A new report released Tuesday warns of the rise of an “Uber for nursing,” a growing gig industry in which artificial intelligence is used to assist nurses in hospitals and other medical facilities.A report published by the Roosevelt Institute asserts that: “These apps encourage nurses to work for low wages, offer no certainty about schedules or the amount or nature of work, take little or no responsibility for worker safety, and Nurses are in an unfamiliar clinical environment with no onboarding or on-site training.”The report comes after the murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, the nation's largest health…
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DETROIT, MI, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD-I), a subsidiary of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCPK:AITX) announced that it has secured an expansion order from a prominent healthcare provider ranked among the nation's top 25. The latest order builds on the initial deployment of RAD-I's RIO™ 360 solar-powered security tower announced in April of this year, with further expansion in July 2024. This latest order reaffirms health care providers' confidence in RAD-I's innovative approach to enhancing safety and security throughout their facilities. Specific details of your order will remain confidential. However, the…
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — AlayaCare, a global technology platform for home care and home infusion businesses, today announced its 2024 results for AlayaCare Marketplace. This integrated tool in AlayaCare Cloud enables organizations to send and receive patient referrals between healthcare providers, eliminating unnecessary back-and-forth during case coordination and staffing, saving time and improving outcomes. You can. As we approach the end of 2024, AlayaCare Marketplace has created over 96,000 referrals in 43 states with a 95% completion rate. This means that 95% of all cases created are accepted and successfully assigned through AlayaCare Marketplace. This explosive…
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – HCA Virginia has announced a $50,000 grant to expand access to medical education across the state. Officials from HCA Healthcare and the Virginia Community College Educational Foundation held a check presentation at Virginia Western Community College.“The Virginia Community College System has 23 colleges across the commonwealth, and Virginia Western University is a leader in developing health care programs and curricula, bringing them to rural and underserved communities. We actually provide some of our services,” the Virginia Foundation said. Gina Hecky, Director of Community College Education Philanthropy Partnerships;Heckey explained how this grant will help expand the health…
More than 100 home care companion workers have been awarded a share of nearly $355,000 in unpaid wages and damages after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation into two south Louisiana home care providers under shared ownership. will receive. Investigators determined that SafeCare LLC of Franklin misclassified many of its employees as independent contractors and paid them a flat rate for all hours worked, including overtime in excess of 40 hours per week. In New Iberia, the department found that ApexCare LLC did not allow six employees to work overtime in excess of 40 hours per…
Wolters Kluwer Health 25 for ’25 expert predictions reportAs 2025 nears, healthcare is undergoing unprecedented transformation, particularly with headlines about artificial intelligence (AI) technologies shifting away from grandiose promises as the dust starts to settle around the potential of Generative AI (GenAI). These innovations and others aim to reshape how healthcare is delivered. To shed light on anticipated trends, challenges and opportunities in healthcare technology in 2025, leading experts from Wolters Kluwer Health offer their outlook on 2025 across a variety of topics. Diffusing the hype, the predictions offer an eye-opening look at what’s ahead and lead us toward a smarter, more…
Current Medicare reimbursement rates are forcing home medical device companies to close their doors, leaving fewer options available to patients.This fee allows these companies to receive low-cost reimbursement for equipment such as oxygen tanks, walkers, wheelchairs, and sleep apnea machines. Low interest rates have been in place since 2013.Since then, 27% of New York businesses have closed, according to the American Home Health Care Association.This story is very moving, with owners using their 401K to pay payroll, having to cut staff, cutting certain lines of equipment, and cutting back on service coverage. There are things like being there. ” said…
New York state is facing a new lawsuit alleging irregularities in the bidding process for Gov. Kathy Hochul's overhaul of its massive $9 billion home health care program. A new filing alleges that the powerful medical union 1199SEIU will help controversial company Public Partnership LLC secure a multimillion-dollar contract to handle payment services for a rapidly expanding consumer personal assistance program. It claims to have been working on a fix to help. At least five lawsuits have been filed to shed light on Hochul's overhaul of CDPAP, two of which specifically allege collusion on the part of the governor's administration.…
This month, online medical booking platform Zocdoc released its year-end report detailing various trends in patient behavior. The report is based on data from the millions of visitors ZokuDok sees each month, and highlights the increased demand for sleep medicine specialists, the spike in summer mental health appointments, and the increased use of telemedicine visits. They point out the low level of The report also includes several predictions from Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz about how patient behavior and the healthcare industry as a whole will change over the next year. Below are three of his most notable predictions. Patients increasingly…
A new Texas 2036 health care poll shows most Texas voters are concerned about government regulation of health care mergers. Texas 2036 is a nonpartisan public policy research and advocacy organization. They're thinking about the future of the state, which will turn 200 in just over a decade. A poll of 1,001 Texans was conducted by Texas 2036 in November. Seventy-five percent of those surveyed agreed that states should more aggressively regulate health care mergers. Health Policy Director Charles Miller said this kind of interest is new to his research. “I don't think this reflects a shift away from Texas'…