The most dangerous AI coding error isn’t an obviously wrong answer. It’s a convincing one. A system reads a medical record, recommends a code, assigns it high confidence, and moves on. Everything looks right. Until someone discovers a missing modifier,…
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Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is expanding its use of artificial intelligence and digital health tools, reporting that more than 6,000 clinicians have used ambient AI to draft more than 5 million clinical notes. The health system detailed its progress in…
South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System is laying off several social workers as it moves behavioral health crisis screening in its Beacon Kalamazoo (Mich.) emergency department to telehealth, CBS affiliate WWMT reported Oct. 22. “As Beacon Health System continues evaluating…
This report shows hospitals and health systems how to turn existing technology into measurable returns starting with a four-question assessment: From there, you’ll see how to stage fixes so daily operations keep running, close skill gaps without overloading lean revenue…
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Nigeria is the fifth country to confirm a case of Ebola Bundibugyo since Congo’s outbreak was announced in May, the World Health Organization said. Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola Bundibugyo case in a woman who traveled from Uganda, The Washington Post reported.…
The share of working-age Americans without health insurance has risen to 11.2% this year, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s Biennial Health Insurance Survey published Oct. 22. The survey is based on interviews with more than 9,300 adults conducted from May…
This episode recorded live at the Becker’s 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference features Drew Smith, Chief Data and AI Officer, ChristianaCare, discussing AI prioritization, value measurement, and preparing for an Epic implementation. He shares how…
A federal judge granted final approval Oct. 21 to a settlement valued at about $42.7 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit that accused Renton, Wash.-based Providence of mishandling forfeited funds in its employee 401(k) plan. “Providence can confirm that the…
Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health will end hospice care at its eight-bed Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff, Wis., and shift hospice care to patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and other community settings. The system made the “difficult…
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Ultomiris (ravulizumab) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy at risk for disease progression, making it the first and only C5 complement inhibitor approved for this use. The approval followed…