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How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Drug Discovery

Bill Of Health

By Matthew Chun In recent months, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm. AI systems like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion have captured the imagination of the masses with their impressive and sometimes controversial ability to generate human-like text and artwork. However, it may come as a surprise to some that — in addition to writing Twitter threads and dating app messages — AI is also well underway in revolutionizing the discovery of life-saving drugs.

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Telemedicine will become default, with more virtual treatments, expert says

Healthcare It News

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be coming to an end in May. The boost the pandemic gave telemedicine into the mainstream cannot be understated. But what's next for virtual care? And what about the blossoming trend of virtual-first hybrid care? Healthcare IT News sat down with Sean Mehra, CEO and cofounder of HealthTap, a virtual-first urgent care and primary care clinic.

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Here are the 20 highest paid specialties in 2022 as average physician pay drops 2.4%: Doximity

Fierce Healthcare

Here are the 20 highest paid specialties in 2022 as average physician pay drops 2.

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Record number of residency matches notched for 2023

Health Care Dive

Interest in emergency medicine slots fell this year, however, with 554 positions left unfilled.

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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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The Power of Easy: The Secret to Disrupting Competitors and Winning Market Share

Healthcare Success

Humans have an evolutionary instinct to be lazy. We will always choose the path of least resistance. Take the remote control, for example. Years ago, people had to get up from the sofa and walk to the TV to change the channel. Thanks to the remote control, people can stay nestled comfortably in their favorite spot and channel surf to their heart’s content.

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Gold Coast Hospital to try out HeraMED's remote pregnancy monitoring platform

Healthcare It News

Queensland-based Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service will be trying out a remote pregnancy monitoring platform by ASX-listed HeraMED. The organisations recently signed a memorandum of understanding to trial the HeraCARE platform as a "new standard of care" for high-risk pregnancies at GCHHS's Women Newborn and Children Services. The cloud-based platform allows providers to easily manage patient activity remotely via a dashboard while patients fulfil tasks from their personalised

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Transforming veteran healthcare: How telehealth is changing the game

Health Care Dive

Discover how telehealth is revolutionizing veteran healthcare, providing high-quality care regardless of location with essential use cases like video consultations, remote monitoring and telestroke.

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India Can Bridge the U.S.-Russia Divide over Ukraine

The Rand Blog

No country is as well positioned as India to mediate between Russia and the United States, and bring the Ukraine conflict to an end. Even limited success in ending the war will bolster India's credentials as an emerging great power, capable of accomplishing remarkable things that others cannot.

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'Connectional intelligence' can help notch big achievements in healthcare

Healthcare It News

Erica Dhawan will offer more detail at her HIMSS23 presentation " Executive Summit Keynote: Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence." It is scheduled for Monday, April 17, at 8:45 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. CT at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, Level 4, in the Grand Horizon Ballroom.

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Cleveland Clinic, IBM unveil first quantum computer dedicated to biomedical research

Fierce Healthcare

Cleveland Clinic, IBM unveil first quantum computer dedicated to biomedical research hlandi Tue, 03/21/2023 - 11:49

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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IBM installs quantum computer on-site at Cleveland Clinic

Health Care Dive

The IBM Quantum System One is the first quantum computer solely dedicated to healthcare research, and the first IBM-managed quantum computer in the U.S. outside of IBM’s facilities.

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Twenty Years After the Iraq War, a Q&A with RAND Experts

The Rand Blog

On the 20th anniversary of the war in Iraq, RAND experts discussed what the war means for the people of Iraq and the veterans who fought there, what lessons the U.S. military learned (or did not learn), and what effect it has had on the balance of power in the Middle East and the global reputation of the United States.

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Patient apps that use automation to improve outcomes

Healthcare It News

Tracy Chu will offer more detail during her HIMSS23 session "Automation Improves Digital Education App Performance." It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT at the South Building, Level 5, room S505.

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Idaho hospital to stop obstetrical services citing doc shortages, fewer births and 'political climate'

Fierce Healthcare

Idaho hospital to stop obstetrical services citing doc shortages, fewer births and 'political climate' hlandi Thu, 03/23/2023 - 16:12

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Majority of healthcare leaders struggle with inefficient data, report finds

Health Care Dive

The report comes as provider groups increasingly use artificial intelligence to combat clinician burnout and tech companies invest in healthcare data management.

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In Win For Home-Based Care Providers, Health Care Workforce Bill Passes

Home Health Care

A bill that passed Wednesday on the state level is being touted as a potential blueprint to mitigating home-based care workforce shortages nationwide. In Frankfort, Kentucky on Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear passed the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Development Act, legislation that aims to combat workforce shortages by building a public-private partnership that is designed to increase workforce training and education initiatives.

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The best time to develop an enterprise CRM strategy is now

Healthcare It News

Artificial Intelligence Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Healthcare organizations face risk in not delivering exceptional consumer experiences. Those that don't prioritize customer relationship management may find it harder to maintain their competitiveness. Michalene Elliott Kinsler Healthcare organizations face risk in not delivering exceptional consumer experiences.

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Instacart reaches deal with Boston Children's to help deliver nutritious meals to patients

Fierce Healthcare

Instacart reaches deal with Boston Children's to help deliver nutritious meals to patients rking Fri, 03/24/2023 - 15:18

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The New Tech Experience: Innovation, Optimization, and Collaboration

Speaker: Paul Weald, Contact Center Innovator

Learn how to streamline productivity and efficiency across your organization with machine learning and artificial intelligence! No matter what industry you're in - healthcare, customer service, sales, and more - it’s easier than you think to reduce wait times, monitor sentiment, and provide enhanced self-service options for all of your users. This means that you can achieve a more consistent and engaging customer experience while reducing sources of friction.

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Microsoft’s Nuance integrates GPT-4 into medical scribe

Health Care Dive

DAX Express will be Nuance’s first fully automated clinical documentation software. Historically, Nuance has sent the notes generated by its AI to a human for quality review before returning them to physicians.

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Should Mexico's Drug Cartels Be Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations?

The Rand Blog

While the outcry over the kidnapping and murder of U.S. citizens by members of the Gulf Cartel in Mexico is understandable, stridency should not preclude strategic assessment. America's problem with drug trafficking is not the lack of statutes, but the magnitude of the problem.

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Even after the PHE, waves of innovation will continue

Healthcare It News

Dr. Vin Gupta will offer more detail during his HIMSS23 session "Keynote: Healthcare Disruption: Accelerated Opportunities for Care Delivery Alternatives." It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, at 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. CT at the West Building, Level 3, in the Skyline Ballroom, room W375.

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CMS ruling paves way for virtual reality companies to obtain reimbursement from payers

Fierce Healthcare

CMS ruling paves way for virtual reality companies to obtain reimbursement from payers fdiamond Tue, 03/21/2023 - 15:53

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Level up Culture & EQ | Sign up for the #CultureDrop

Once a week, culture & leadership expert Galen Emanuele gives free, actionable EQ training in 5 minutes or less. Subscribe to the #CultureDrop and access free resources & content.

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Arbiters instructed to resume No Surprises Act determinations

Health Care Dive

The agency had previously paused and resumed earlier disputes between payers and providers after a Texas judge ruled against the federal government and vacated portions of the law that bans surprise billing.

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The Time to Prevent Shortfalls in Critical Materials Is Now

The Rand Blog

China's domination of the rare earth market is a matter of economic and national security concern. Existing plans to diversify the market and help the United States break its reliance on China likely don't go far enough or fast enough, and the clock is running.

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Medicaid Redetermination And What It Means For Home-Based Care

Home Health Care

In less than two weeks, there may be far fewer eligible Medicaid beneficiaries. Medicaid membership ballooned during the pandemic. Millions of people were suddenly eligible for public health care when companies went through layoffs and when unemployment spiked. Over the past three years, states were told not to disenroll people who didn’t specifically request it.

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Microsoft's Nuance integrates OpenAI's GPT-4 into voice-enabled medical scribe software

Fierce Healthcare

Microsoft's Nuance integrates OpenAI's GPT-4 into voice-enabled medical scribe software hlandi Tue, 03/21/2023 - 21:32

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Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare Communication

Speaker: Dr. Ugo Uwaoma, MD, MBA

Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.

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More physicians want to leave their jobs as pay rates fall, survey finds

Health Care Dive

Two out of three physicians said they were considering an employment change, according to a survey out Thursday from Doximity.

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Exec Hires: Hinge Health Appoints James Budge as Chief Financial Officer

HIT Consultant

James Budge, Chief Financial Officer at Hinge Health What You Should Know: – Today, Hinge Health , a digital MSK clinic for neck, back & joint pain, announced the appointment of James Budge as chief financial officer. – In this role, he will be responsible for the company’s financial strategy, driving quarterly performance, and stewarding sustainable growth to make high-quality care more accessible and affordable.

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Venture Capital Gives America a Strategic Edge in the Age of Technology Wars

The Rand Blog

U.S. early-stage hardware startups are seriously disadvantaged by a persistent lack of financing. Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Defense to spend $75 million to invest in dual-use hardware startups. But the Pentagon has proven reticent to embrace a venture capital–style approach, even though research has demonstrated it is optimal for driving innovation.

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DOJ, state AGs drop appeal to UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare deal ruling

Fierce Healthcare

DOJ, state AGs drop appeal to UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare deal ruling pminemyer Tue, 03/21/2023 - 17:26

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Top 12 Telehealth KPIs Every Health Tech Leader Should Know

Speaker: Matt McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Mend

Patient engagement happens before, during, and after interactions. Consumer research has found that in 2021, 64% of US households reported using Telehealth services. In addition 34% of patients would prefer Telehealth visits to in-office visits. Accessible patient engagement technology can help you improve your relationships with your patients while also improving your KPIs.