The second webinar in our Digital Health Intelligence series explores how healthcare organizations can utilize AI not just for efficiency but to foster genuine patient engagement and strengthen human connections, emphasizing a patient-centered approach.
If AI is not one of the CEO’s top two or three priorities, the organization will produce pilots and slide decks while better-mobilized peers pull ahead and the institution’s ability to fulfill its mission erodes The post AI Won’t Transform Health Systems, CEOs Will — 6 Principles to Drive the Transformation appeared first on MedCity…
By STEPHEN FARBER If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember Press Your Luck. Contestants stood in front of a flashing game board chanting, “Big bucks… no Whammies… STOP!” hoping the next square held cash instead of the mischievous cartoon character that erased everything they had won. For years, assembling your own medical…
Through collaboration with LeanTaaS and a dedicated steering committee, UofL Health enhanced OR efficiency
A new report found that while more than 90% of health systems have deployed third-party AI tools, less than half have the infrastructure to properly test and validate them before they become embedded in patient care. The post Hospitals Are All In on AI, but Testing and Oversight Haven’t Caught Up appeared first on MedCity…
Biohaven is outlicensing to SK Biopharmaceuticals global rights to opakalim, a Kv7-targeting small molecule in pivotal clinical testing for epilepsy. Biohaven gets non-dilutive financing for its pipeline while SK Bio gains another asset to potentially commercialize in the U.S. The post SK Bio Broadens U.S. Prospects, Licensing Late-Stage Epilepsy Drug From Biohaven appeared first on…
When the healthcare system defaults to uncertainty, people delay care because it feels safer for their wallets. In some cases, people wait too long, leaving an ER visit as the path of least resistance. The post The Missing Piece in Lowering the Cost of Care: Predictability appeared first on MedCity News.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed fatal measles cases on CBS News 24/7’s Mornings on Aug. 26. Gounder fact-checked Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz’s comments about vaccines and drug prices on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Aug. 24. She also discussed food recalls this summer…
More than a dozen health systems are warning patients of a phishing campaign impersonating Epic’s MyChart portal with fake Medicare rewards and faux login pages. Experts say the scam exposes a deeper problem: patients can’t be expected to spot increasingly polished fakes, so the responsibility falls on providers to communicate in ways that build trust….
This publication describes KFF’s survey methodology and data collection standards, including how the polling team reaches survey respondents, works to be representative, and partners with other news organizations on its polling projects.