Andrea Fox
The agency says it is reviewing a deluge of comments on its February proposed rulemaking ending telehealth prescriptions for certain controlled substances. It's unclear how far this new extension will last beyond the end of the PHE.
While some healthcare professionals did prefer ChatGPT’s responses when compared to physicians' answers in one study, Kellogg researchers say it's too early to tell whether AI could really be a match for doctors' expertise and bedside manner.
It leverages population-level data on stroke patients from more than 10,000 healthcare facilities connected to the state HIE to track stroke incidence by area and identify demographic and other trends.
Its new white paper features a side-by-side comparison of electronic health record service offerings and software features – from assessment and analytics to content, program development and staffing.
Point32Health, the parent organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and other health insurance plans, has taken HPHC systems offline, and providers are unable to confirm patient eligibility.
Kaiser and Geisinger join to form Risant Health while eVisit acquires complementary digital engagement technology and Verisma merges with ScanSTAT.
A software patch is available to prevent cybersecurity threats to patient care, genomic data and provider networks from software vulnerabilities in Illumina's benchtop and production-scale genomic sequencing instruments.
The new APFIT funding enables DoD to further the Defense Innovation Unit's use of algorithms to analyze biometric data from commercial wearables and predict infections up to 48 hours before service members' symptoms appear.
While legislators offer proposals to recalibrate the development and rein in the deployment and oversight of the VA's Oracle Cerner electronic health records, other leaders want to scrap the system altogether.
While stakeholders agree the new interoperability and decision support rules could improve quality outcomes, some note that significant up-front commitment is needed for health IT developers while providers still document care with unstructured data.