Is California Staffed For the Crisis? Not Yet.

By JAKE SEGAL and KAREN LARSEN Call 988 in California and someone picks up. In parts of the state, a mobile crisis team might arrive at your door instead of police. Through Proposition 1, the state is putting billions into treatment beds, supportive housing, and youth services. On paper, California is in the middle of…

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MedCity FemFwd: The Complicated History Behind Hormone Replacement Therapy

[Sponsored] In this episode, we’re joined by Janna Manjelievskaia, director of health economics and outcomes research at Veradigm. We discuss Veradigm’s recent Women’s Health Insights Report, which highlights the complicated history around Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), a medication used to treat menopause. The post MedCity FemFwd: The Complicated History Behind Hormone Replacement Therapy appeared first…

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Healthcare AI Is Only As Good As the Systems That Govern It

AI doesn’t just demand better processes. It requires a complete redesign of traditional healthcare operations for a new level of precision, traceability, and governance. A new operating model that the vast majority of healthcare organizations simply aren’t built around today. The post Healthcare AI Is Only As Good As the Systems That Govern It appeared…

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The Next Useful Layer in Radiology AI is Patient Comprehension

The first truly scalable and transformative use of AI in medical imaging may not be autonomous diagnosis. Instead, it may be the creation of a “translation layer” designed to help patients actually understand the complex information they are already receiving. The post The Next Useful Layer in Radiology AI is Patient Comprehension appeared first on…

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Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

May 28 Jackie Fortiér [FOR-tee-ay] reads this week’s news: Suicide prevention experts argue that improving Americans’ financial well-being could save lives. Plus, the Trump administration proposes looser artificial intelligence safeguards to speed innovation in healthcare. The KFF Health News Minute is available every Thursday via direct download or the RSS feed. KFF Health News is a…

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