Oscar-Nominated Film Highlights Shared American, Iranian Health System Concerns

By MICHAEL MILLENSON At the recent Academy Awards broadcast, a brief film clip from the Oscar-nominated Iranian film “It Was Just An Accident” showed a man pushing an unconscious, very pregnant womanContinue reading…

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Trump Touts Care Affordability, Omits Largest Cost Drivers —Hospitals

Hospitals account for the biggest share of health care cost growth, but Trump didn’t mention them in relation to affordability in his State of the Union address.

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AHRQ Revives After Death-By-DOGE Threat, But What Will New Leaders Do?

AHRQ, the federal agency charged with improving health care quality and safety, has staved off death, but it remains unclear what new leadership will do.

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As Deere Plows New Ground In AI Innovation, Health Care Should Reap Lessons

Deere & Co’s AI innovations have drawn praise from experts who say their restructuring of work holds lessons for health care and other industries.

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In Patient Safety, Human Hospital Teams Still (Mostly) Beat AI

At the annual meeting of The Leapfrog Group, patient safety AI showed potential, but it was the efforts of front-line staff that are driving implementation today/

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How Much Power Should We Give AI In End-Of-Life Decisions?

AI predictions are set to become part of end-of-life care decisions, but what role they’ll play in relation to humans and our values remains a wide-open question.

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Health Insurance Affordability Is Red Hot, And Psychology Explains Why

Affordable health insurance isn’t just a political issue, but speaks to one of the core psychological motivators of all human behavior.

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Lessons From The Medical Error That Orphaned A Cabinet Secretary

Howard Lutnick’s recent mention of the chemotherapy overdose that killed his father provides a chance to bluntly discuss patient safety and slashing medical error.

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Epic’s “Emmie” Chatbot Enhances the Patient Voice – For Their *Real* Customers

By MICHAEL MILLENSON A Rock Health write-up of this year’s Epic Users Group Meeting captured the artificial intelligence vibe with a play on the names of three new AI chatbots rolled outContinue reading…

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Epic’s “Emmie” Chatbot Enhances the Patient Voice – For Their *Real* Customers

By MICHAEL MILLENSON A Rock Health write-up of this year’s Epic Users Group Meeting captured the artificial intelligence vibe with a play on the names of three new AI chatbots rolled outContinue reading…

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