Business Intelligence

Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

GenAI adopters tentative now but confident soon: Survey
GenAI initiatives are complex and—in some cases—costly. “As such, the main rationale for pursuing them needs to be business growth, not workforce reductions.”
Consumers nudge providers to improve patient engagement—personally and digitally
The authors of the survey report note that AI tools mentioned by respondents run the gamut from automated appointment reminders to dynamic “care gap” messaging.
Healthcare AI newswatch: Silent AI threats, overeager clinical AI, trustworthy AI therapists, more
Some AI decision-support models have a proclivity for recommending aggressive care pathways. And doing so on the basis of patient demographics, not medical necessity.
Q&A: Rising cancer rates in young people exacerbated by provider shortage
In exclusive interviews, HealthExec spoke with the American Cancer Society about rising cancer rates, and a virtual provider service that's working to bolster struggling oncology staff.
Rural America lost 3,300 medical practices in five years, report shows
A data analysis from the Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere Health found corporate buyouts are leaving patients in low-population areas with fewer options, as doctors are opting to go elsewhere.

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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10 states highly interested in AI and other emerging technologies

With a bit fewer than 7 million residents, Massachusetts ranks a middling 16th in population among the states. However, when it comes to internet searches for terms associated with emerging technologies per 100,000 residents, the Bay State is No. 1.

President Biden cracks down on short-term health plans, calls them 'junk insurance'

The proposed rule would require that short-term plans are truly short-term and are active for just three months.

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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Better living through artificial intelligence: 5 reasons to believe

It was only last fall that Open AI’s ChatGPT thrust generative AI into the public psyche. Since then, many future-looking surveys have shown unease and trepidation competing hard for mindshare against hope and excitement.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

SEC nails former Pfizer employee for insider trading ahead of COVID drug announcement

The senior statistician purchased short-term stock options, including some that expired the next day, after allegedly being made aware of Paxlovid’s success in clinical trials ahead of a public announcement.

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Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Business Intelligence

GenAI adopters tentative now but confident soon: Survey

Consumers nudge providers to improve patient engagement—personally and digitally

Healthcare AI newswatch: Silent AI threats, overeager clinical AI, trustworthy AI therapists, more

Q&A: Rising cancer rates in young people exacerbated by provider shortage

Rural America lost 3,300 medical practices in five years, report shows