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Two healthcare provider groups, the American Hospital Association and the Medical Group Management Association, have both responded critically to the Department of Health and Human Services’ just-released final rule on information blocking disincentives. In separate statements on Monday, AHA and MGMA said they’re “disappointed” that the HHS finalized substantial new penalties for covered entities it determines … Read more

The American Nurses Association reports that one in four nurses have experienced workplace violence. In the second quarter of 2022, more than 5,200 nurses were assaulted in provider settings nationwide. Meanwhile, the Emergency Nurses Association research shows that seven out of 10 emergency room nurses report being kicked or hit on the job. This problem … Read more

The Coalition for Health AI has released its draft framework for responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence in healthcare. The framework – consisting of a standards guide and a series of checklists – was developed over more than two years, according to CHAI, which says it addresses an urgent need for consensus standards and … Read more

Artificial intelligence tools are helping primary care doctors diagnose skin cancer, home care providers retain employees and hospital doctors get early warnings about potential patient mental health episodes in stories we’re reading this week.  Solventum announced it is now using AI to flip revenue cycle processes and address denials proactively. Through a new partnership with … Read more

San Antonio, Texas-based University Health faced several medication management challenges that could impact both efficiency and patient safety. THE PROBLEM As a large and continuously expanding health system – including a Level I trauma center, retail pharmacies and specialty pharmacy – it recognized the need to optimize its medication distribution process. Nurses often spent excessive … Read more

The nursing profession is changing – in large part fueled by information technology that can help nurses meet a growing list of challenges, said Summer Blackerby, RN, chief nursing information officer at CoxHealth Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Blackerby knows what it is like being a nurse today and the challenges nurses face on a daily … Read more

New funding from Amazon Web Services, the Children’s Health Innovation Award, or Imagine Grant, will provide $7 million for cloud-based data resources for pediatric research, maternal child total health and empowering pediatric workforces and caregivers, according to an announcement made Wednesday at the AWS summit in Washington, D.C. In addition, AWS has awarded three hospitals … Read more

Patient intake, and the associated manual tasks that come upfront before a medical visit, represents a key component of a health system’s operational efficiency and clinical quality. As a result, some hospitals and primary care clinics are experimenting with artificial intelligence and large language models to focus on note-taking and scribe work. With physicians burnt … Read more

Emory Healthcare constantly is evolving and innovating the care it provides. With regard to at-home physical therapy providers, the health system was intrigued to understand how it could expand its service offerings for outpatient care. THE PROBLEM Especially in the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the way Emory thinks about off-site care and … Read more

When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this past week issued its final rule codifying the financial disincentives to be levied by its Office for Civil Rights against provider organizations found to have committed information blocking, reaction was swift and mostly dissatisfied from industry groups. The point of such penalties, which could be … Read more