By David R. Burda – HCPLAN’s latest annual report is another reminder that the transition to APMs has stalled out. Many consider HCPLAN’s annual report as the gold standard for measuring the transition to APMs. It breaks down payment models into four categories.
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By Rahul Sharma – A 360-degree view of the patient is essential in providing clinicians, payers, and patients themselves with actionable insights that can lead to improved outcomes. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly playing major roles in data digitization, prediction analytics, and decision support systems.
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from John Snow Labs, Qure.ai, Project Data Sphere, BostonGene, Prisma Health, Deepcell, NVIDIA, Option Care Health, Palantir Technologies, Stratipath, Proscia, DermaSensor, Sensydia, Cerebras Systems, Mayo Clinic, Caregility, Infermedica, athenahealth, GE HealthCare, CodaMetrix, & more.
By David Morris – Healthcare is no stranger to extensive administrative work – from billing and insurance claims to appointment scheduling and record-keeping. On average, physicians allocate 15.5 hours per week to paperwork and administrative tasks (nine of those on EHR documentation alone).
By David R. Burda – Better check the byline on this blog post. It’s about patient safety improving at hospitals. Yes, I’m the author. I also try not to be a hypocrite. If I write about patient safety dropping hospitals, like I did in this monthly column, “Dead Patient Walking,” then I feel compelled to write about it when it gets better…
By Bevey Miner – No matter how large or well-resourced a health system may be, making the right care decisions ultimately depends on its ability to exchange information with healthcare’s “digital have-nots”—organizations that weren’t eligible for EHR implementation incentives.
By David Burda – As you know, I’m more of a glass-half-empty, bad-news kind of guy, not a glass-half-full, good-news kind of guy. Especially when our health outcomes in the U.S. continue to fall below health outcomes in other high-income nations despite more providers having VBR contracts with commercial insurers. Big deal.
By Kelly Villella-Canton – Over the past year, generative AI – a type of AI technology that can produce high-quality content ranging from images to text to audio – has taken the globe by storm and is already being applied across industries including entertainment, law, finance and healthcare.
By Jim Tate – The integration of AI in healthcare has been a groundbreaking advancement, offering immense potential benefits like improved diagnostics, personalized medicine, and efficient patient care management. However, as with any significant technological shift, it’s essential to scrutinize the associated risks.