There’s no shortage of buzz around artificial intelligence and its potential impact on a variety of areas within healthcare, from patient care to revenue cycle operations. There is an emerging trend toward AI assets that amplify the value of patient data and provide an extendable, scalable pathway to effective primary disease prevention. That’s something that… Read More »
A team of researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reports in the American Journal of Managed Care that virtual video visits, one form of telehealth visit used at the hospital, can successfully replace office visits for many patients without compromising the quality of care and communication. Virtual video visits are personal video chats between a health… Read More »
People with diabetes have a high risk for developing cardiovascular disease, but they can improve their odds by following a better lifestyle. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that if patients with type 2 diabetes kept these risk factors under control they had little or no increased risk for heart attacks… Read More »
Nothing has made more of a splash in the alternative health industry in recent years than cannabis, and specifically non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) products. Safe in the knowledge that consuming CBD won’t get you high, users have been experimenting with vape oils, edibles, creams and tincture oils with a confidence that they probably wouldn’t have with… Read More »