Patient Engagement
The virtual care program will try to reduce 30-day readmissions for heart failure patients.
The success of this program speaks to the promise of AI as a tool to help doctors make diagnoses, one researcher says.
The wide variation in prices is not tied to quality, says a Trilliant Health report.
The cancer center is part of a larger $50 million campaign to improve cancer care and research in the region.
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, can be asymptomatic, so patients are sent home with virtual cardiac monitors, says Sukrti Nagpal, deputy CMO of virtual care provider Doccla, and Yosef Safi Harb, founder and CEO of health monitoring company Happitech.
Overall customer satisfaction with Medicare Advantage plans is 623 (on a 1,000-point scale), down 29 points from a year ago.
FDA is requiring labels featuring clearer risk information, warnings on dosing and drug interactions and treatment guidance.
A federal agency finds Mercyhealth discriminated against employees by firing them for noncompliance on COVID-19 vaccinations.
A proposed bill would provide new regulations for how AI is used and reported by insurers, hospitals and clinicians.
To help gain momentum, health system telehealth priorities need to be aligned with the rest of the organization, says Lizzy Mulcahy, DNP, and Dr. Tracy Jalbuena of MaineHealth.