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Will Medical Facial Recognition Technology (mFRT) Reawaken Eugenics?

The Healthcare Blog

By MIKE MAGEE How comfortable is the FDA and Medical Ethics community with a new super-charged medical Facial Recognition Technology (mFRT) that claims it can “identify the early stages of autism in infants as young as 12 months?” The medical research community has already expanded way beyond “contactless” patient verification.

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Who Needs Humans, Anyway?

The Healthcare Blog

They modestly note: “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first simulacrum of hospital, which comprehensively reflects the entire medical process with excellent scalability, making it a valuable platform for the study of medical LLMs/agents.” So one hopes.

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Seven requests that Practice Managers have for the new government

Practice Index

Map out the future of MAPs “I wish for clear guidance on the future of medical associate professions (MAPs). We urgently need a clear nationwide scope of practice for them to succeed and avoid patient risk. Additionally, we must determine how these roles best fit into general practice to maximise their benefits.”

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Procedural Sedation Guidelines: What Every Healthcare Student Should Know

Will Peach MD

The guidelines also outline­ the potential risks associated with e­ach level of sedation, allowing he­althcare providers to assess the­ risks and benefits on an individual patient basis. Additionally, they serve the following purposes: They ensure­ the safe and effe­ctive administration of sedation during medical proce­dures.

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Fake News from MedPac on Medicare Advantage Needs to Be Corrected, Pt 1

The Healthcare Blog

They replaced that old data flow from the plans with actual encounter data from the care delivered to each patient with information about each actual encounter, and that encounter data at the point of care ties back to the actual medical records that exist and that are used in the care settings for each patient.

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Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks

Relias

When it comes to minimizing legal risks associated with wound care, the importance of keeping accurate and complete notes is worth repeating. A patient’s medical record serves as a principal foundation for both the defense and plaintiff’s counsel throughout any medical liability litigation process.