U.S. has seen exponential growth over the last 20 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the
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GE HealthCare to Acquire Caption Health to Expand AI-Guided Ultrasounds
What You Should Know:
- GE HealthCare acquires Caption Health, Inc., a privately owned artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare leader that creates clinical applications to aid in early disease detection, using AI to assist in conducting ultrasound scans.
- The acquisition supports GE HealthCare’s $3B Ultrasound business by adding AI-enabled image guidance to ultrasound device portfolios. In addition, it aligns with strategy to deliver precision care and expands access to new ultrasound
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