In Bristol, an emotional hearing was held in Bristol as a nursing home residents, and others prevented it from closing. Many fear that this will lead to layoffs and difficult searches to find new places for residents to live in. “My concern is that they will close this beautiful place. It's a great place to live,” said resident Wilton Hawse. Residents, their families and staff are hoping to prevent the closure of a nursing home called Sheriden Woods in Bristol. Staff and others hope to keep the property open until a buyer is found. “It's heartbreaking to see my sister…
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In our previous blog posts, we explored various techniques such as fine-tuning large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) using Amazon Bedrock to generate impressions from the findings section in radiology reports using generative AI. Part 1 focused on model fine-tuning. Part 2 introduced RAG, which combines LLMs with external knowledge bases to reduce hallucinations and improve accuracy in medical applications. Through real-time retrieval of relevant medical information, RAG systems can provide more reliable and contextually appropriate responses, making them particularly valuable for healthcare applications where precision is crucial. In both previous posts, we used traditional…
The largest health union in Scotland has threatened to ballot its members on strike action unless the health secretary kickstarts NHS pay talks for 2025-26. Unison Scotland this week wrote to Neil Gray, cabinet secretary for health and social care, urging him to commence pay talks before 1 April – when the uplift is due in nurse pay packets. “The health secretary must come to the table with a credible pay offer without further delay” Matt McLaughlin In the letter, seen by Nursing Times, the union said that if adequate progress is not made on reaching an acceptable offer by…
This opportunity is part of the clinical turnover of my son's student, one of which involves community-based rotation. Jennifer Shearer of Son Clinical Coordinator carefully selects and manages these partnerships to ensure a meaningful, hands-on learning experience. “This experience gives students the opportunity to see a patient's overall view. Patients don't always arrive in an acute care setting in the hospital,” said Amanda Young, her son's clinical instructor. It also coincides with UD son's mission to address social determinants of health through practical population-based care. “Providing care in a non-traditional environment allows students to understand the barriers many people face…
Democrat Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith Republican support plan that can cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending Over the next ten years, It may affect Medicaid.Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are concerned about potential cuts in programs that support more than 72 million low-income and individuals with disabilities nationwide. It's more than one in five Americans.During a virtual press conference Thursday morning, Smith said it would hurt both residents of major Minnesota city residents and Twin City residents.”A very important thing for rural hospitals is insurance. Without Medicaid, rural hospitals in our state will basically go out of…
A drive to increase interest in primary care nursing has quadrupled student nurse placement capacity in GP surgeries in Wales, according to the national body overseeing health training in the devolved nation. In 2022, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) found that only 5% of GP practices in Wales offered student nurse placements and recommended that work should be done to improve this. “Primary care has been an area where student nurses may not have been aware of what goes on as it was never part of the student nurse programme” Nicola Wallis Supported by HEIW, primary care providers have…
Why does AI make healthcare data governance more complicated? Data governance refers to policies and standards that ensure that data is of high quality, easy to access, secure and reliable. Tracking and maintaining the vast amount of data needed for AI-backed technologies has made healthcare data governance more challenging in several important ways. Common challenges include: Update the dataset Healthcare data is constantly evolving, and AI training models need to reflect these changes to ensure accuracy. “If you don't update your model daily or weekly, you'll miss what's going on with the world and with the patients,” Godden says. Removing…
Wayne, New Jersey and Charlotte, North Carolina, February 27, 2025 (Glove Newswire) – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. (“Konica Minolta”) and Imaginesoftware (“Imagine”) today announced an integrated agreement to join Imagine's innovative artificial intelligence implementation platform. The agreement demonstrates exciting milestones in the evolution of autonomous technology and its continued commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in radiology. Guided by this announcement, the two organizations have built a long-standing partnership on providing seamless journeys for their respective clients through parallel clinical and operational workflows. Going forward, Konica Minolta will focus its product strategy on the industry-leading EXA…
The Healthcare Innovator and former Accenture executive brings deep industry relationships and advances Dario's AI-driven chronic care platform. new york, February 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: DRIO) (“Dario” or “Company”), the leader in AI-driven digital health solutions, today said. Lawrence (Larry) B. leisure He brought 40 years of healthcare leadership, managed care expertise and digital health innovation to the company's governance. Combined with Mr. Leisure's extensive experience working with health plans, health systems, consultants and employer coalitions, and a deep understanding of health policies, reimbursements, and value-based care models, it helps to guide Dario's continued expansion in the payer…
Pike County, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) – Residents at the Elkhorn Health Rehabilitation Support Facility in Elkhorn City were safely evacuated during last week's devastated flooding. Evacuation took place on February 15th after a nearby stream flooded, flushed the roads and made travel dangerous. The crew worked 12 hours and moved residents to other facilities. Residents say staff have taken additional precautions to ensure safety. Stewart Baldridge, who was among the evacuated, praised the team for their efforts. “They took precautions and took us all together. They had their routine and everything was perfect,” Baldridge said. Facilities officials ensured that…