What You Should Know:
Improving Accessibility to Healthcare Via Telemedicine
“We launched the advisory group in 2021 to address the unique ways telehealth could be used to eliminate health disparities in the U.S. We are confident…
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Kate Behan, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Arcadia
A so-called “tripledemic” — the convergence of flu, RSV and COVID-19 — led to significant morbidity and mortality, and it also forced the cancellation or delay of…
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By Hannah Nelson
September 19, 2023 – Ochsner Health is launching an Epic EHR integration that uses generative AI to draft messages to patients.
A small group of Ochsner clinicians will test the new Epic feature, which…
A study conducted by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recommends intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as the preferred treatment for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). IMRT significantly reduces lung and…
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By Hannah Nelson
September 14, 2023 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and EHR vendor Oracle Cerner are planning to resume the agency’s EHR modernization in the summer of 2024, according to reporting from FedScoop.
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A Harrisburg, PA TV station covers UPMC’s use of Abridge to create transcripts of doctor-patient encounter conversations. UPMC VP/CMIO Salim Saiyed, MD, says he has never had a scribe, but the system is like…
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Google Chief Health Officer Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc says in NEJM Catalyst that large language models will give patients “a more personalized and anticipatory experience” and that medicine needs to change to meet…
Hilton M Hudson, MD, FACS, CEO at HPC International
The impact of medical librarians is well-documented. In one experiment, a group of primary care providers had the opportunity to send clinical questions to a rapid-response medical librarian. They received their…
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By Shania Kennedy
August 28, 2023 – A machine learning (ML) model can automatically predict esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) three years before a formal diagnosis, according to a study published recently in…
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In this video, two experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Tennessee describe how they implemented value-based care from the provider’s point of view. They distinguish provider-led from payer-led bundles, reveal how VUMC…
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