By MIKE MAGEE For aging Boomers, it is impossible not to hear echoes of Apartheid re-emerging with force 3/4 of a century after the battle for social justice here and in far away lands was fully engaged. The Musk assault, disguised as “efficiency” is little more than stealing money from the poor to give to the rich,…
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her up and drove her to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. It was the latest in a drumbeat…
This Healthy System Tracker analysis, authored by KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare, examines remote monitoring technologies, identifying the types of patients and health conditions they serve and what is spent on these services.
While AI has the potential to streamline processes, its current use in the revenue cycle is resulting in more claim denials, payment delays, and a greater need for appeals, particularly because payers often use AI to retroactively review medical necessity determinations. The post How Payers are Using AI to Deny Claims and Dent Provider Revenue…
Perhaps the most significant health policy of our time, it revolutionized coverage and access, as well as the way healthcare companies communicated. With its future uncertain, now is the time to look back on how it shaped a new era of healthcare marketing strategy and messaging. The post The Affordable Care Act’s Lasting Impact On Healthcare…
The growing use of AI chatbots for medical questions should not be seen as a threat to the healthcare system, but as a signal that patients aren’t trying to replace their physicians; they’re trying to find them. The post ChatGPT for Medical Use Is a Cry for Help. We Need Better Medical Triage appeared first…
CMS official acknowledges that piecemeal approach to extensions is challenging for program operations and long-term planning
Winona launched a new research initiative to fund and support menopause and women’s health research. The post Winona Launches Menopause Research Initiative appeared first on MedCity News.
When Anna Nusslock showed up at her local hospital 15 weeks pregnant and in severe pain earlier this year, she said, a doctor delivered devastating news: The twins she and her husband had so desperately wanted were not viable. Further, her own health was in danger, and she needed an emergency abortion to prevent hemorrhaging…
AI is the next big thing, and most developers want to protect those programs and systems. The answer is intellectual property protection and specifically patent protection. The post AI, IP and Your Healthcare: And You Thought the Doctor’s Exam Was Intrusive! appeared first on MedCity News.