FHIweekly 10/24/24: Zoom plans new genAI capabilities for healthcare providers + Healthcare is complicated

October 24, 2024 | Volume XV | Issue 43

Zoom plans new genAI capabilities for healthcare providers

Healthcare IT News reports:

Suki this week announced new plans to partner with Zoom Video Communications for artificial intelligence-enabled telehealth.

The companies say Zoom will use Suki’s AI engine, Suki Platform, to generate clinical notes and will integrate other automation tools to boost provider experience and patient care.

Suki's technology will help power ambient clinical documentation during Zoom telehealth visits and in-person visits.

"We feel a great responsibility to leverage the power of AI to drive employee productivity and enhance patient experiences,” said Smita Hashim, chief product officer at Zoom, noting that nearly 140,000 healthcare organizations worldwide now use the platform.

Eight People Indicted in $68M Healthcare Fraud Scheme Involving Kickbacks and Bribes

The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale

The owners of two Brooklyn, N.Y. adult day care centers and a home healthcare company, along with six others, have been indicted for their alleged roles in a years-long healthcare fraud scheme to allegedly steal $68 million from the Medicaid program.

This case underscores the importance of having a healthcare fraud defense attorney who can navigate complex legal battles involving allegations of Medicaid fraud, kickbacks, and bribery.

Happy Family Social Adult Day Care Center Inc., Family Social Adult Day Care Center Inc. and Responsible Care Staffing Inc., which served as a conduit for the illegal payments, were part of the New York Medicaid Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), which allows family members of Medicaid recipients to receive payment for helping the recipients with daily activities.

Healthcare is complicated

Real Clear Health reports:

The American healthcare system is not really one system. No, healthcare in the U.S. is comprised of several systems – Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, private insurance as well as myriad state and local healthcare programs. What’s more, patients have access to charity care programs and patient assistant programs. For instance, pharmaceutical manufacturers sponsor patient assistance programs (PAPs) that provide financial assistance or free product (through in-kind product donations) to low-income individuals to augment any existing prescription drug coverage.

Mid-South doctors tracking unusual surge in walking pneumonia cases

FOX 13 Memphis

You've likely heard of pneumonia, but have you heard of walking pneumonia? It's a non-medical term for a less serious form of the illness. While most patients experience mild symptoms, doctors at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital said some have to be hospitalized.

"We've definitely seen an increase in our community partners," Dr. Nick Hysmith, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the hospital said. "A lot of outpatient pediatricians are on the front lines and they deal with this on a daily basis."

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