AI in health care

What the Health Care Industry Wants From AI

Guidance on creating and implementing governance structures. Tools for evaluating and benchmarking potential AI tools. Coordination of AI strategy across government health care agencies. Last year, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a request for information in which it asked health care industry interests what they wanted from the federal government to facilitate their use of artificial intelligence in running their organizations and caring for their patients. Their answers? Guidance on creating and implementing governance structures. Tools for evaluating and benchmarking potential AI tools. Coordination of AI strategy across government health care agencies. Learn more about what [...]

joe2026-07-08T11:59:24-04:00July 10, 2026|Uncategorized|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 14

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 8-14. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. MedPAC Rate Recommendations At their latest public meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted preliminary approval of the following rate updates for 2025 Medicare payments: Inpatient and outpatient services –update provided for in current law plus 1.5% and adoption of a safety-net index policy to pay safety-net hospitals another $4 billion. Physicians and other health professionals –update of 50% of the Medicare economic index and a new add-on payment for services [...]

joe2023-12-14T22:30:50-05:00December 14, 2023|340b, ACO, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, COVID-19, health equity, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare post-acute care, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC, post-acute care, Telehealth|