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Report: Telemedicine, modernized licensing can help bridge health disparity gap

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Authors pointed to Minnesota, for instance, as one example: Although it was ranked third in the Commonwealth Fund's 2020 Scorecard on State Health System Performance , it has some of the largest disparities between communities of color and white communities.

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Senator wants Google to answer for accuracy, ethics of generative AI tool

Healthcare It News

Does Med-PaLM 2's training corpus include protected health information? Does Google ensure that patients are informed when Med-PaLM 2, or other AI models offered or licensed by, are used in their care by health care licensees? If so, how is the disclosure presented? How many hospitals is Med-PaLM 2 currently being used at?

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Intelichart CEO details patient engagement trends for HIMSS24 attendees

Healthcare It News

It is showcasing its Healthy Outcomes platform, which offers technologies tailored to each stage of the patient journey designed to simplify patient engagement, improve health outcomes and increase profitability.

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When the Promises of a Policy Do Not Meet the Reality of Its Practice: Ethical Issues Within Oregon’s Measure 109

Bill of Health

Here’s what one of the first patients experienced ,” “ Oregon Issues First Psilocybin Therapy Treatment Center License.” The measure has only legalized “supported adult use,” under a non-medical model where trained and licensed “facilitators” may offer safety and support prior, during, and after a session with a dose of psilocybin.

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Hippocratic AI Raises $53 Million Series A at a $500 Million Valuation

Healthcare IT Today

Phase two testing required testing to be completed by 1000+ licensed US nurses, and 100+ US licensed physicians talking to the AI while acting as a patient. Phase three testing, which begins now, requires the testing to be completed by 5,000 licensed nurses, 500 licensed physicians, and the company’s health system partners.

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Trust is a Superpower for Public Health – The 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer Through the Health Lens

Health Populi

In addition, the politicization of health, dispersion of authority (with friends and family at least as trusted as scientists to “tell the truth on health”), and self-guided health (not necessarily in partnership with a licensed clinicians) can all be risks for health outcomes.

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ONC launches SDOH interoperability pilot

Healthcare It News

"The ability to use and build from established standards in real-time and as part of screening practices that help identify specific needs related to insecurity is an important step in enabling more coordinated care and timely assistance or interventions needed to improve health outcomes," according to Argentieri, Meklir and Henry.

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