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AI and telehealth telemedicine

AI can improve the quality of remotely delivered care while simultaneously defending privacy and security for the telehealth patient. 

Investment

The new manufacturing and research site will support the global development of weight-loss drugs. The company said it is also planning numerous upgrades nationwide, including the launch of new clinical trial sites.

candles funeral dead respect

A California health system and a local morgue are facing accusations of gross negligence after the bodies of missing persons were discovered—some with identification still on them. The state Department of Public Health is investigating the incidents.

Humana

The insurer is challenging three phone calls made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that led to a docked rating for some of Humana’s plans. A previous challenge, which broadly contested the agency’s star rating criteria, was dismissed.

Video interview with Allen Taylor, MD, chairman of cardiology at Medstar, who explains use of AI CCTA plaque analysis at Medstar to improve risk assessments.

Allen Taylor, MD, thinks AI-powered plaque evaluations can make a substantial impact on patient care. 

older americans wary of AI

Gen Xers and their elders tend to believe AI will do more harm than good. More than half of American adults 50 and older place themselves in that somewhat cynical category

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Clinlab.AI will oversee every aspect of this new-look laboratory, working to integrate it with the practice's workflows in a way that boosts patient care and speeds up treatment decisions.