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 LLMs are not ready to automate clinical coding, says Mount Sinai study
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday May 1, 2024) A new study from Mount Sinai suggests that using generative artificial intelligence to help with coding automation has some significant limitations.WHY IT MATTERS  News 5/1/24 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Wednesday May 1, 2024) Top News Walmart Health announces that it will close its clinics and virtual care service, noting that it can no longer sustain a business model that is beset by rising costs and declining reimbursements. The… |
 MedCity Moves Podcast: Recent Hires, Layoffs & an Interview with Adaeze Enekwechi, CEO of Cayaba Care – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) The MedCity Moves Podcast is back with another episode. During the April edition, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explores some of the executive appointments, promotions and exits occurring in the healthcare world over the past…  Trovo Health launches with $15M and other digital health fundings
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) New York City-based startup Trovo Health, which offers an AI-powered platform backed by a multidisciplinary clinical team that assists providers with complex tasks, announced its launch with $15 million in seed funding.Oak HC/FT led… |
 WHOOP announces global expansion, additions to executive team
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) Boston-based wearable fitness company WHOOP announced it expanded its language offerings and global footprint, now shipping to 56 markets worldwide, including Hong Kong, Bahrain, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Taiwan and Kuwait.WHOOP’s wearable health…  Q&A: How a Strong Strategic Mission Helps Healthcare Organizations Innovate
HealthTech Magazine - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) HEALTHTECH: How can healthcare organizations keep innovation at the forefront amid tight budgets and workforce constraints?LOWE: It’s a challenging balancing act. As leaders, we need to make sure that we’re not swayed by shiny objects or… |
 Gen AI patient portal messages OK, but need human review
Patient Engagement HIT - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) By Sara Heath April 30, 2024 – More evidence is emerging indicating that generative AI helps lessen clinician burden by drafting patient portal message responses—but only if there’s a clinician there to review the response before…  Video clips for patient comprehension of atrial fibrillation and deep vein thrombosis in emergency care. A randomised clinical trial
npj Digital Medicine - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) Integrating video clips in the discharge process may enhance patients’ understanding and awareness of their condition. To determine the effect of video clip-integrated discharge discussion on patient comprehension of atrial fibrillation (AF) and deep… |
 Talkspace launches behavioral health consortium with specialty care providers
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) Teletherapy company Talkspace announced the launch of a Behavioral Health Consortium, an offering allowing clinicians to refer insured members with high-acuity needs to in-network specialty care providers for alcoholism, substance use and eating disorder…  Walmart Shutters All 51 Health Centers, Telehealth Offering
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday April 30, 2024) What You Should Know: – Walmart announced today the difficult decision to close all 51 Walmart Health centers and discontinue its virtual care offering. This comes after five years of operation for the health centers. –… |