By Paulo Pinho MD – Since the COVID-19 pandemic, enhanced interconnectedness and collaboration among healthcare stakeholders, such as providers, labs, hospitals, pharmacies, and registries, have become standard in delivering maximum benefits for the larger population.
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By George Dealy – Hospitals are complex organizations, where seamless coordination among departments is essential for delivering top-tier patient care. However, when any department falls short of its potential, the ripple effects can disrupt the entire organization.
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Viz.ai, Luna, Piction Health Dermatology, Consensus Cloud Solutions, CalmWave, Qualtrics, AVIA, Vital, AssureCare, United We Care, Mayo Clinic Platform, Dana-Farber, & more.
By Gil Bashe – There are plenty of reasons to fear ChatGPT and augmented intelligence (AI) — not so much today — but its potential to compete with human creativity in the future. Many justify its value. Others explain its dangers. This is a double-edged sword conversation — both points of view have merit.
By David Burda – Two researchers — one from Georgetown, the other from Harvard — wanted to know how raising the fines for hospital noncompliance with the federal price transparency rules affected hospital compliance with the rules. The researchers defined compliance as posting a…
By Andrea Kowalski & Kyle Ryan – If we are to realize the future of healthcare and address the serious challenges that plague our industry, we must embrace AI and leverage innovative approaches.
By Leah Dewey – For decades, achieving health equity has been a focus of many healthcare stakeholders. In 1986 HHS formed the Office of Minority Health and brought this topic into the national spotlight. Progress is being made from the development new approaches and initiatives.
By William Hersh MD – Our news and science feeds are so filled these days with everything artificial intelligence (AI), from large language models to their impacts on society, that we may miss important studies on other informatics topics, some of which may have lessons for AI.
By David Burda – Businesses in healthcare run like businesses in any other industry. It’s all about market leverage and who has the upper hand. When you have market leverage and the upper hand, you can charge more for your goods and services without feeling the competitive pressure to improve your goods and services.