Safety net providers tap digital tools during COVID-19 pandemic

The phase-out of the Medicare Inpatient-Only list drives value and efficiency, but hospitals lose out on volume and revenue, says Allison Oakes, chief research officer for Trilliant Health.

Recovery, downtime and disruption from IT outages cost some independent and senior care providers "tens of thousands of dollars per minute," lower staff morale and pose patient safety concerns, says healthcare IT security expert Danielle Morrison.

Shlomi Madar, CEO of SpotitEarly, discusses how the company helps detect cancer by leveraging dogs’ sense of smell, AI technology and reward-based training that teaches dogs to distinguish between healthy and cancerous samples.