The two hot topics around the virtual physician lounge this week, not surprisingly, involved comments or policies from the new Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Physicians are dreading upcoming changes in vaccine reimbursement,…
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– As discussions around significant federal budget changes continue, a new report from One Fair Wage details the potentially severe consequences of proposed Medicaid cuts for low-wage restaurant and tipped workers.
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Deep learning techniques have significantly enhanced the convenience and precision of ultrasound image diagnosis, particularly in the crucial step of lesion segmentation. However, recent studies reveal that both train-from-scratch models and pre-trained models often…
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Bipartisan Push to Lower Medication Costs
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee has taken decisive action to address the rising cost of prescription medications. On April 3, 2025, the committee approved six bipartisan bills designed…
In part 2 of our series on the basics of digital technology, we explore the deep learning tools that can improve medical image analysis and much more.
By John Halamka, M.D., President, Mayo Clinic Platform…
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Tech-enabled food delivery company FarmboxRx launched Drivers Health (DH), a comprehensive social needs platform aimed at addressing healthcare members’ continuum of social needs.DH centers on a tailored, omnichannel experience that allows members to participate…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is delivering value across all aspects of clinical practice. However, bias may exacerbate healthcare disparities. This review examines the origins of bias in healthcare AI, strategies for mitigation, and responsibilities of…
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Today, artificial intelligence is being used across healthcare for administrative tasks, such as improving medical coding, and for certain clinical use cases, such as enhancing radiologists’ reviews of diagnostic imagery.Here and there, though, some…
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Coordinated access to multi-domain health data can facilitate the development and implementation of artificial intelligence-augmented clinical decision support (AI-CDS). However, scalable institutional frameworks supporting these activities are lacking. We present the PULSE framework, aimed…
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. Research indicates a disproportionate impact of glaucoma on racial and ethnic minorities. Existing deep learning models for glaucoma detection might not achieve equitable performance across…
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