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AI in Healthcare: Enhancing the Patient Experience with Compassionate, Secure Virtual Agents

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Routine activities such as scheduling appointments or answering basic inquiries should be managed as efficiently as possible so that providers can focus on the critical work that directly impacts patient health outcomes.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Replicate The Human Touch in Healthcare Provision?

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However, while pharmaceutical corporations, MedTech manufacturers and national healthcare providers see only the benefits of huge cost savings, quicker and more effective ways of treating more patients and better health outcomes, not everyone shares their unequivocally optimistic view.

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The Medical Library: A Hospital’s Most Underappreciated Asset

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In 2001, Ellen Roche was administered a drug, hexamethonium, as part of a clinical study on asthma at Johns Hopkins University. These “virtual libraries” enable health systems to maintain access to the KBI they need for accreditation, and to promote best practices on-site.

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Inovalon Acquires VigiLanz, Expanding Reach in Clinical Surveillance and Patient Safety

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By integrating VigiLanz’s expertise, Inovalon aims to enhance patient safety, optimize healthcare costs, and ultimately improve health outcomes for all. VigiLanz: A Powerhouse in Clinical Surveillance Founded in 2001, VigiLanz has established itself as a leading force in clinical surveillance and patient safety software.

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MultiPlan Taps Healthcare Tech Veteran Travis Dalton as New CEO to Fuel Growth

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Dalton’s Proven Track Record in Healthcare Technology Bringing over 20 years of experience in healthcare technology leadership roles at Cerner Corporation and Oracle Health, Dalton possesses a deep understanding of leveraging technology, data, and analytics to improve health outcomes and client success.

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A Profile of People in Medicare Advantage Plans – HealthMine’s Survey of “Digital Immigrants”

Health Populi

As digital immigrants, older people are, in the words of Prensky’s 2001 observation, “now in the process of learning a new language.” That form of literacy helps to bolster health outcomes, too.

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Medicare Members Are Health Consumers, Too – Our AHIP Talk About Aging, Digital Immigrants, and Personalizing Health/Care

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That program has the potential to change our Medicare members manage meds at home to ensure better adherence, supporting better health outcomes and personal feelings of efficacy and control. [As Digital immigrants, first coined by Marc Prensky in 2001. Power survey on the subject attested].