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Epic celebrates TEFCA onboards, integrates generative AI

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Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP). The TEFCA framework was created by ASTP to remove barriers for sharing health records electronically among healthcare providers, patients, public health agencies, and payers.

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Academic Institutions Launch Groundbreaking Healthcare AI Challenge

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13, 2024 — Mass General Brigham AI is hosting the Healthcare AI Challenge , a multi-institutional virtual, interactive series of events where healthcare professionals can explore and assess the latest AI healthcare technologies in real-world healthcare scenarios. tim.hodson Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:51 Nov.

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Artificial Intelligence Paper Outlines FDA’s Approach to Protect Public Health and Promote Ethical Innovation

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AI, including machine learning (ML), spans transformative technologies with the potential to revolutionize healthcare. The paper reaffirms our commitment to promote health equity by promoting the secure, safe, ethical, and effective development, deployment, and use of AI in medical products. You can read the full paper here.

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Cancer screening hasn't rebounded to prepandemic levels

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Researchers led by Rishi Wadhera, MD, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that eligible adults were significantly less likely to receive breast cancer screening and other types of health screening in 2021 compared with 2019. saw healthcare services disrupted, with primary care visits declining.

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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'

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Gilk described his efforts to get a copy of the report about the Kaiser accident from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the state's body for licensing hospitals and healthcare providers. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk.

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GE HealthCare Unveils AI-Enhanced Women’s Health Ultrasound System

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28, 2025 GE HealthCare recently announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the updated portfolio of VolusonExpert Series ultrasound systems. From Data to Action: CDC's Public Health Surveillance for Women, Infants, and Children. Accessed January 17, 2025.

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Mobile health screening model lowers costs, promotes sustainability

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The investigators, led by doctoral candidate Vera Benedetto from the Health Science Interdisciplinary Center in Pisa, found that their model, which utilizes mobile cancer screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, reduced costs by over 95,000 euros ($101,155 U.S.) in terms of travel costs and productivity losses. 656.38 -31,428.72