Bringing care to people where they are improves community health outcomes — we must operate with more urgency to shore up care resources in rural areas. The post Closing the Rural Divide with Device-enabled Virtual Care appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Accrediting an AI system is a comprehensive, multi-stage process designed to ensure lasting quality and accountability. The post AI in Healthcare: Accreditation Bodies and Certification Processes appeared first on MedCity News.
This volume shares findings from the KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents about exposure to and trust in children’s health content on social media, along with misleading claims following the approval of a generic version of mifepristone, reports of autism possibly being added to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and patients using AI chatbots to…
Greg Whisman is the Chief Medical Officer of Caremore, a venerable prepaid medical group caring for seniors. It’s been part of Anthem/Elevance for many years but this year spun off as part of a larger PE backed group called Millennium. We really got into the what and the how of primary care for seniors and,…
This summer, the state of Louisiana texted just over 13,000 people enrolled in its Medicaid program with a link to a website where they could confirm their incomes. The texts were part of a pilot run to test technology the Trump administration says will make it easier for some Medicaid enrollees to prove they meet…
Kitty Grutzmacher had contended with poor hearing for a decade, but the problem had worsened over the past year. Even with her hearing aids, “there was little or no sound,” she said. “I was avoiding going out in groups. I stopped playing cards, stopped going to Bible study, even going to church.” Her audiologist was…
CEO Mark McKinney explains how app brings state’s prescription monitoring program query tool and a health-related social needs screening tool into EHR
CMS’ new $50 billion rural health fund seeks to help rural providers sustain care in their communities over the next five years. However, experts believe the program will not be enough to stabilize the finances of rural hospitals — especially in the face of worsening reimbursement issues, an ongoing workforce crisis and billions of dollars’…
During a panel discussion at HLTH, executives discussed why employers and men should be more engaged in women’s health. The post Who Should be Brought Into the Conversation Around Women’s Health? appeared first on MedCity News.
IKS Health’s platform delegates routine tasks from providers