Practice Technology

Why data management is key for addressing many of America’s major health care issues.

When possible, patients prefer to recover in their own beds instead of hospital beds, according to a new survey. National health care policy needs to catch up to patient need.

Optimism on how AI is going to affect health care is rising.

For any patient dealing with illness, whether acute or chronic, taking medications as directed is essential to achieving the best health outcomes.

Summer 2024 findings from the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

In the future, will physicians use 3D printers to create new tissues for patients? Here’s how bioprinting could affect primary care through treatment of chronic conditions, wounds, organ transplantation, and more.

More investments in technology have not increased patient satisfaction

Physician leadership's role in cybersecurity goes beyond simply following protocols.

Industry analyst outlines care management programs for physicians.

True primary care is possible through a holistic model to telehealth. So why aren’t more companies embracing it?

How one practice experimented with a new workflow

AI helps physicians accurately diagnose dementia type, even when limited information is available

Researchers say the lack of reported clinical validation data raises concerns about their effectiveness and safety

It is time for heath care to leverage technology and patient-focused strategies to alleviate the pressures on primary care physicians.

Understanding how AI can help providers — as well as its limitations and what checks can mitigate its downsides — will help foster trust and confidence in it.

Generative AI has a large number of health care use cases, but the road to maturity is a long one. Here is an analysis on AI’s near-term potential in chronic condition management, with thoughts on bias and regulation.

Doctors, if you work with a rural hospital, here is a gameplan to embrace change or risk becoming unsustainable.

How physicians can shape health literacy in a TikTok world.

A survey from Carta Healthcare found that patients mostly believe their records are accurate, but do they know how to access them?

How privacy technologies are unlocking critical data flows from stringent privacy requirements to accelerate improving patient outcomes in health care.

Virtual nursing has emerged as a promising solution that can provide much-needed support to on-site nursing teams

To take advantage of new accelerated prior authorization timelines, providers must step up their internal processes to ensure they can scale while maintaining quality control over prior auth requests and denial appeals

Properly implementing AI could help a practice run more smoothly.

The more affordable and the more comprehensive we can make our current health care system, the better served every individual will be regardless of racial, ethnic or socioeconomic background.

Flexible care models, including remote patient monitoring, can help support clinicians and patients as care environments and acuity levels shift.

Figure based on 2021 data may be an underestimate, physician says.

'Striking' lack of diversity when researchers use artificial intelligence to generate images of doctors.

New rules outline how websites must be accessible to patients with disabilities. Here’s how to comply while improving patient care.

Connected medical devices will be essential to help monitor and manage chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac arrhythmia, and respiratory diseases, as well as other conditions like sleep apnea, obesity and diabetes.

Traditional primary care capabilities, when enhanced with existing consumer technologies, can enable a need-based intervention paradigm. The result can be increased outcomes across the quadruple aim of care—reducing the cost of care, enhancing the experience of care, improving health outcomes, and addressing health equities.