Sun.May 05, 2024

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Despite Current Concerns, AI in Healthcare Has A Long History

HIT Consultant

Matt Hollingsworth, co-founder of Carta Healthcare Andrew Shin, MD, Executive Medical Director, Innovations & Clinical Effectiveness and Medical Director of Systems Design and Collaborative Research for Stanford Children’s Health Though AI has successfully been utilized in healthcare for decades, a Pew Research Center survey revealed that 60% are uncomfortable with their provider relying on AI for their own healthcare.

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Risk Adjustment and Incentives for Upcoding in Medicare

Healthcare ECONOMIST

To account for differences in disease burden across a Medicare Advantage (MA) plans patient population, uses risk adjustment based on patient disease burden. Specifically, MedPAC notes that : Medicare uses beneficiaries’ characteristics, such as age and prior health conditions, and a risk-adjustment model—the CMS hierarchical condition categories (CMS– HCCs)—to develop a measure of their expected relative risk for covered Medicare spending.

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Monday Morning Update 5/6/24

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Top News Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asks the Department of.

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FemTech: Nuvo Goes Public to Expand Remote Pregnancy Monitoring

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Nuvo Group D.G. Ltd. (NASDAQ: NUVO) (“Nuvo”) , a leader in remote pregnancy monitoring, today announced the successful completion of its business combination with LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I (NASDAQ: LGVC, LGVCU, LGVCW) (“LAMF”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). – As part of the business combination, Nuvo will retain its name and existing management team, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Morning Headlines 5/6/24

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Collusion in Health Care Pricing? Regulators Are Asked to Investigate.