Convention Invisibility Teaches A Crucial Health Policy Lesson
The health policy issues that were largely invisible at the Republican and Democratic conventions taught a crucial lesson about politics.
ChatGPT Vs. Magic 8 Ball: Who Can Solve “The HealthCare Crisis”?
ChatGPT’s question-answering choices remain somewhat of a black box. Magic 8 Ball is a black ball.. I asked both how to solve the healthcare crisis.
Everyday Use Of AI-Aided Diagnosis Shows Promise And Perils
Artificial intelligence-aided diagnosis may seem futuristic, but a recent National Academy of Medicine workshop heard compelling examples of promise and perils right now.
Can The Research That Drives Health Reform Be Reformed?
Health services research, the basis of health reform, needs to focus on real-world impact and communicate its benefits says Aaron Carroll, the new president of AcademyHealth.
Cincinnati Children’s Is A Unicorn, But It Should Be A Role Model
Cincinnati Children’s is a patient safety unicorn, a place where achieving zero patient harm is a genuine cornerstone of the corporate culture.
Hospitals Merge For Power, While ‘Price Transparency’ Fantasy Persists
A new study highlights a pervasive government failure to prevent hospital mergers that give providers excess pricing power. Price transparency is unlikely to compensate.
Shared Decision Surprises: Ineffectual AI And A ‘Flea Market’ Ending
Researchers examining how patients make medical decisions are turning up some unexpected results.
The Coalition For Health AI Is A ‘Goo-Goo,’ Not Yet A Revolutionary
The Coalition for Health AI wants to be the “curator of best practices of AI in health,” but it’s unclear if that will involve enabling true patient empowerment.
AI Chatbots Speak No Evil About Questionable Doctors, Hospitals
When it comes to warning the public about potentially harmful health care, ChatGPT and Gemini clam up, even if the misdeeds were widely publicized..
Will Wearable Health Device Data Bring Woe Or Wealth To Providers?
Researchers applied game theory to find out whether incorporating patient-generated health data into the clinical work flow will boost or bring down providers’ profits.