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Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

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Deborah Vaughan, a patient at the hospital, said she appreciates being able to look her doctor in the eye while talking about her health. Her regular doctor, Dr. Rebecca Hemphill, used the AI app during her last two medical appointments at MaineHealth. Scott Smitherman, chief medical information officer at Providence Health.

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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Healthcare Blog

After that two-week hospital follow up, I heard from no one. These barriers include lack of referral to mental health providers, providers that are unable to take on new patients, initial wait times as long as two months, and lack of insurance coverage. Call your physician to make a follow up appointment. Which physician?

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Cyberattack on Sunflower Medical Group Affects 221,000 Patients

The HIPAA Journal

The file review confirmed that the types of data compromised in the cyberattack included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical information, and health insurance information. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.

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Telehealth Analysis: The Pros & Cons

We Care Online

Telehealth allows these patients to receive timely care without the added burden of physically getting to a clinic or hospital. Convenience and Time Savings Telehealth appointments save time for both patients and healthcare providers. which ensures that patient information is protected.

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Rising Healthcare Costs in 2025: What Providers Can Do to Manage the Impact  

CollaborateMD

Fierce Healthcare just issued a 2025 healthcare outlook with several key findings, including: An American Hospital Association (AHA) report published in 2024 finds reimbursement from government payers is not keeping pace with the high costs of drugs, labor, and supplies and the inflation rate. What does this statistic prove?

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Beyond Stigma: Why Addressing Maternal Mental Health Means Confronting Systemic Failures

The Healthcare Blog

The patient safety team moves quickly to investigate, and they discover that the patient was a young woman who had given birth to her first child just two weeks ago at one of your hospitals. Anxiety was noted several times throughout her hospital stay. The OB offered to start her on an antidepressant, but the patient declined.

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In the U.S., Patients Consider Costs and Insurance Essential to Their Overall Health Experience

Health Populi

When evaluating health care options, consumers said the most important factor weighting into their choice was insurance, cited by 84% of patients; another 75% of people said the health system’s reputation was the most important factor, following by 69% citing location, and 66% each noting cost and the reputation of the doctor.

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