Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has launched Observer, a multimodal medical dataset that captures anonymized, real-time interactions between patients and clinicians. Developed by researchers at the university’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, Observer links video, audio and transcripts to clinical data and EHRs, according to a paper published Oct. 27 in the Journal of the American […]
Continue ReadingFor years, hospital pharmacy supply chains were built around one central assumption: reliability. Manufacturers would produce, wholesalers would deliver, and health systems could operate with minimal inventory on shelves. That model no longer holds. As shortages of generic injectables, oncology drugs, anesthetics and IV fluids continue to ripple through healthcare, pharmacy leaders told Becker’s they […]
Continue ReadingModest but meaningful increases in clinical billing productivity could, when aggregated across many clinicians, help justify AI scribe costs, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Here are four takeaways from the Jan. 9 study by researchers at University of California San Francisco: 1. Physicians with access to ambient AI scribes generated 5.8% more […]
Continue ReadingBirmingham, Ala.-based UAB Health System has selected Terri Poe, DNP, to serve as inaugural chief nursing executive. Dr. Poe has served as vice president and chief nursing officer of UAB Hospital — UAB Medicine’s flagship facility — since 2014. In her new role, she will lead nursing operations across the entire UAB Medicine enterprise, with […]
Continue ReadingDigital health equity gaps exist in patient portal engagement, even among older adults with chronic conditions who could benefit most from digital tools, according to research in the American Journal of Managed Care. Here are six takeaways from the Jan. 12 study that analyzed EHR data of 250,345 patients 50 and older with chronic conditions […]
Continue ReadingIn nonpsychiatric settings, primary care physicians consider 17% of their patients as “difficult,” particularly those who have anxiety or depression, according to research published Jan. 12 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers at Clement J. Zablocki Veterans’ Administration Medical Center and Medical College of Wisconsin, both based in Milwaukee, reviewed studies that included marking patients […]
Continue ReadingEight national hospital associations are urging CMS to revise a statement in its drug acquisition cost survey, saying the language in one of its frequently asked questions misleadingly implies hospitals are required to respond. In a Jan. 12 letter, the groups said it is “wrong to tell hospitals and health systems that they ‘are to’ […]
Continue ReadingEstás listo para salir del hospital, pero todavía no te sientes en condiciones de cuidarte solo en casa. O bien ya terminaste un par de semanas de rehabilitación. ¿Podrás manejar una rutina complicada de medicamentos, además de hacer las compras y cocinar? Tal vez te caíste en la ducha y ahora tu familia quiere que […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — When a trio of Republican state lawmakers introduced a bill last year that would subject women who obtain abortions to decades in prison, some reproductive rights advocates feared South Carolina might pass the “most extreme” abortion ban in the United States. Now, though, it seems unlikely to become state law. In November, […]
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It’s feeding time for the animals on this property outside Nashville, Tennessee. An albino raccoon named Cricket reaches through the wires of its cage to grab an animal cracker, an appetizer treat right before the evening meal. “Cricket is blind,” said Robert Sory, who is trying to open a nonprofit animal sanctuary along with his […]
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