Category: Press Release

Más personas de las que se esperaba se inscribieron este año en los planes de seguro médico de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés), a pesar de la fuerte reducción de los subsidios para pagar las primas. Pero esos números no son tan simples: aún queda […]

A large study examining the use of AI chatbots for medical advice found that people using large language models did not make better health decisions than those relying on traditional sources and may be exposed to inaccurate and inconsistent guidance. The randomized study, conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford, involved nearly 1,300 participants […]

CMS has issued fines to 28 hospitals for alleged price transparency violations. Here are the fine amounts CMS has levied against those hospitals: UF Health North (Jacksonville, Fla.): $979,000 Northside Hospital Atlanta: $883,180 Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami): $871,122 Community First Medical Center (Chicago): $847,740 Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring, Md.): $325,710 Arkansas Methodist Medical Center […]

An AI framework developed by Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University identified statin intolerance, contraindications and patient deferrals documented in clinical notes for 10% of adult patients. Researchers processed 197,761 clinical notes from 47,192 adult patients using a three-part framework that included a rule-based natural language processing filter with 100% sensitivity, a large language model refinement filter […]

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital plans to host a ribbon-cutting Feb. 11 to celebrate the grand opening of its new 32,000-square-foot innovation center. The facility, located in the city’s Ybor City neighborhood, will house the health system’s innovation, IT and analytics teams, TGH Ventures, the headquarters of the Tampa Medical & Research District, and the Tampa […]

Tampa, Fla.-based Tampa General Hospital has launched a new video podcast aimed at helping consumers better understand the U.S. healthcare system and make more informed decisions about their care. The podcast, “Give It to Me Straight, Doc,” features conversations with clinicians, researchers and faculty from the academic medical community and is hosted by veteran healthcare […]

For many hospital and health system executives, the CIO role has shifted over the last several years. Technology leaders are no longer evaluated primarily on uptime, cybersecurity or project delivery; they are increasingly expected to demonstrate how digital strategy contributes directly to enterprise value from workforce efficiency to growth, access and long-term scalability. This shift […]

Wearables and other digital health solutions are associated with physical activity gains in stroke survivors, the American Journal of Managed Care reported. The tech tools weren’t as effective with weight management of poststroke patients, according to the meta-review by Cleveland Clinic researchers. “The most impressive results, or the most meaningful results, come where there is […]

CMS unveiled a Feb. 9 proposal to reshape the federal health insurance marketplace, with proposed changes aimed at cutting healthcare costs, promoting competition and improving program integrity, according to the agency.  HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, introduced the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027, which would […]

As executive vice president and chief medical officer of Adventist HealthCare, Patsy McNeil, MD, delivers an unconventional message to new physicians: the importance of knowing when to say no when asked to take on responsibilities beyond their primary role. She shares that message with every cohort that comes through the Gaithersburg, Md.-based health system’s physician […]