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This near-record trend is driven by inflationary pressure, prescription drug spending and behavioral health utilization, the report claims.

The hybrid payment structure may result in payment decreases that cannot be absorbed, the AHA said.

AI can mine data to identify patterns in a patient’s history, access medical records to automate claims and lead to a self-service model, say Oron Afek, CEO of Vim and Ashok Chennuru, global chief data and insights officer, Elevance Health.  

LG Electronics went into digital health through partnerships and its own build strategies, leaning into health systems for clinical feedback, says Joe O'Brien, head of sales, digital health at LG Electronics.  

The evidence gap means physicians don’t have the right evidence for best treatment decision, says Saurabh Gombar, adjunct faculty at Stanford Health Care and chief medical officer and cofounder of Atropos Health.  

Artificial intelligence is data hungry, and interoperability is about putting data to work, says Marilee Benson, president and cofounder of Zen Healthcare IT.  

Strategies to curb violence in the work setting include training, technology support and coordinating with local law enforcement.

John Oxendine was sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with unnecessary lab testing.

Eversana, which provides services for the life sciences industry, is working with Digital Therapeutics Alliance to analyze different reimbursement frameworks in Europe, says Alberta Spreafico, senior vice president of health innovation at Eversana.  

An AI prescribing tool does more than notify clinicians as it directly corrects the prescription if it detects a drug interaction and suggests prescription alternatives, says Emmanuel Bilbault, cofounder and CEO of POSOS.