As artificial intelligence continues to take off in the healthcare industry, major players, including Apple, are trying their hand at healthcare. Here are eight major updates from the tech giant in healthcare since March 27:
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Here are six chief medical officer appointments Becker's has reported on in July:
Physicians will be required to use HIPAA-compliant video technology for telehealth services by Aug. 10.
Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan., has formed an admissions partnership with Kansas Health Science Center-Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Wichita with the goal of addressing the physician shortage, KFDI reported July 22.
Delaware has become the second state to adopt the physician assistant licensure compact, which would make it easier for physician assistants to practice in multiple states.
Independence Health System, the organization formed by the merger of Butler (Pa.) Health System and Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health System, has named its next chief medical officer and president of the physician and provider network.
Congress is urging CMS to finalize a federal regulation that would overhaul prior authorization requirements within Medicare Advantage.
The vast majority of physicians (95 percent) give medical advice to their friends outside of the office, according to a July 20 report from Medscape, which surveyed more than 1,500 physicians across 29 specialties.
Resident physicians at Boston Medical Center held a rally July 20 to call for better compensation.
Ryan Van Donselaar, DO, has been named chief medical officer of Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health.