During the Reuters Total Health conference, two healthcare leaders debated whether AI has the potential to reduce healthcare disparities. One argued that the technology is not there yet, while the other argued that it's about how people use AI.
The integration of AI technologies holds promise for enhancing outreach efforts, streamlining recruitment processes, and addressing long-standing barriers and biases that hinder diversity and inclusion in clinical trials.
Healthcare payments are no longer about transactions. It’s about controlling the revenue cycle. And increasingly, that control is not sitting with ISOs.
What is needed? Better bedside manner, so patients actually trust their doctors. Communication that is easily understood by everyday people. And transparency about what medical care costs, plus a willingness to discuss how price points fit into consumers’ health decisions.
Baltimore officials presented a 10-year plan Tuesday that sharply highlights the poor health status of African-Americans and aims to bring black rates of lead poisoning, heart disease, obesity, smoking and overdoses more in line with those of whites.
Aetna Foundation leaders Dr. Garth Graham, MaryLynn Ostrowski and Alyse Sabina made their case in a post on the Health Affairs blog.
The goal: cut down on healthcare disparities in minority communities.
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.