Researchers proposed that integrating AI with expert knowledge could automate medical coding to enhance billing accuracy and reduce administrative costs, but found available large language models vague and error-prone. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Last fall, my first-year University of Miami daughter came to me with big news: she’d met a special young man and felt that she might soon have sex for the first time. She wanted reliable contraception. Gathering my wits, I was… Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — Drugs like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) are changing the game in obesity care. In clinical trials, they helped people lose as much as 15 to 20% of their body weight over the course of about a year — and… Powered by WPeMatico
People respond differently to medications. Prescribing could be optimised through pharmacogenomic testing, which could reduce medication waste, notes Clinical Innovation Lead for the University of Manchester Videha Sharma. Powered by WPeMatico
(MedPage Today) — In deciding to go to medical school, I had visions of heroic moments like I’d seen on TV. You know the type. A patient has some mysterious problem that nobody can figure out until the super genius doctor somehow cracks the case… Powered by WPeMatico
A surgeon at OrthoCarolina tells the story of implementation of just such a system at his practice, integrated with their Epic EHR – and points the way where artificial intelligence can help, not replace, professional coders. Powered by WPeMatico
The California Nurses Association recently organized a San Francisco protest aimed at Kaiser Permanente, saying its use of artificial intelligence in patient care is a dangerous shortcut. One new report offers perspective that could build nurses’ trust. Powered by WPeMatico
HHS shares its Plan for Promoting Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Automated and Algorithmic Systems by State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments in the Administration of Public Benefits Powered by WPeMatico
