Recent news and commentary covering technology in U.S. healthcare

How Do Patients Feel About AI in Health Care? It Depends

Most people had a positive overall opinion on AI in health care. The survey revealed that 56% believe AI will make health care better in the next 5 years, compared to 6% who say it will make health care worse.

Most of the work in medical AI focuses on clinical areas that could benefit most, “but rarely do we ask ourselves which areas patients really want AI to impact their health care,” says Sanjay Aneja, a senior study author and assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine.

(Web MD — May 2022)

Can technology save nursing from burnout and attrition?

“Innovation has lagged because the solutions typically have not been built with actual nurses as co-creators and stakeholders,” said David Coppins, co-founder and CEO of IntelyCare. “If a specific technology is being built to achieve an advancement in the nursing profession, nurses have to be involved in the designing of that solution.”

(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — May 2020)

Hospitals push for higher prices while hiding real rates from consumers

Before any hospital raises its prices, it should actually become compliant with the price transparency law. When consumers can access real rates, they can punish price hikes in the same way they do companies that raise prices in the rest of the economy: by taking their business elsewhere. Consumer empowerment and price transparent, competitive markets are the best way to reduce runaway prices in every area of the economy, especially in healthcare.

(The Hill — May 2022)

Three ways states can reduce health care costs for businesses and consumers

States responded to the pandemic by easing regulations that were restricting access to both services and providers. Those actions likely saved lives. States can and should solidify policies that expand patient choice, increase competition, and stimulate innovation. By making those changes permanent, they’ll likely help businesses and individuals save money on their health care costs.

(The Hill — May 2022)