GAO: Federal EHR Cybersecurity Needs Stronger Governance, Clearer Accountability
Federal agencies managing large EHR systems have made progress but still face management gaps
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Houston Methodist Deploys Ambient AI Operating Room Platform
Roberta Schwartz, Ph.D., the health system’s executive vice president and chief innovation officer, describes efficiencies gained from the new system
The Myth of Insurance Networks
How America’s outdated insurance model is failing at its most important job The post The Myth of Insurance Networks appeared first on MedCity News.
Study Highlights Underinvestment in Federally Funded Cancer Clinical Research
Research shows that between 2018 and 2022, industry-sponsored trials enrolled over eight times more patients than federally sponsored trials.
The new OMB Social Welfare Function
Recently, the Office of Management and Budget has released new procedures to assess government regulation (Circular A-4) and economic policies (Circular A-94). What is unique about this guidance is that it weights benefits and costs of new regulations and policies based on the income of the individuals impacted. The goal is to help reduce inequality….
Ventyx Bio Cardiovascular Drug’s Phase 2 Results Set Up Talks With a Big Pharma Firm
In a placebo-controlled mid-stage study, Ventyx Biosciences’ oral NLRP3 inhibitor led to rapid and sustained reductions in levels of a protein that’s an indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. The brain-penetrating properties of this once-daily pill also have potential applications addressing inflammation that drives neurodegenerative disorders. The post Ventyx Bio Cardiovascular Drug’s Phase 2 Results Set…
Dor Skuler, Intuition Robotics: Meet EllieQ
Dor Skuler is CEO of Intuition Robotics the maker of EllieQ — a remarkable AI robot that is a companion for seniors. I had a lot of fun meeting ElliQ and asking Dor about how she works. This is a wide-ranging interview with Dor and with EllieQ. She tells us about Florence Nightingale, what Dor…
5 Questions About the Idea of Default Enrollment into Medicare Advantage Plans
This brief considers how default enrollment into Medicare Advantage might work, potential challenges with this approach, and implications for beneficiaries, insurers, providers, agents and brokers, and the federal budget.
Better Models Won’t Fix Pharma’s AI Problem — Better Terminology Will
The bottleneck in AI-enabled real-world data analysis is not computation, model architecture, or training data volume. It is the semantic layer over which the AI is trying to reason – the place where precise clinical meaning lives. The post Better Models Won’t Fix Pharma’s AI Problem — Better Terminology Will appeared first on MedCity News.
Medicaid Financing: The Basics
Medicaid represents $1 out of every $6 spent on health care in the U.S. and is the major source of financing for states to provide health coverage and long-term services and supports for low-income residents. This brief examines key questions about Medicaid financing and how it works.