Racial Disparities in Life Expectancy

There was an increase in life expectancy between 2021 and 2023 across all racial and ethnic groups. American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people experienced the largest increase in life expectancy of 4.5 years during this time, followed by Hispanic (3.5 years) and Black people (2.8 years).

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Lauren Ranalli, Town Square Health

Lauren Ranalli is the VP of Patient & Community Engagement at Town Square Health, a brand new medical group setting itself up for the senior population. There have of course been a lot of attempts to create new primary care medical groups. Town Square has its roots in Oak Street but is adding immediate visits…

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Privacy Expectations in Consumer AI Tools: How Patient Use of ChatGPT Health and Claude Differs From HIPAA-Regulated Care

If leading hospitals are using these AI tools, and the companies mention HIPAA compliance on their websites, are the consumer AI health tools also regulated by HIPAA? Do consumers share a similar relationship with these companies as healthcare organizations do? The post Privacy Expectations in Consumer AI Tools: How Patient Use of ChatGPT Health and…

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The Healthcare Industry Requires a New Kind of Leader

Today’s challenges — such as rapid technological innovations, shifting patient demographics, and mounting financial pressures — call not for just any leader but for a particular type of leader. They must be able to assess like clinicians and lead like CEOs. The post The Healthcare Industry Requires a New Kind of Leader appeared first on…

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The People — And Research — Lost in the NIH Exodus

‘No Longer Based on Facts or Truth’ Sylvia Chou, 51, Maryland Program director, National Cancer Institute Sylvia Chou specializes in communication between patients and their health care providers, and social media’s role in public health. She joined the federal government in 2007 as a fellow and became a civil servant in 2010. She left her…

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