In a letter addressed to the CEOs of Facebook, Pinterest, Amazon, Google, Youtube and Twitter, AMA executive vice president CEO James Madara wrote about the medical community's concern about the spread of misinformation on vaccines.
The healthcare community needs to rethink clinical processes, workflow and the user experience to begin the next phase of IT development.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Every week, we compile the most popular and interesting stories on MedCity News. Among the highlights this week were Rite Aid's acquisition of HealthSpot's assets and a counterargument to a comparison of digital health developers to snake oil salesmen.
"From ineffective electronic health records, to an explosion of direct-to-consumer digital health products, to apps of mixed quality. This is the digital snake oil of the early 21st century," American Medical Association CEO Dr. James Madara said.