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Untested AI could lead to healthcare errors and patient harm, WHO warns
The World Health Organization is calling for caution in using artificial intelligence-generated large language model tools (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Bard, Bert and others that imitate understanding, processing and human communication.
LLMs increasing us…
HIMSSCast: Remote therapeutic monitoring benefits patients and clinicians
Bronwyn Spira cofounded Force Therapeutics 12 years ago to answer the challenge of how patients can best recover at home.
The digital care management platform for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions allows patients to actively engage in their care anytime…
Israel IVF startup looks to democratize fertility coverage in the United States
The story of Daniella Gilboa founding AIVF is one of health equity. Five years in, the company of which Gilboa is CEO has become an example of how AI is changing healthcare.
The in-vitro fertilization company boasts success rates unheard of in the Unit…
House Oversight Committee to take up transparency measures for PBMs
The full House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is scheduled to take up the role of pharmacy benefit managers on Tuesday, May 23 at 10 a.m., after a subcommittee advanced a proposal Wednesday for new transparency rules.
Biden nominates Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Institutes of Health
President Biden has announced the nomination of National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its $47 billion annual budget.
Bertagnolli is a world-renowned surgical oncologist, cancer res…
CVS is closing its clinical trial business
CVS Health is ending the clinical trial business it started two years ago.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky submits resignation days ahead of end of PHE
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced her intent to depart the agency at the end of June.
HIMSSCast: Patient sitters free up clinician time, helping to alleviate workforce shortages
Trained patient sitters are taking some of the burden off of licensed nurses, says Lauren Prepchuck, head of Patient Observation for Crothall Healthcare.
HIMSS23: Lack of care access requires automation and technology
CHICAGO – Lack of patient access because of a shortage of doctors and nurses is a global issue that can only be solved by technology, according to Rich Birhanzel, senior managing director, Accenture.
“It’s creating a financial resilience challenge,” sa…
Virtual supervision ends, but virtual nurses should remain at end of PHE
At the end of the public health emergency on Thursday, virtual supervision by doctors and clinical staff is going away, to be replaced by a return to traditional care of having a physician in the room.
Another type of virtual care that increased drama…
