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Dr. Ateev Mehrotra of Brown University School of Public Health on telehealth policy
By Bill Siwicki 12:39 pm April 14, 2025
Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, chair of the school's department of health services, policy and practice, discusses the frustrations and promise of telehealth reimbursement and regulation – and describes how the current situation is stifling virtual care innovation.
Micky Tripathi, former HHS acting chief AI officer
By Andrea Fox 12:30 pm April 14, 2025
Micky Tripathi, who also served as acting chief artificial intelligence officer at HHS, is said to be in line for the new chief AI implementation officer role at the Minnesota healthcare innovator.
Stethoscope on tablet
By Susan Morse 12:06 pm April 14, 2025
Healthcare organizations need to increase revenue while cutting expenses and find ways to personalize the patient experience.
A doctor reviewing a patient's chart
By Adam Ang 07:30 pm April 13, 2025
Northern Health in Melbourne has replaced its legacy system with AI-assisted coding.
Manipal Hospitals branch in Old Airport Road, Bangalore, India
By Adam Ang 07:25 pm April 13, 2025
Pharmacy order processing was brought down to under five minutes.
Business professionals shake hands to formalise a deal
By Adam Ang 07:11 pm April 13, 2025
Hong Kong's Health Bureau has added pathology reports viewing functionality to its mobile health application.
Healthcare worker pointing at x-ray image on monitor
By Anthony Vecchione 03:12 pm April 11, 2025
A study published in the European Journal of Cancer says inaccurate results and misdiagnoses could occur if diverse populations are not included in clinical research.
Group of workers with laptops
By Susan Morse 02:35 pm April 11, 2025
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, payers must send prior authorization decisions within 7 days and expedited decisions within 72 hours.
By Bill Siwicki 10:33 am April 11, 2025
Chief Data and AI Officer Mouneer Odeh says work on artificial intelligence is like a snowball going downhill – over the next five to 10 years it will build and build until the scale of the impact meets what healthcare requires.