Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions of dollars from the estates of at least two people with disabilities who died after spending most of their lives in a state institution. The amounts represent what Medicaid spent covering the residents’ care when they lived at the Glenwood Resource Center, a…
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The American Cancer Society struck a multi-year collaboration with Layer Health, a healthcare AI company that uses LLMs to improve data abstraction and generate insights. The partners will abstract data from thousands of medical charts of patients enrolled in the American Cancer Society’s research studies, with the ultimate goal of shortening research timelines. The post…
Partnership for Policy Implementation aids the American Academy of Pediatrics by improving the quality of clinical guidelines
Uma Veerappan of Flare Capital Partners thinks the healthcare AI startups that will come out on top will be companies that integrate seamlessly into workflows, build proprietary datasets and quickly determine how to sell their technology. The post What Will Separate Healthcare AI Winners From Losers? appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] If you’ve been researching current high-paying jobs in trauma centers or wondering which agencies have the best-paying contracts right now, you’re already thinking like a strategic travel nurse. The post Top-Paying Healthcare Settings for Travel Nurses and How to Land Them appeared first on MedCity News.
Companies say collaboration demonstrates how primary and oncology care can work together to improve quality and lower costs
The keys are establishing a culture that applauds ideas and learns from “failures” rather than seeking to place blame, recognizing that the best ideas can come from any source, and benefiting from cross-functional discussion and challenge. The post Navigating the Path to Success in Medical Devices: Strategy, Reimbursement, and Competition appeared first on MedCity News.
This factsheet provides an overview of the impact of HIV on women in the U.S.
[Sponsored] If you get migraines, you know how important it is to get quick relief. What is the best non-prescription migraine treatment? The post The Best Non-Prescription Migraine Treatment: 5 Tech Devices for Pain Relief appeared first on MedCity News.