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3 ideas for health systems to consider amid AI deployment

3 ideas for health systems to consider amid AI deployment

Providers should set clear goals on what they’re trying to achieve with AI tools and lean on project managers as...

States are ramping up AI regulation. How should healthcare respond?

States are ramping up AI regulation. How should healthcare respond?

Industry leaders should engage with state lawmakers on AI bills, given many legislators have limited experience with the technology or...

More hospitals using predictive AI, but disparities persist

More hospitals using predictive AI, but disparities persist

More than 70% of hospitals reported using predictive tools last year, but small, rural, independent and critical-access hospitals are lagging...

Optum Rx hikes payment floor on brand name drugs for independent pharmacies

Optum Rx hikes payment floor on brand name drugs for independent pharmacies

The move builds on the major PBM’s pivot to cost-based pricing for pharmacies announced earlier this year. Article By: Rebecca...

Foundation models are medtech’s newest trend. But what are they?

Foundation models are medtech’s newest trend. But what are they?

The AI models, which are built on massive datasets and can be adapted to multiple tasks, have become a part...

Health benefit cost increases expected to hit 15-year high, Mercer warns

Health benefit cost increases expected to hit 15-year high, Mercer warns

2026 will mark the fourth consecutive year of substantial health benefit cost growth, signaling “mounting pressure on employers’ healthcare budgets.”...

Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children

Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says the state health department can abolish some vaccine requirements while others need lawmakers’ approval....

AI devices with no clinical validation tied to more recalls, study finds

AI devices with no clinical validation tied to more recalls, study finds

Public companies, which accounted for about half of AI-enabled devices on the market, had a higher rate of recalls and...

AI has promise, but health executives struggle with safe adoption

AI has promise, but health executives struggle with safe adoption

Only 13% of health system leaders agreed that their organization had a clear strategy for integrating AI, according to a...

Physicians say fewer qualified doctors apply for jobs

Physicians say fewer qualified doctors apply for jobs

In a new report from Medscape, physicians say a lack of qualified applicants is hampering efforts to fill open positions....