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Artificial intelligence gaining trust for cancer diagnosis and treatment, study finds
By Beth Jones Sanborn for Healthcare Finance While a majority of patients say they would consider the technologies to diagnose cancer and recommend treatment, they still fear costs. What Happened A new survey from McKesson...
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Healthcare Professional Burnout: Spot It, Stop It
By Rachel Tirabassi It’s about time the burnout syndrome is making headlines in healthcare. But what exactly is it? An article published by JAMA, defines burnout as “an individual losing enthusiasm for work (emotional exhaustion),...
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How hospitals can prepare for new ICD-10 codes on human trafficking
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review In June, the CDC published 29 ICD-10 codes to help providers document sex and labor exploitation. The human-trafficking-related codes are a collaboration between Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, the American...
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Hurricane Florence: Lessons from hospitals that survived recent natural disasters
By Beth Jones Sanborn for Healthcare Finance Here are some of the things hospitals should be working to put in place and resources available during storm season. Hurricane season is kicking into high gear. State...
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Summer just ended, but CDC officials are already urging people to prepare for another potentially nasty flu season
By Angelica LaVito for CNBC Summer may still be lingering, but federal health officials are already urging people to start prepping for another potentially nasty flu season after last year’s was particularly deadly. The Centers...
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AI predicts risk of death from heart disease more accurately than experts
Leontina Postelnicu for Healthcare IT News The machine learning model uses 600 variables with patient’s data whereas human-constructed models made predictions based on 27, researchers say. Scientists have designed a model using Artificial Intelligence that...
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