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On Searching for the Unknown with Unspeakable Names: Searching PubMed for Disability Research

Bill of Health

Anderson and LaTeesa James PubMed special queries are master search strategies on common, important, but challenging health topics, which are usually peer-reviewed. Disability certainly qualifies as a common, important health topic that is challenging to search – and yet, no PubMed special query exists for it.

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Healthcare AI Boom: Avoiding the 3 Big Pitfalls for Success in 2024

HIT Consultant

So, with many companies about to invest significant resources into their AI journey, let’s take a look at some of the pitfalls to avoid. This could encompass rigorous validation of AI solutions and large language models to ensure accuracy, transparency in AI decision-making, and adherence to patient data privacy laws.

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Unpacking Averages: Understanding the Potential for Bias in a Sepsis Prediction Algorithm, a Case Study

Health Law Advisor

Introduction This may sound like an intimidating technical topic, but I’m going to keep it simple. 2] Before I dive into the topic, I just want to prepare you for a potential aha moment. Introduction – For Real This Time To begin the topic of algorithms that predict sepsis, let’s start with its clinical use and importance.

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Patient Engagement through Communication Platforms

Healthcare IT Today

Adopting these advanced platforms enables care teams to accelerate personalized treatment decisions, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen the long-term bonds between them and their patients. Moreover, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) ensures that the right data reaches the right medical professional at the appropriate time and place.

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The Health Consumer in 2024 – The Health Populi TrendCast

Jane Sarashon

Employed consumers covered by health insurance through the workplace will find more financial health support from employee health benefit plans in 2024. Fidelity Investments recently explored this topic. adults had major, unexpected medical expenses in the past 12 months ranging from $1,000 to $1,999. Over one-half of U.S.

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CMS Issues a New “Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes” Proposed Rule

C&M Health Law

a. CMS proposes to require impacted payers (now including MAOs) to share certain prior authorization information through the Health Level 7® (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) standard Patient Access API. Prior Authorization Requirements, Documentation, and Decision (PARDD) API. (i)

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Data’s Role in Health Equity: Digging into the Root of the Problem

Healthcare IT Today

As a result, health equity has been a hot topic and organizations have been searching for solutions. All of the decisions made in healthcare are based on the data we gather, so we need to make sure it’s sound. Health equity outcomes can be improved only by having access to good data in order to make better decisions.