The Alarming Scale of Unnecessary Spine Surgeries
A groundbreaking analysis by the Lown Institute has revealed a disturbing trend in American healthcare: hospitals performed over 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on older adults over a three-year…
Guy Yehiav, President of SmartSense by Digi
An often-referenced fact is that the U.S. spends more money on healthcare than any other nation. Experts estimate that the cost of waste in the U.S. healthcare system…
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AI Systems Driving Record Denial Rates
The 2024 American Medical Association survey reveals alarming trends in prior authorization practices, with 61% of physicians concerned about health insurers’ increasing reliance on unregulated artificial intelligence systems. According…
Bill Purdy, CEO of Spry Therapeutics
With the growing concern around the current climate crisis, industry leaders everywhere seek new ways to reduce their carbon footprint. The healthcare industry alone accounts for 8.5% of emissions…
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See the first article in this series on lab testing and health IT.
Where doctors are reimbursed for each test, it’s well known that they order more tests than necessary. Over time, payers have tightened…
