By KIM BELLARD I didn’t write about ChatGPT when it was first introduced a month ago because, well, it seemed like everyone else was. I didn’t play with it to see what it could do.  I didn’t want it to write any poems. I didn’t […]

A group of emergency physicians and consumer advocates in multiple states are pushing for stiffer enforcement of decades-old statutes that prohibit the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors. Thirty-three states plus the District of Columbia have rules on their books […]

CIUDAD JUAREZ – Since he began volunteering two months ago for weekend shifts at a clinic in one of this border city’s largest shelters, Dr. Brian Elmore has treated about 100 migrants for respiratory viruses and a handful of more serious emergencies. But it’s a […]

The past 12 months have allowed the nation and our healthcare organizations to work toward achieving a new normal in terms of patient care delivery and the management of our information services teams. Two of the most significant trends of 2022 were the transition of […]

by  SMRITI KIRUBANANDAN A possibility to do better and be better by observing yourself (your twin) reacting to various feeds and gaining the ability to gain better care and improve research, seems like a super power. The concept of a Digital Twin is the ability […]

More hospitals and health systems are turning to partnerships as an alternative to mergers and acquisitions. MarinHealth, a small health system anchored by a 327-bed hospital in the San Francisco Bay area, is one of several systems that has maintained its independence through joint ventures and clinical […]

A paper in Health Affairs by Martin, Hartman, Benson, Catlin, and The National Health Expenditure Accounts Team (2022) finds that national health expenditures (NHE) rose but declined as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). Health care spending in the US grew 2.7 percent to reach […]

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – For most who caught COVID, its just a few days of aches, pains, and fatigue. But for some, the symptoms just don’t go away. Those that suffer long-term impacts from COVID are called COVID Longhaulers. But now, the world’s first […]

By MIKE MAGEE “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain […]

The House of Representatives passed the $1.7 trillion spending bill Friday, which drew mixed reactions from healthcare industry associations.  The legislation, which passed the Senate on Thursday, includes a number of healthcare policy adjustments that range from easing Medicare cuts to guaranteeing 12 months of continuous eligibility for […]