Boston Children’s Hospital says ChatGPT can be used to help patients navigate hospital facilities and customize discharge instructions, Mashable reported June 1.
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The hardest part of working with generative AI in healthcare
Generative artificial intelligence is being touted as technology that can significantly improve healthcare delivery, but it doesn’t come without difficulties; clinical workflows must either integrate the new technology or organizations must change thei…
Top 5 US health IT companies by VC funding
These U.S.-based health IT companies have raised the most venture capital funding through March 2023, according to a May 31 Pitchbook report.
San Francisco to pay victims $2.2M in Laguna Honda abuse case
San Francisco is poised to pay $2.2 million to settle a patient abuse scandal lawsuit at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, news outlet KQED reported June 1.
Nurse couple save man struggling to breathe midflight
A nurse couple saved a man whose heart stopped after suffering “low oxygen levels” in the middle of a flight to Baltimore, The Washington Post reported June 2.
Massachusetts hospital to expand maternity services as another closes
Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Hospital said it is ready to support regional obstetric and maternity care after UMass Memorial Health’s Alliance-Clinton Hospital announced plans to close its maternity unit, The Gardner News reported June 2.
Trinity Health hospital names perinatal center after nurse
Ypsilanti, Mich.-based Trinity Health Ann Arbor hosted a dedication ceremony May 19 for the Lavone A. “Shorty” Witting, RN, Perinatal Wellness Center, named for one of its nurses.
Prior authorizations & ASCs: 5 notes
Here are five updates about prior authorizations that ASCs need to know:
Former Jefferson Health innovation exec, Klasko adviser joins VC firm
Donna Gentile O’Donnell, PhD, has left her position as a senior innovation executive at Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health to work for a local venture capitalist, Philadelphia Business Journal reported.
Even before COVID-19, US life expectancy was declining: Report
In the years leading up to the unexpected events of March 2020, U.S. life expectancy was declining, according to a June 1 report published in the American Journal of Public Health.
