El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, firmó la semana del 13 de octubre un conjunto de proyectos de ley para proteger la privacidad de pacientes transgénero, en medio de las constantes amenazas de la administración Trump. Sin embargo, hubo una omisión importante que, según defensores de la comunidad LGBTQ+ y estrategas políticos, forma parte de…
The move toward value-based care is inevitable and in-home care must not be left behind. To realize the full potential, here are a few key shifts that must happen. The post Why It’s Time for In-Home Care to Catch Up to the Value-Based Care Movement appeared first on MedCity News.
Instead of taking a blind-trust approach to automation, consider a humans-in-the-loop strategy. The post The Bot Will See You Now: Why Clinicians Need AI Accountability appeared first on MedCity News.
Check out news from Oral Genome, Planyear, Graph AI, Vega Health and more. The post StartUPDATES: New Developments from Healthcare Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea. Rather, states should submit applications that “rebuild and reshape” how health care is delivered in rural communities, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a suite of privacy protection bills for transgender patients amid continuing threats by the Trump administration. But there was one glaring omission that LGBTQ+ advocates and political strategists say is part of an increasingly complex dance the Democrat faces as he curates a more centrist profile for a…
By JACOB REIDER I haven’t blogged this yet, which kinda surprises me, since I find myself describing it often. Let’s start with an overview. We can look at health information through the lens of a lifecycle. The promise of Health Information Technology has been to help us – ideally to achieve optimal health in the people…
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said that Medicaid’s rapid spending growth is unsustainable and criticized state financing tactics that let providers and governments “game” the system for extra federal funds. He said CMS is shifting its fraud strategy to follow the flow of money rather than just individual offenders in an effort to ensure health…
Amazon is launching pharmacy kiosks at One Medical clinics to streamline prescription access, but experts question the model’s scalability, accessibility and long-term viability. The post Analysis: Amazon In-Office Pharmacy Kiosk Sounds Novel But Difficult to Execute appeared first on MedCity News.
Lisbeth Votruba, the Chief Clinical Officer and Dana Peco, the AVP of Clinical Informatics from Avasure came on THCB to explain how their AI enabled surveillance system improves the care team experience in hospitals and health care facilities. Their technology enables remote nurses and clinical staff to monitor patients, and manage their care in a…