.jpg)
A patient with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) costs Medicare 21%, or $8,000, more annually than a patient with depression that is controlled. So finds a new report from Health Management Associates (HMA), a health policy consulting firm. The report aimed to quantify the direct economic impact of the condition, looking at Medicare claims data from 2022 and 2023 for its analysis.
On June 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFC) stating that some adult Medicaid applicants and enrollees must fulfill an 80-hour monthly work requirement as a condition for Medicaid eligibility. Critics argue that the requirement may lead to coverage losses, especially for those with medical conditions or complex health needs, due to bureaucratic barriers. Stakeholders also express concern that the rule could increase administrative burdens and hinder access to primary and preventive care.
Health systems aren’t just killing more AI projects — they’re starting fewer
While some health systems are pivoting away from AI projects more quickly than they had in the past, others are taking a cleaner approach: not starting them to begin with. As AI solutions proliferate, health systems are building evaluation and adoption processes that bring consistency to a constantly changing technology — and don’t let most proposals get past the idea phase. Health systems are becoming more experienced and sophisticated after a few years of AI trial and error. And they are defining successes in advance, analyzing important factors like workflow integration, scalability and security before trying out use cases.
Microsoft, Mayo Clinic plan to build frontier AI model for healthcare
Mayo Clinic plans to develop and deploy a frontier AI model specifically designed for healthcare in collaboration with Microsoft. The strategic collaboration combines Mayo Clinic’s global healthcare expertise, de-identified clinical health data and longitudinal insights with Microsoft’s advanced AI, cloud engineering and tech capabilities, the companies announced Tuesday.
The two organizations say they are developing a frontier AI model "capable of supporting the broadest scope of clinical reasoning and healthcare use cases".
CHAI Releases AI Governance Playbooks; Joint Commission Launches Certification
Last year, Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) developed a partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of AI best practices and guidance across the U.S. healthcare system. As a result of that work, last week CHAI released AI in healthcare governance playbooks, and this week Joint Commission launched a Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare (RUAIH) Certification. RUAIH was developed after Joint Commission convened more than 20 key coalitions and groups with expertise in both healthcare and technology.
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on LinkedIn