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The avian influenza virus H5N1 has only turned up in two humans in the U.S., but its recent spread to dairy cattle has some experts on at least slightly elevated alert.
There have been a total of 11 incidents so far, including seven injuries and two deaths. Boston Scientific said the agent can still be used if operators follow specific instructions during lower GI bleed embolization procedures.
More than two-thirds of U.S. physicians have changed their minds about generative AI over the past year. In doing so, the re-thinkers have raised their level of trust in the technology to help improve healthcare.
“Most health systems rely on a financial cost-containment model to inform staffing decisions. Clinicians understand the patient populations and needs over time, yet they are currently excluded from most staffing decisions,” the authors write.
ChatGPT is only so-so at letting physicians know if any given clinical study is relevant to their patient rosters and, as such, deserving of a full, time-consuming read. On the other hand ...
Healthcare CFOs spend more time dealing with cost management and, by extension, operational issues than any other single set of items on their to-do lists.
“Applause broke out in the OR. It was quite an amazing experience,” recalls Winfred Williams, MD, associate professor of medicine at MGH and Slayman’s nephrologist, referring to the moment the kidney “immediately pinked up” during implantation.
Imperfect algorithms. Resistant clinicians. Wary patients. Divisive disparities. The plot ingredients of a flashy techno-thriller coming to a cineplex near you? No—just a few of the many worries that provider organizations take on when they move to adopt AI at scale.
Early May will mark the first anniversary of the officially declared end of the COVID-19 public health emergency by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Nevertheless ...
CMS has issued its proposed rule for the 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system, suggesting a payment increase of 2.6%. According to the American Hospital Association, this update would not be enough at a time when hospitals are already struggling to stay open.