Gene editing was the focus of the keynote session "A New Era for Medicine: Digital Diagnostics and Therapeutics" by Dr Tamara Sunbul, medical director of Clinical Informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare. "In the future, we're going to be doing genotyping over time," … [Read More...]
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AI Has an Image Problem in Healthcare, Expert Says
Meeting Coverage > PHC — Yes, it needs guardrails, but it also offers big opportunities, notes former Microsoft executive by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today … [Read More...]
IG Live September 25: When the Healers Need Healing
Public Health & Policy > General Professional Issues — Instagram live event will shed light on a silent struggle by Gillian Booth, Social Media Editor, MedPage Today September 21, … [Read More...]
News of Interest
Remote workers work longer, not more efficiently
THE RETURN to the office is well under way, just as summer in the northern hemisphere begins. Pretty soon, people will be able to resume the habit of staring wistfully out of the window, hoping it will still be sunny at the weekend. As many workers embrace a hybrid pattern, … [Read More...]
ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation
[ad_1] ECFC Requests Congressional Leadership Include Cadillac Tax Repeal in Year-End Legislation Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments) Posted by: Staff ECFC sent this … [Read More...]
How Much Should I Contribute To My HSA?
[ad_1] During enrollment season, people who own a Health Savings Account (HSA), or have recently opened one, wonder, “How much should I contribute to my HSA?” HSAs are a unique tax-advantaged tool for healthcare consumers to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. … [Read More...]
Latest News From Across The Industry
AHA security leader sees ‘AI-fueled cyber arms race’
John Riggi, the first national advisor for cybersecurity and risk for the American Hospital Association, has been tracking cyber threats to the AHA's more than 5,000 members, and helping many of them deal with mission-critical tasks such as ransomware recovery and response, for the past five years. Before that, he spent … [Read More...]
Healthcare reforms an opportunity to boost digital maturity and benefit providers
By: Dr Danny Wahyudi, Healthcare Application Specialist, InterSystems In Asia, getting health information systems to connect and understand each other has been lagging, and healthcare providers and their patients are missing out on the benefits. Now, governments are moving to turn things around, supported by the latest … [Read More...]
Violence in Healthcare: Why Are People So Angry?
Opinion > Second Opinions — The healthcare system has failed us all when we needed it most by Amy Faith Ho, MD, MPH September 3, 2023 … [Read More...]
Mandatory Retirement Age for Physicians: Yea or Nay?
Opinion > Wired Practice — Ron Harman King says age alone is arguably a poor indicator of skill by Ron Harman King, JD, MS September 3, 2023 … [Read More...]
MedPod Today: Texas Abortion Ban Fallout, Movie Docs, and Fall COVID Shots
The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey, listeners. Welcome back to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's biggest healthcare stories. I'm your host, Rachael Robertson. First up this week we're talking with Sophie Putka about … [Read More...]
EHRA: Vendors and their healthcare clients ready for ‘info sharing’
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General will begin enforcing information blocking penalties today, which include potential compliance violations for "acts and omissions" and penalties up to $1 million. Info blocking, info sharing and consumer education Healthcare IT vendors have been getting … [Read More...]