By David Burda – APMs are reimbursement models that put providers at financial risk for the care that they provide to their patients. APMs take many forms. The AMA report covers four basic forms: pay-for-performance, capitation, bundled payments and shared shavings.
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This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Mednition, Radiology Partners, AccurKardia, Lucem Health, Tempus, Royal Philips, Press Ganey, Aiberry, John Muir Health, Ambience Healthcare, MedCerts, Cyera, eClinicalWorks, Exo, Mayo Clinic, Intelligent Medical Objects & more!
By Jamie Clark – Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries across the board, and healthcare is no exception. Chatbots, predictive algorithms, robotic process automation – the hype around these emerging technologies promises a revolution in how hospitals deliver care.
By Lora Sparkman MHA BSN RN – The nurse staffing shortage crisis is reaching a new high, increasing pressure on current nurses, prospective nurses, and the healthcare system as a whole. Nursing school enrollment is down as entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs experienced a 1.4% decline last year.
By Katie Brenneman – Like other aspects of modern society, AI (Artificial Intelligence) dominates conversations in the medical field. Its current and future benefits for healthcare professionals are remarkable and, for patients, potentially lifesaving.
By David Burda – Healthcare middlemen like group purchasing organizations, distributors and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) add costs to our already bloated healthcare system, not subtract costs through savings like they claim. If you don’t believe me, read this short but telling research letter in JAMA Health Forum.
By David Burda – I have no doubt that a lot of physicians are burned out. So are a lot of nurses, teachers, journalists, IT people, assembly line workers, truck drivers, rideshare drivers, restaurant servers, fast food workers and pretty much anyone else who’s been asked by their bosses to “do more with less” or “work smarter not harder” as they adapt to the post-pandemic economy.
This month’s AI report includes news and updates from Inovalon, Amazon Web Services, Caris Life Sciences, Densitas, Intelerad, Carta Healthcare, Google Cloud, Georgia State University, AVIA, Quris-AI, Fairtility, CharmHealth, H1, SAIGroup, Augmedix, Carium, Ochsner Health, & more.
By April Miller – Burnout is a problem in many industries, but it’s particularly problematic in healthcare. In addition to being all too common, stress and burnout among clinicians can affect patient outcomes and limit hospitals’ capacity to treat people. Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation could help.