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Physician and patient have a telehealth consult
By Andrea Fox 10:59 am July 14, 2023
University of Texas researchers found that symptoms of certain diseases are more difficult for patients to communicate and doctors to observe over video. Other limitations mean little cost-reduction benefit from telehealth when compared to in-person care.
Physician at computer
By Andrea Fox 10:58 am July 14, 2023
Health Care Service Corporation is using augmented intelligence to accelerate prior authorization – up to 1,400 times faster – and an AI tool that references historical authorizations and claims to authorize treatment "within seconds," the company says.
Mount Sinai in New York City
By Bill Siwicki 10:04 am July 14, 2023
The New York hospital's vice chairman of urology and robotics operations explains how a new surgical intelligence platform digs into surgery video to help understand outcomes and improve care.
Artist's impression of the 7.2-hectare NTHU Taoyuan Medical and Educational R&D Park
By Adam Ang 11:53 pm July 13, 2023
Also, AIIMS Delhi has implemented the Sandes internal communications platform for staff.
A doctor checking a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 11:51 pm July 13, 2023
Also, SA Health is launching an e-Referrals system based on Salesforce and Mulesoft.
Jenny M. Smith of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
By Bill Siwicki 11:07 am July 13, 2023
The Louisiana health system is using the technology to help meet other Quadruple Aim goals of improving care quality, boosting patient access and reducing costs.
A doctor shows a patient some information on a tablet.
By Andrea Fox 10:47 am July 13, 2023
Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University developed three new natural language processing algorithms to extract housing, financial and employment data.
A patient in a hospital bed smiles and clasps the hand of a clinician.
By Andrea Fox 10:25 am July 13, 2023
The health system is one of six institutions that will use advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning for a $52M NIH-funded phenotyping research project targeting acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia and sepsis.
A nurse attending to a patient at home
By Adam Ang 03:04 am July 13, 2023
The company is seeking partnerships to expand its mobile home care model.
A doctor examining a patient's x-ray image
By Adam Ang 03:01 am July 13, 2023
It is the first such undertaking in the country that seeks to quantify the burden of the illness.