The Joint Commission announced this week that it’s working with the Coalition for Health AI on a new collaboration to develop a set of healthcare AI best practices and promote their adoption at hospitals and health systems nationwide. WHY IT MATTERSTJC, which sets healthcare standards and accredits more than 23,000 healthcare organizations across the U.S.,…
At the height of the tuberculosis epidemic in the 19th century, doctors began advising people to venture outside to escape the “bad air” in their homes. In the 1960s, by contrast, AC became widespread in the U.S., increasing the appeal of staying inside. These days, many of us—the so-called “indoor generation”—spend summer mostly inside, relying…
Several months ago, Dr. Andrew Clark, a psychiatrist in Boston, learned that an increasing number of young people were turning to AI chatbot therapists for guidance and support. Clark was intrigued: If designed correctly, these AI tools could increase much-needed access to affordable mental-health care. He decided to test some of the most popular bots…
Like most health systems, Ohio’s MetroHealth has over the years made substantial investments in health IT, from telemedicine to healthcare education to, of course, an electronic health record. THE CHALLENGE While all these tools are important for care teams and patients, MetroHealth has not had a good way to connect them in a manner that…
Mayo Clinic in Florida is exploring the potential for ambient clinical intelligence to enable a more proactive approach to care delivery, and potentially reduce hospitalizations and severity of illness and improve patient quality of life. WHY IT MATTERS Clearwater, Florida-based hellocare.ai, which develops ambient documentation, digital whiteboards, patient engagement tools and hospital-at-home services, announced the new…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reportedly signed an interagency agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to oversee staff reductions in force of up to 80,000 staff members. Source link
In 2010, the world of cancer treatment witnessed something remarkable. A new class of drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors showed unprecedented results in cancers that had long defied treatment. By unleashing the body’s own immune system against cancer cells, these treatments achieved what seemed impossible: long-term remission in patients with advanced melanoma who previously faced…
A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now come from this small West African nation. The virus is moving widely, across geographies, genders, and age groups. And…
Most people have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. Infections, vaccinations, or a combination of both have bolstered people’s immunity, and while new variants continue to pop up, getting sick does not induce the same panic it once did. But a new study shows that recovery from COVID-19 might not be as quick or straightforward…
If your dad is a man of few words, you’ve probably already figured out that silence doesn’t necessarily mean distance. “Some men were taught to love in presence, not paragraphs—and that still counts,” says Melanie Preston, a therapist in Atlanta whose dad has always shown up strong but quiet. She remembers him comforting her during…