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How Essen Health Care used an AI virtual care assistant to make thousands of patient calls in just days

Healthcare It News

"Patients open up to Eleanor, often telling her things they won't even tell their doctor – but she can also detect worsening medical conditions from what they're not saying, too, including falls risk, behavioral health issues and more," Sahgal noted.

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Newsletter, March 2024

Patient Safety Movement

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation strongly advocates for systemic payer policy changes aimed at incentivizing healthcare organizations to adopt evidence-based solutions, prioritize quality over quantity, and encourage public reporting to mitigate risks. They are the custodians of health, embodying a noble ideal of the medical profession.

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Data Strategies to Understand and Address Health Disparities

NASHP

Improving Data Quality and Transparency to Capture Health Disparities Standardized assessment tools and data stratification approaches improve the accuracy of identifying health disparities. 7 The plan includes steps to integrate community-based feedback on collected data. proposal and a housing and health opportunities (H2O) approach.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

Debbie, a grandparent with multiple myeloma, worked with a doctor with palliative care expertise and a palliative care team to address pain and stress – and is now back at work at a job she loves. Read the full patient stories on the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) website.