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Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Springsteen's Health; Minimum Staffing Rule Challenged; Probiotic Sodas Probed

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Knowledge Is Power: Will AI Democratize Medicine?

An adapted excerpt from the new book, ChatGPT, MD

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<乌鸦传媒>The Truth About Employee Turnover

It's inevitable (and OK!)

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<乌鸦传媒>More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told

Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say

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<乌鸦传媒>Is $10 the Best BetterHelp Could Do for Violating Patient Privacy?

The paltry settlement emphasizes the need for stronger data privacy protections

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc Wins $14M Discrimination Case; $10M Malpractice Award; Nurse Impersonators

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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<乌鸦传媒>Chatbots Make Pathology Reports Easier for Patients to Read, Study Shows

Bard and GPT-4 simplified reports and interpreted findings correctly, but hallucinations occurred

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<乌鸦传媒>Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcare

Connected systems would benefit patients and clinicians alike

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<乌鸦传媒>What's Driving Healthcare Consolidation? The Answer May Surprise You

To compete with big health systems, small providers have to get bigger, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Paper Mulls Options for Fixing Physician Pay in Fee-for-Service Medicare

Regular inflation updates, getting rid of MIPS among the ideas discussed

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<乌鸦传媒>Patients Like AI for Endoscopy

But survey shows they still want a doctor in charge

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<乌鸦传媒>When It Comes to the EMR, Little Things Matter a Lot

Cutting one click from a routine process can make a big difference

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<乌鸦传媒>Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED

The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated

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<乌鸦传媒>Why One Health System Stopped Suing Its Patients

New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities

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<乌鸦传媒>I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $10k Medical Bill

Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin

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<乌鸦传媒>The Lure of Specialty Medicine Pulls Nurse Practitioners From Primary Care

Increasingly, NPs are broadening their skills and income

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<乌鸦传媒>Nurses Don't Trust Employers to Safely Implement AI Tools, Survey Shows

Predictive models, chatbots may undermine clinical judgment and compromise patient care, they say

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Needs Qualified Expert Witnesses More Than Ever

Not only can it provide a new challenge, sometimes it's just the right thing to do

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<乌鸦传媒>Smartphone-Based Lifestyle Interventions Result in Modest, Sustained Weight Loss

Interventions important for patients with no access to medical or surgical treatments

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<乌鸦传媒>Taking Telemedicine Visits From Your Kitchen? Think Again

Patients prefer professional telemedicine backgrounds, survey shows

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<乌鸦传媒>Will AI Replace Radiologists, or Just Make Them Better Than Ever?

Opinions differ on how much physicians should be embracing the technology

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<乌鸦传媒>Illness Took Away Her Voice. AI Created a Replica She Carries in Her Phone.

OpenAI's new AI voice generator was able to replicate her voice using only a 15-second voice clip

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<乌鸦传媒>Mail-Order Medication Abortion Effective and Acceptable to Patients

90.4% of participants said they would use mail-order dispensing again for abortion care

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<乌鸦传媒>The Heart of Healthcare Innovation Keeps Beating

Our annual innovation symposium inspired us to make our health system work better

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<乌鸦传媒>Forget Ringing the Button for the Nurse; Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One

The BioButton sends vital signs to nurses and uses AI to monitor a patient's condition

<乌鸦传媒>Cyberattack on Ascension Diverts Ambulances, Takes EHRs Offline

Experts say ransomware attacks have increased in recent years, especially in healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒>Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare

These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers

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<乌鸦传媒>Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers

"No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says

Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction

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<乌鸦传媒>Fed Up With Prior Auths? What if Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them?

NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code

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<乌鸦传媒>The Plight of the Late-Boomer Physician

Does anyone besides me feel like we got the short end of the financial stick?

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<乌鸦传媒>A Rare Chance to Really Connect

An unexpected hole in my schedule gave me the chance to do something invaluable

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<乌鸦传媒>Psych Staffing Linked to Shorter Stays in Pediatric Emergency Observation Unit

Observational study suggests a path to ease "unprecedented demands" for psychiatric care

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<乌鸦传媒>Cardiologists Float Idea of Unionization Among Ways to Protect Employee Physicians

Even senior physicians are being threatened, according to forum at SCAI

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<乌鸦传媒>We're All Concierge Doctors Now

We've unknowingly accepted all of the responsibilities and expectations, but without any benefits

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<乌鸦传媒>UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

"A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says

A screenshot of Daniel Tsai speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing

"This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee

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<乌鸦传媒>Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant

Health news and commentary gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Clinicians Not Great at Distinguishing Abstracts Written by Chatbot

Healthcare providers recognized when an AI chatbot wrote an abstract less than half the time

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<乌鸦传媒>Philips to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve Lawsuits Over Sleep Apnea Devices

Payout includes medical monitoring claims from patients who used company's CPAP, BiPAP machines

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