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The Prototype: Chatbots Struggle With Analogies

Forbes Healthcare

We look at the ways chatbots struggle to think like humans, how nanoparticles might connect brains and computers, a better way to vaccinate for food poisoning and more.

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An Automated Solution to Healthcare’s $125 Billion Fax Problem

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Thomas Thatapudi, CIO, AGS Health In 2018, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a challenge to health IT developers and providers alike to help make every doctors office in […] The article An Automated Solution to Healthcares $125 Billion Fax Problem appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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New Study Finds An AI’s Clinical Decisions Rivaled Doctors

Forbes Healthcare

Startup K Healths AI physician assistant matched doctors clinical decisions in two-thirds of patient cases, while offering better care in the remaining third, according to a new study from researchers at Cedars-Sinai, Tel Aviv University and K Health.

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Tariffs send healthcare industry into ‘unchartered waters’

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Provider groups and health systems warn tariffs will test healthcare’s fragile supply chain, threatening to disrupt patient care.

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What Is Sleepmaxxing? Use These Hacks For Better Rest

Forbes Healthcare

With insufficient sleep becoming a growing public health concern, people are seeking hacks and trends to improve and optimize their sleep health.

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FTC lawsuit against PBMs can move forward after Ferguson rejoins case

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The FTC chair had previously been recused from the lawsuit. But after consulting with ethics lawyers, Ferguson changed his mind so the case could move forward, he said on Thursday.

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Career Opportunites for Dental Hygienists

MedQuest College

Dental hygiene is a dynamic field that offers multiple avenues for professional growth. While many dental hygienists begin their careers in clinical settings, opportunities exist beyond patient care. Whether you’re looking to specialize, pursue further education, or transition into new roles, there are several pathways to expand your career. Understanding the career opportunities of dental hygienists can help you plan a long-term professional journey.

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More Americans say they can’t afford healthcare: Gallup

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Eleven percent of people surveyed — roughly 29 million people — said they were unable to afford medication and care within the past three months.

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Mark Cuban: Health care is a battle of good against bad, and doctors are the good guys

Medical Economics

In a recent podcast appearance, the billionaire former member of Shark Tank ripped into insurance companies and defended physicians.

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Sentara Health Identifies Job Sharing Scam and Potential Unauthorized EMR Access

The HIPAA Journal

Sentara Health, a nonprofit healthcare provider serving Virginia, Northeastern North Carolina, and Florida, has notified 1,620 patients about a potential insider breach involving their electronic medical records. Sentara Healths Lab Services department hired an individual in December 2024 to process lab requisitions orders from providers that explain the lab tests that need to be run for patients.

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Measles risks for adults; hospital grades for maternal health; a new benefit of the shingles vaccine — Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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On Other Channels.

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Below is a digest of new blog posts across all the Connect Care clinician blog channels in the last week. For more info on the blogs, click here. Note: A camera icon in a post on any of our channels indicates that there is an accompanying screenshot - just click the icon to view.

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AI: Part of the prescription, not the panacea for what’s ailing clinical practices

Medical Economics

Clinicians need to acquire and employ AI not as the latest me too thing that everyone else is using, but rather with clearly defined purposes and careful planning.

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AdventHealth names David Banks as CEO and president

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Banks replaces Terry Shaw, who announced he was retiring in December.

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Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Cyberattack Affects Up to 88,500 Individuals

The HIPAA Journal

Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio, has suffered a significant data breach involving the electronic protected health information of up to 88,541 individuals. According to the substitute breach notice on its website, linked on the home page using the text For information on data security click here,” the hospital said unauthorized activity was identified on a limited number of devices on its network on or about April 2, 2024.

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Medical Economics Pulse, April 4, 2025: CMS Director Oz, autoinjector factory in South Carolina, rural independent practice declines

Medical Economics

Medical Economics Pulse is a quick-hitting news podcast that keeps busy physicians in the know. Here are your headlines for April 4, 2025.

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What I Learned From Being “Killed” By The Federal Government

Forbes Healthcare

How a morbid bureaucratic snafu can inform a vision for the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Facing a physician exodus, an ACP panel offered blueprints to help internists stay in practice

Medical Economics

Strategies to reduce physician attrition were discussed in a session at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.

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A Call for Parentalism in Medicine

Sensible Medicine

VB is an 88-year-old woman. She had remained vigorous into her mid ‘80s, biking and playing pickle-ball with younger friends. She was admitted to the hospital with an MI. She had come to the emergency room with five days of chest pain. There were ST elevations across all the precordial leads and signs of heart failure on physical exam. Troponin level was 500 and declining.

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NeuroOne announces public offering, speeds up timeline for its trigeminal nerve ablation system

Medical Economics

The company also expects to submit its application for 510(k) clearance for its OneRF Trigeminal Nerve Ablation System in May, sooner than expected.

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Trump Administration Takes Aim At Trans Health And Identity

Forbes Healthcare

Theres evidently more going on, however, than just the Trump administration targeting narrowly circumscribed trans health issues. Trans identity could be at stake, too.

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Prior authorizations: Will payer AI cancel out physician AI?

Medical Economics

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

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Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise The Price Of Pacemakers And Insulin Pumps

Forbes Healthcare

With no exemptions for medical devices from Trumps double-digit tariffs, pacemakers, insulin pumps and hearing aids could all cost more.

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Prior authorizations: Does technology need to better integrate with EHRs?

Medical Economics

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

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Prior authorizations: How much time can technology save physicians?

Medical Economics

Prior authorizations are a major pain point for physicians, but technology may be able to help.

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The future of care: Balancing patient expectations, physician wellness & systemic change

Medical Economics

Doctors cannot deliver the highest standard of care to their patients if their own well-being is overlooked.

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ACP’s special report on health policy warns of mounting disruptions under the Trump administration

Medical Economics

In a 60-minute panel, the directors of regulatory and legislative affairs with the American College of Physicians discussed hot topics in health policy at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans.

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Trump nominee Dr. Oz to take helm of CMS, prompting congratulations and criticism

Medical Economics

Senate vote sends Dr. Oz to head of Medicare, Medicaid, as watchdogs proclaim cuts are coming.

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