AI alert. One of the topics around the public health informatics virtual water cooler this week was about whether Google’s AI Overviews are negatively impacting patients.
Physicians have had a longstanding love / hate…
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Apple announces Apple Intelligence, which will add AI capabilities to the latest models of IPhones, MacBooks, and IPads with the launch of IOS 18 later this month. It will include:
Writing tools that can rewrite…
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Oracle reports Q1 results: revenue up 7%, adjusted EPS $1.39 versus $1.19, beating Wall Street expectations for both and sending ORCL shares to an all-time high.
Cerner / Oracle Health was not mentioned…
As I work on optimization projects with different care delivery organizations, I’m shocked by how much waste I see within the system. Many large health systems spent a significant amount of time and money…
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A cybersecurity researcher finds an unsecured web database that contains the information of patients of the ironically named Confidant Health, an AI-powered mental health and addiction treatment provider.
The database contained 120,000 files…
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Private equity firm New Mountain Capital will combine three of its healthcare billing portfolio businesses into a new company that is valued at $3 billion.
The companies are Rawlings Group, Apixio’s payment integrity…
I enjoyed reading the results of Mr. H’s poll on company culture, where a full one-third of respondents said their company’s culture was worse today compared to a year ago. There’s always a disconnect…
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A legal advisor recommends that doctors not use AI to respond to patient complaints. She says that AI’s responses may use country-specific laws (most likely from the US), generate misleading statements, and ask for…
Leveraging the Power of Technology to Improve Behavioral HealthBy Shana Hoffman
Shana Hoffman, MBA is CEO of Lucet.
We are living in an age of anxiety. Americans of all ages are increasingly struggling…
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Virtual Care Isn’t What It Used to Be – It’s Getting BetterBy Derek Streat
Derek Streat is CEO of DexCare.
Virtual emerged as a vital access bridge during the pandemic, ensuring that patients…
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