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…
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They’re back and I’m an Executive Producer again (don’t ask what that means!). Entries are open now and close on July 31. Awards given out at HLTH on October 20. The team even made a spiffy video about it!–Matthew Holt
Now, with the ability to measure coronary inflammation through AI-enhanced CT scans and to more accurately determine a person’s risk of heart attack, we can intervene earlier and more effectively. The post Regulatory Shift Paves Way for AI-Driven Heart Disease Diagnosis appeared first on MedCity News.
Cada vez más estados están facilitando que médicos que se formaron en otros países obtengan licencias médicas, un cambio que, según los partidarios, podría aliviar la escasez de doctores en áreas rurales. Los cambios involucran a los programas de residencia: la experiencia práctica y supervisada que los médicos deben completar después de graduarse de la…
For those who rely on these treatments, affordable medication access is a matter of health, freedom, and dignity, and their mechanisms and outcomes are non-partisan. The post Financial Security, Lasting Relief: How the Inflation Reduction Act Restores Health to Patients and Hope to Their Doctors appeared first on MedCity News.
Rainfall Health’s Series A round was led by Two Bear Capital. In total, the startup has raised $18 million. The post Rainfall Health Raises $15M to Help Hospitals Navigate New CMS Model appeared first on MedCity News.
Our updated explainer provides an overview of comprehensive managed care, the most common way states deliver Medicaid services to enrollees.
Some hints–and only hints–were provided in a CMS press release on Wednesday. Lowering the cost of prescription drugs for Americans is a top priority of President Trump and his Administration. In accordance with the statutory requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of 15 drugs…
California’s new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state’s most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding from 11 counties to all 58 on Dec. 1, state officials are projecting confidence that they can…