- If a “race neutral” standard were used, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Black Americans would be classified under the newer race-neutral equation as having more severe emphysema, greater medical impairment, more occupational disqualifications, and higher disability payments because of their newly classified lung disease.
- Following the passage of the No Surprise Act, some surprise bills are costing insurers more than before the act was passed, possibly by as much as 50 percent above prevailing in-network rates.
- Oracle’s AI backed Electronic Medical Record system can draft clinical documentation, propose next steps like lab tests and follow-up visits, and pull data from notes to automate coding.
- US Nonprofit hospitals have widely varying criteria on who qualifies for free and discounted charity care.
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
Little Evidence Social Media is Behind Teen Angst
When transistor radios became small enough to keep in a kid’s bedroom parents probably worried about lost sleep. When I was a teen, I recall watching my 12” black & white TV with the brightness turned down, an earpiece to conceal sound and a remote power off switch so I could quickly shut it off should my mother check on me. Yes, I often lost sleep. A family member relocated their router to the master bedroom so they could shut it off at night. They didn’t want their teen awake gaming at all hours. All the angst over social media just sounds like yet another form of entertainment for parents to blame for teen behavior.
Weight-Loss Drugs Also Reduce Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Early research to assess whether weight loss for its own sake is beneficial enough to require coverage has shown some health benefits. A new finding is that GLP-1 drugs reduce the cravings for drugs and alcohol as well.
Monday Links
- Doctor fees explained.
- The many ways Obamacare has failed.
- From the first launch globally, the median time a new drug became available was 2.7 years for high-income countries, 4.5 years for upper-middle-income countries, 6.9 years for lower-middle-income countries, and 8.0 years for low-income countries.
- Harris’s home health care plan could cost $400 billion a year.
- AI’s bedside manner is better than a doctor’s.