Journalists Talk Shooting’s Toll on Children and State Handling of Opioid Settlement Funds

KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed the enduring trauma experienced by children who survived the Super Bowl parade shooting earlier this year on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on Aug. 22. Click here to hear Sable-Smith on “Total Information AM” Read Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe’s “Kids Who Survived Super Bowl Shooting Are Scared, Suffering…

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Economic Value of Bronchoscopy Technologies that Improves Sensitivity for Malignancy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

That is the title of my new paper in Annals of the American Thoracic Society with co-authors David Ost, Fabien Maldonado, Jaehong Kim , Moises Marin, Tony Amos, Deanna Hertz, Iftekhar Kalsekar, and Anil Vachani. The abstract is below. Rational: While previous studies have assessed the clinical or economic value of specific technologies, the economic…

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Time to Get Digital in Your Practice: Improving and Making Healthcare Easier for Patients, Practices, Providers and Payors

Digital tools are producing a more efficient patient-centered system. Practices tuned in to the new digital world operate more smoothly, deliver higher-quality care, and allow payers to manage costs and risks more effectively. The post Time to Get Digital in Your Practice: Improving and Making Healthcare Easier for Patients, Practices, Providers and Payors appeared first on…

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From FOMO to FOMU: A Framework for Getting AI Right

Healthcare is a highly regulated industry, and any use of AI within it is dealing with the most sensitive data. In order to ensure you’re not putting you, your company or patients at risk, consider an evaluation framework for any AI tool that considers these three things. The post From FOMO to FOMU: A Framework…

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