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By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Louisiana is the most-stressed state in the U.S., according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. To identify the most- and least-stressed states, WalletHub analysts compared the 50 states on 40 indicators of stress. The metrics range from share of adults getting adequate sleep to personal…
Kamalika Some by Analytics Insights Speech recognition is the newest technology fad empowered to recognize spoken words, which can further be converted into text. Speech Recognition encapsulates voice recognition, a technology deployed to identify a person based on their voice. AI-powered Speech Recognition has been the toast of offerings among major tech giants. The top-performing…
By Susan Chapman for For The Record For aspiring coders, landing that first position can be intimidating. But never fear, industry experts are here to offer advice. Landing that all-important first job can seem daunting for a coder who is just entering the field. However, incorporating sound advice from seasoned experts can help job seekers…
By Helen Branswell for STAT Caught in the grips of a persistent and long-running measles outbreak, a New York county on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of announcing it would ban children who have not been vaccinated against the disease from enclosed public places as part of a 30-day state of emergency. Schools, houses of…
By Rachel Popa for Becker’s Hospital Review A report from the Commonwealth Fund outlines where healthcare costs are the cheapest and most expensive. The Commonwealth Fund analyzed trends in private-sector health insurance premiums and deductibles for the under 65 population from 2008 to 2017 with data from the federal government’s annual Agency for Healthcare Research…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Becker’s Hospital Review asked healthcare leaders to share the factors they believe will pressure hospital finances the most in 2019. Here are their responses, presented alphabetically. Editor’s Note: Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity. Dawn Bulgarella CFO of the UAB Health System (Birmingham, Ala.) Hospital…
By Anahad O’Connor for The New York Times Last month, President Trump signed an executive order making the development and regulation of artificial intelligence a federal priority. But one area where artificial intelligence is already taking hold is health care. Doctors are already using A.I. to spot potentially lethal lesions on mammograms. Scientists are also…
By Meg Bryant for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Cleveland Clinic has launched a new center to advance applications for artificial intelligence in healthcare. An initiative of Cleveland Clinic Enterprise Analytics, the Center for Clinical Artificial Intelligence will bring together doctors, researchers, data scientists and others to develop clinical use cases for AI and machine learning…
By Sheila Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS for ACDIS CDI Blog Hiring the best possible CDI specialists is undoubtedly the most crucial piece of the puzzle when forming a new CDI program or expanding an existing one. A CDI specialist is a uniquely qualified individual—this is not a career path for the faint of…
By Meg Bryant for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: For the second year in a row, diagnostic errors and improper management of test results in EHRs top ECRI Institute’s list of patient safety concerns facing healthcare leaders. The list is intended as a starting point for organizations to review their patient safety records and set priorities…