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The aim of Children's National Hospital is for artificial intelligence to enhance the ability to get to decisions faster for patient diagnoses and personalized treatment plans, as well as using AI to create efficiencies, says Alda Mizaku, chief data and AI officer.  

Amazon surfaces eligible benefits to customers when they search for related products or devices.

CEO Andrew Witty promises to pass through 100% of drug rebates to consumers and wants see other companies do the same.

The hospital was looking for someone to lead data, analytics and AI capabilities and to combine that with operations, says Alda Mizaku, chief data and AI officer.  

The county plans to restore Level II trauma care immediately once it assumes hospital operations, it says.

There's variability in the sector depending on financial resources and post-acute settings were not funded under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, says Robert Latz, CIO, Trinity Rehabilitation Services.  

CMS said RNs will be able to receive up to $40,000 for student loan debt and/or a $10,000 stipend after a three-year stint.

The scribe needs specialty support to tackle the “edge” cases such as the complex care provided in the ER and it needs to be coding aware for the financial health of the hospital, says Dr. William Morris, Ambience Healthcare CMO.  

AMA says it's unbelievable that insurance companies are getting a pay increase while physician practices are struggling to survive.

Some limited information may have been compromised, including Social Security numbers, IU Health says.