On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new funding to help improve the use and maintenance of artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices. Research has shown that machine learning models used in clinical settings may degrade over time. The new HHS money is earmarked for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or
Digital transformation is one of the most talked-about topics in healthcare today. Most hospitals and health systems are in some stage of a fundamental process of reimagining their processes with technology as a core enabler. But what does a buzzword like digital transformation really mean in the provider context? Are all organizations working toward the
The American Telemedicine Association and ATA Action, in a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, seeks to preserve pandemic-era Medicare telehealth flexibilities that it says are responsible for improving access to healthcare across the U.S. Telehealth plays “a crucial role in ensuring timely, appropriate and expanded access to care for millions of
This week more vendors announce integrations with artificial intelligence-driven tools and platforms that better connect patients and doctors during visits, find and lower specialty medication costs and access care resources at home or on the go. Pfizer pledged to simplify access to routine healthcare with partners like Instacart and Zocdoc on a user-friendly web-based platform
Some clinicians and healthcare professionals are ready and willing to welcome artificial intelligence to their daily routines. Others, though, are a bit more hesitant. “We’re all becoming less trustworthy of AI outcomes as we use it more and more and can see how unreliable it is,” says Sarah M. Worthy, CEO of DoorSpace, an employee
Once a cancer diagnosis is confirmed, a patient’s life is not only altered but there is a lot to learn as they make care decisions. “For cancer survivors and those managing a recent diagnosis, having access to online medical records via patient portals or smartphone-based health apps is critical,” said researchers from the U.S. Health
As part of its private cloud strategy, Hitachi Vantara said Monday that it can reduce multi-vendor friction with a new private and hybrid cloud environment designed to upgrade hospitals’ IT backbones and better handle their data needs. Meanwhile, the largest rural healthcare system in the United States also announced that it is pursuing cloud modernization
Like many states, Nebraska is facing a significant shortage of trained emergency medical workers. As a predominantly rural state, many of its community fire and ambulance services rely heavily on volunteers. But recruitment and retention of EMTs have become a major challenge. THE PROBLEM With older volunteers retiring and younger ones moving on to other
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a new proposed rule earlier this month outlining new standards and requirements around acquisition of health information technology. As described in the proposal, which was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 9, the aim is to amend the existing Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation
The age of the healthcare chief AI officer has arrived. CAIOs are beginning to appear at major hospitals and health systems – the latest development as more and more providers devote resources and create strategic leadership roles for enterprise-wide adoption of artificial intelligence, rather than relying on siloed IT departments or scattered, ad hoc projects.