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The weaponization of predictive data analytics, red flags, and the chronic pain gender gap has become a radioactive crisis in U.S. health care

KevinMD

In recent years, the health care system has increasingly relied on predictive data analytics in the prosecution of physicians, turning what was once a tool for improving care into an instrument of punitive measures by the U.S. government. Thousands of U.S. physicians, particularly those working with vulnerable populations, have been targeted based on flawed or Read more The weaponization of predictive data analytics, red flags, and the chronic pain gender gap has become a radioactive crisis in U

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NIH program aims to reduce the use of animals in research using technology

Mobi Health News

New NIH office will promote human-based research and scale the use of non-animal approaches to biomedical research.

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HHS publishes AI Strategic Plan, with guidance for healthcare, public health, human services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued its HHS Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan , which the agency says will "set in motion a coordinated public-private approach to improving the quality, safety, efficiency, accessibility, equitability and outcomes in health and human services through the innovative, safe, and responsible use of AI.

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Physicians’ Confidence In and Use of AI is Rising, AMA Finds – Coupling Demand With Many Enabling Factors

Health Populi

Doctors’ use of and demand for augmented intelligence in medical practice is on the rise — with many factors that could bolster or risk adoption on the journey toward AI in the doctor’s office, based on the latest survey from the American Medical Association (AMA) published this week. The AMA polled U.S. physicians in November 2024 to gauge their views on augmented intelligence (AI) addressing doctors’ use of AI, perceived opportunities and risks, and enabling factors for

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

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Understanding the Top Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal of Healthcare at Claroty Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector faces persistent challenges despite increasing awareness and the implementation of targeted guidance, such as the HHS Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) , which are nearing their one-year mark.

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Small Language Models (SLMs) have the potential to revolutionise Healthcare AI in addition to LLMs

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Small Language Models (SLMs) are a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can process and generate human language. They are called "small" because they have fewer parameters (internal variables) than Large Language Models (LLMs). This makes them more efficient and easier to train, but also limits their capabilities. SLMs use a similar approach to LLMs, but with a smaller scale.

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MDaudit Releases “AI Assist” for healthcare Revenue Integrity

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit,an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform for RCM that enables the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenues, today announced the latest AI-powered enhancement to its award-winning revenue integrity platform. […] The article MDaudit Releases AI Assist for healthcare Revenue Integrity appeared first on electr

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FierceHealthIT - Untitled Article

FierceHealthIT

Medical groups, public health leaders and lawmakers were quick to condemn Monday's announcement that all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are being removed.

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Virtual wards for children with cancer launch in Leeds

DigitalHealth

Inhealthcare has partnered with Leeds Childrens Hospital to launch virtual wards for paediatric oncology patients.

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Empowering Overall Healthcare Operations: Why Some Outsourcing Is Smart Business

Many administrators at large and small medical practices and labs can be fearful of bringing in a third party to help with their revenue cycle. For some, this is a fear of giving up control; for others, it is about avoiding staff losses. But a strategic approach with a partner that knows one-size-fits-all is not the solution for every customer, and instead, offers a tailored service that helps an organization close weaknesses in their billing operations by using a proven, highly professional, op

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Small language models and edge technology: Transforming health care delivery

KevinMD

Artificial intelligence (AI) advances are ushering in a new era of health care innovation, and small language models (SLMs) deployed on edge devices are leading the charge. Unlike large-scale AI systems, SLMs are lightweight, efficient, and capable of operating on localized devices such as smartphones, wearables, and IoT sensors. By combining the power of edge Read more Small language models and edge technology: Transforming health care delivery originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Why your EHR’s certification matters more than you think

KevinMD

Modern EHRs and CEHRT” Electronic health records (EHRs) and their role in modern health care are inescapable today. But have you ever stopped to ask: Is my EHR certified? And more importantly, why does that matter? As any EHR user knows, not all EHRs are created equal. A little-known differentiator is that some systems are Read more Why your EHRs certification matters more than you think originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Model context protocol: the standard that brings AI into clinical workflow

KevinMD

The real limitation of clinical AI isn’t the model; it’s the context. AI can draft notes, flag interactions, and read scans. However, when it comes to understanding the patient in front of you, it’s still a matter of working in the dark. It doesn’t know the blood pressure you entered three minutes ago. It can’t Read more Model context protocol: the standard that brings AI into clinical workflow originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Innovation or exploitation: the ethical challenges of AI in speech therapy

KevinMD

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. It’s in our phones, our search engines, and increasingly, in our health care systems. For speech-language pathologists (SLPs), AI holds the potential to be a powerful allyoffering tools to enhance patient care, track progress, and even expand access to therapy for underserved populations. But with every innovation comes responsibility.

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The Essential Guide to Secure Messaging in Healthcare

Discover everything healthcare providers need to know about secure messaging. Covering essential topics like HIPAA compliance, communication efficiency, and patient privacy protection, this resource is indispensable for professionals, caregivers, and administrative staff alike.📱 💬 Whether managing sensitive patient data, coordinating care teams, or streamlining workflows, discover actionable insights to implement secure messaging solutions effectively.

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What ChatGPT’s tone reveals about our cultural values

KevinMD

When Sam Altman recently said ChatGPT had become “too sycophantic,” the comment landed like a small UX confessionan admission that the model had gotten a little too flattering, a little too eager to please. Most coverage treated it as a byproduct of reinforcement learning. A bug to fix. A tone issue. But that framing isn’t Read more What ChatGPTs tone reveals about our cultural values originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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How copy and paste in EHRs is hurting patient care

KevinMD

The electronic health record (EHR) has solved the illegibility issue of handwritten notes, but the downside and unintended consequences have been of equal or greater importance. The cult of the EHR “copy and paste” (CP) club in hospital care makes defending a Medicare billing audit a daunting task should a physician be required to justify Read more How copy and paste in EHRs is hurting patient care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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OpenAI unveils HealthBench to evaluate LLMs safety in healthcare

Mobi Health News

The offering measures AI's real-world performance and safety around handling realistic medical conversations, using physician-created rubrics and GPT-4.1 scoring.

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Microsoft adds Elon Musk's Grok 3 to Azure, citing healthcare and science use cases

Mobi Health News

The tech giant will offer access to the LLM for enterprise use as regulatory scrutiny mounts over the models data practices and medical diagnostic claims.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Verily receives grant to build major Parkinson's molecular dataset

Mobi Health News

The grant will help Verily generate a detailed molecular dataset of Parkinsons disease, integrating genomic, metabolic, immunologic and digital health data.

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AI-driven oral cancer clinic opened in Hong Kong

Mobi Health News

The new service at Prince Philip Dental Hospital is said to be the first of its kind in the world.

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Google launches MedGemma for healthcare app developers

Mobi Health News

MedGemma, built on Gemma 3, aims to help developers build AI-based healthcare applications with open models, including multimodal and text-only versions.

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Contributed: Reimagining therapeutic cornerstones for the immersive age

Mobi Health News

Immersive technologies offer powerful new tools for mental healthcare, but their implementation must be grounded in clinical principles and executed with competence.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Viz.ai, Novartis partner for AI-powered care for patients with cancer

Mobi Health News

The collaboration addresses delays in diagnosis and treatment by leveraging AI to help ensure patients with prostate and breast cancer are identified and treated more promptly.

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Medical school admissions are racing toward an AI-driven disaster

KevinMD

Artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) and the systems based on this technology have recently emerged onto the medical scene with huge promises to “disrupt” and innovate upon traditional clinical practice. Ignoring the hype and boom-bust adoption cycles associated with most novel technology, AI will eventually settle into the daily workflow of many physicians, Read more Medical school admissions are racing toward an AI-driven disaster originally appeared in KevinMD

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Oura and Google Fitbit partner with academia and others to battle opioid disorder

Mobi Health News

A pilot study will collect data from smartphones and wearable technologies to predict opioid relapse.

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FEATURE: Technologies that changed healthcare and saved lives, part one

Mobi Health News

MobiHealthNews examines several technological innovations that have impacted patient safety and changed the way healthcare practitioners work.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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FEATURE: Technologies that changed healthcare a

Mobi Health News

MobiHealthNews examines several technological innovations that have impacted patient safety and changed the way healthcare practitioners work.

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Key strategies for smooth EHR transitions in health care

KevinMD - Tech

Healthcare organizations continue to face financial and operational efficiency pressures to implement or upgrade their electronic health record (EHR) systems, driven largely by the push for greater interoperability and the need to consolidate disparate systems. While the benefits of modern, integrated EHR systems are clear, the path to successful implementation remains complex and challenging for Read more… Key strategies for smooth EHR transitions in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.c

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Qure.ai unveils AI co-pilot for community health workers

Mobi Health News

40% of their time isspent on manually collecting data, which the tool would assist in reducing.

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