Epic’s “Emmie” Chatbot Enhances the Patient Voice – For Their *Real* Customers
By MICHAEL MILLENSON A Rock Health write-up of this year’s Epic Users Group Meeting captured…
Epic’s “Emmie” Chatbot Enhances the Patient Voice – For Their *Real* Customers
By MICHAEL MILLENSON A Rock Health write-up of this year’s Epic Users Group Meeting captured the artificial intelligence vibe with a play on the names of three new AI chatbots rolled out by the country’s dominant electronic health record firm. “Epic Goes APE (Art, Penny and Emmie),” read the headline, using the first letters of…
Why a US Judge Paused Several Provisions of the Marketplace Rule
A judge temporarily blocked key parts of a Trump rule that would have restricted access to Marketplace coverage, marking a legal victory for Democrats and healthcare advocates who argued the rule would cause widespread coverage losses and violated federal law. The post Why a US Judge Paused Several Provisions of the Marketplace Rule appeared first…
Trump’s Health Data Plan Could Hand Big Tech The Keys —And Lock Out Startups
In the race to modernize US healthcare, Donald Trump’s new health data-sharing initiative risks giving Big Tech a stranglehold over patient information, and locking out the very startups that fuel innovation. The post Trump’s Health Data Plan Could Hand Big Tech The Keys —And Lock Out Startups appeared first on MedCity News.
The Hidden Crisis in Serious Illness Care and How We Fix It
We need a national strategy to expand access to palliative care, train the next generation of clinicians, and build the infrastructure that allows for scalable, tech-enabled, patient-centered delivery. The post The Hidden Crisis in Serious Illness Care and How We Fix It appeared first on MedCity News.
Journalists Discuss Fallout of CDC Turmoil and Recap Bitter RFK Senate Hearing
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed recommendations for covid-19 vaccinations for children on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 20. Gounder then discussed the infant mortality crisis in Mississippi on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News Plus” on Aug. 22. She also discussed the resignation of top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials after…
Hello Patient Secures $22.5M for Conversational AI Solution
Hello Patient’s Series A round was led by Scale Venture Partners and included participation from 8VC, Bling Capital, Max Ventures, Remus Capital and FirstLook Partners. The post Hello Patient Secures $22.5M for Conversational AI Solution appeared first on MedCity News.
Public Health Experts See More Trouble at CDC as Kennedy Looks To Exert Control
The recent firing of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez and the subsequent resignation of four of the agency’s top career officials marks a major offensive by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seize control of the agency and impose an anti-vaccine, anti-science agenda that will have…
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A…
Payment Integrity is a Systems Problem, not a Data Glitch
As our healthcare system has evolved to provide higher quality care to more — and increasingly clinically complicated — people, the disconnect between what’s billed, what’s documented, and what’s actually true has deepened. The post Payment Integrity is a Systems Problem, not a Data Glitch appeared first on MedCity News.
