Advancing Care Around Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
A groundbreaking initiative leverages AI to improve the process of diabetic retinopathy screening
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When should we trust AI more than physicians?
The time may be fast approaching. A paper by Goh et al. 2024 sampled 50 physicians and examined which was better: physicians alone, physicians with access to GPT-4, or GPT-4 alone. The primary outcome was how well each group diagnosed the case (i.e., diagnostic reasoning score). The authors found that: The median diagnostic reasoning score…
SCAN, Astrana Launch MA Plan Tailored to Asian Older Adults
SCAN Health Plan and Astrana Health recently launched SCAN Allied, a Medicare Advantage plan designed for the Asian older adult population. It includes access to a network of culturally competent providers, specialists and pharmacies from Astrana Health. The post SCAN, Astrana Launch MA Plan Tailored to Asian Older Adults appeared first on MedCity News.
Eli Lilly Plans $4.5B Medicine Foundry to Foster Innovations in Drug Manufacturing
Lilly Medicine Foundry will research new ways to manufacture medicines. Eli Lilly says in addition to supporting the manufacturing of drugs for clinical trials, manufacturing innovations from the site will be transferred to the company’s other facilities for use in full-scale drug production. The post Eli Lilly Plans $4.5B Medicine Foundry to Foster Innovations in…
KFF Tracker: U.S. Pledges to Upcoming Multilateral Health Replenishments
This KFF tracker provides up to date information on U.S. pledges thus far to four multilateral health replenishments (the Pandemic Fund, WHO, Gavi, and the Global Fund) and U.S. government support to date.
The Silicon Curtain Descends on SB 1047
By MIKE MAGEE Whether you’re talking health, environment, technology or politics, the common denominator these days appears to be information. And the injection of AI, not surprisingly, has managed to reinforce our worst fears about information overload and misinformation. As the “godfather of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton, confessed as he left Google after a decade of…
California Law Expands Hospital Capacity for Addiction Treatment
Recently signed bill will make it easier for hospitals to use available beds to provide chemical dependency recovery services, including evidence-based medication for addiction treatment
What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth
Many pandemic-era flexibilities around Medicare coverage of telehealth are due to expire in December 2024. There is bipartisan support for proposed legislation to extend these provisions for another two years, and Congress is weighing the potential benefits, risks, and costs of permanently expanding Medicare coverage of telehealth services. These FAQs provide answers to key questions…
Top 5 Things to Know about Women and Medicaid Ahead of the Election
Changes related to Medicaid could have major consequences for health coverage of women with low incomes as well as pregnancy, postpartum and other reproductive health care for women. Here are the top five things to know about women and Medicaid ahead of the election.
Value-Based Payment Model Pilot Extended in California
Pilot seeks to assess how integrated care and risk-based payments can both lower healthcare costs and improve performance