Family caregivers have numerous challenges, including being recognized as part of the healthcare treatment process, says Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU’s College of Nursing and Health Professions.
A class action lawsuit filed this week alleges that healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group unlawfully used an artificial intelligence algorithm to deny rehabilitative care to sick Medicare Advantage patients. The suit claims that UnitedHealth knew the AI algorithm had a high potential for error.
Risk is one reason hospitals in the United States do not yet have large-scale adoption of generative AI, according to Patrick Bangert, senior vice president of Data and Analytics at Searce, a cloud solutions and technology services provider. Bangert believes the industry in this country will see large-scale adoption in about three to five years, […]
The shortage of nurses and other healthcare professionals has made the industry’s workforce landscape challenging for several years now, but good news was delivered this week by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, which released data showing that the ranks of NPs has grown 8.5% over last year.
AI can detect patients who are at high risk even as they’re in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, says Professor Oscar Lee, vice superintendent of China Medical University Hospital, a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient.
Blue Shield of California is strengthening its relationship with maternal healthcare technology company Mahmee, with the latter’s services now available to more BSCA members. As part of Blue Shield’s Maternal Child Health Equity Initiative, the nonprofit health plan has been working with Mahmee to provide a test program for members to receive access to holistic […]
Macquarie’s $300 million investment supports the White House-led initiative to improve energy efficiency in the healthcare sector, says John Pickhaver, head of infrastructure and energy capital for the Americas at Macquarie Capital.
As the number of children and adolescents in need of mental health support continues to increase, New York-based healthcare giant Northwell Health is investing $350 million over the next five years, and launching a $150 million fundraising campaign to expand pediatric behavioral health services across its footprint.
At the start of next year, pharmacy services company Optum Rx will place eight preferred insulin products on Tier One of standard commercial formularies, limiting out-of-pocket spend to $35 or less.
Patient consent is a huge part of what South Western Sydney Primary Health network does, with 20,000 now connected through iRAD, says Nick McGhie, the organization’s digital health and data manager.