The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to reauthorize two federal telehealth grant programs. HR 3419 amends the Public Health Service Act to continue the Telehealth Network Grant Program and the Telehealth Resource Centers through 2030, raising annual…
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Most health systems have deployed an ambient AI documentation solution by now, but many leaders haven’t asked the harder question: is the tool actually generating financial returns, or simply replacing dictation? Meanwhile, payers are accelerating their own use of AI…
While telehealth has become commonplace since the pandemic, some states have adopted the technology more than others. Here is the percentage of hospitals that offer telehealth in each state, according to an April analysis by Definitive Healthcare using its proprietary…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has joined a $4.9 million seed funding round for virtual biomarker startup ViewsML. The company is developing the world’s first virtual biomarker library, using AI to extract the insights directly from pathology images to support precision…
BayCare Health System has partnered with robotics startup Rovex to pilot robotic technology aimed at supporting hospital operations and patient transport workflows at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla. The pilot began in April and will assess how Rovex’s robotic…
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Students from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine visited homebound older adults while a clinician supervised virtually, increasing access for these patients. The students launched the first-of-its-kind telehealth program, studying the results from November 2022 to July 2023, according…
For years, health care interoperability has existed in two realities at once. In one, it has been a policy conversation. Lawmakers, regulators, vendors, health systems, and industry groups have spent years working through governance, privacy, security, and the mechanics of…
Healthcare CIOs say AI and platform strategies are forcing a fundamental rethink of IT team structures, shifting roles away from infrastructure and support toward data, product and governance functions. For years, many IT organizations were built around maintaining infrastructure, managing…
Primary care providers generate higher-quality notes than AI scribes, illustrating the need for humans to continue reviewing and editing drafts created by the technology, a new study found. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had 30 humans blindly…
From AI specialists to communications to billing experts, Amazon is hiring for a variety of jobs for its healthcare arms. The tech giant continues to fill healthcare-related roles for One Medical, Amazon Health Services and Amazon Web Services. Here are…