Patient Engagement
SCAN Health Plan is the first payer to offer a tailored version of Marketplace Search for its members specifically for a Medicare use case.
Immediate benefits include helping with healthcare navigation, such as patient check-ins, scheduling appointments and summarizing lab results, says Melek Somai, chief technology and product officer, Froedtert Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network.
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Jody Long of PointClickCare says responsibly implemented AI can help bedside practitioners make better, more-informed decisions.
Regardless of party affiliation, unexpected medical bills and healthcare costs top expenses adults worry about, according to a KFF poll.
Bed blocking causes patients to be stuck at the hospital rather than going to rehab. Patients might also wait on a gurney in the ER, says Dr. Will O'Connor, CMIO at TigerConnect.
The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan is part of a suite of provisions aimed at lowering prescription drug and healthcare costs.
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Digitizing the registration process has helped to ameliorate hardships caused by nurse and staffing shortages in the country.
AI is used in navigation systems for surgeries, for implementing data sets and for helping athletes self-direct in recovery, says Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine's Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghavi.
The CDC said it's too early to know how well current vaccines will work against BA.2.87.1.
The rule improves the flexibility and accessibility of federal funding so that Tribes can provide citizens with services, HHS said.