Payer
St. Louis could soon forgive residents' medical debt, if Mayor Tishaura Jones approves
St. Louis Public Radio | April 19, 2024
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen this week unanimously approved a bill that would spend $800,000 of federal coronavirus relief...
Clinical Care
Facing financial problems, tiny Mahnomen (MN) hospital cuts in-patient care
MPR News | April 19, 2024
The tiny hospital is converting to a rural emergency hospital, leaving many rural Minnesotans far from in-patient care. It's the...
Technology
AI-powered WHO chatbot is flubbing some answers
Bloomberg | April 19, 2024
The World Health Organization is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar....
Technology
Medicare official says breakthrough device reimbursement rule coming in early summer
STAT News | April 19, 2024
The agency has faced intense pressure from device makers frustrated with the slow pace of Medicare reimbursement decisions.
Clinical Care
Where artificial intelligence is making a difference in healthcare
insideBIGDATA | April 18, 2024
While the potential for AI to revolutionize healthcare is clear, from care delivery to enhancing operational efficiencies and accelerating research,...
Pharma
The Path to a Better Tuberculosis Vaccine Runs Through Montana
KFF Health News | April 18, 2024
The University of Montana Center for Translational Medicine specializes in improving and creating vaccines by adding novel adjuvants.
Strategy
Medicare's Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
KFF Health News | April 18, 2024
Only 4% of potentially eligible Medicare enrollees participate in Chronic Care Management.
Technology
VA IG offers advice for troubled EHR
Federal News Network | April 17, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department launched a new Electronic Health Record at the Lovell Federal Health...
Technology
5 ways AI is changing healthcare
Forbes | April 17, 2024
The revolution of AI in healthcare has just begun.
HLM Communities
The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic
NPR | April 17, 2024
The White House's new Global Health Security Strategy strives to make the country even better prepared for future pandemics, outbreaks...
Innovation
Shifting the healthcare AI discourse: Embracing intelligence assistance
Forbes | April 16, 2024
Amid the buzz surrounding AI's capabilities, it is crucial to consider its implications on human decision-making, especially within healthcare where...
Clinical Care
New nonsurgical procedure may be more effective than weight loss drugs, study says
CBS News | April 16, 2024
It's called endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty; it removes a portion of the stomach, and it does not involve any surgical cuts....
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