Health care technology startup UnityAI raises $4 million in seed funding
Hospitals are struggling to fill roles as the current workforce is dwindling. UnityAI is gearing up to help fill those gaps, not with people but with AI. These former HCA execs just raised $ 4 million to get started. “We don’t need AI to tell doctors and nurses what to do, we need it to help them do what they already know they need to do.”
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HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen: Value-based care is an ‘elusive concept’
For HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen, value-based care is an “elusive concept.” This was one of the hot button topics explored during the Nashville Health Care Council’s panel Wednesday, which Hazen moderated. See what health care analysts have to say on the topic.
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‘Really scary’: Families brace for impact of transgender youth care ban in Ohio
Families across the state are bracing for the impact of an Ohio bill that will restrict certain transgender rights for minors.
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Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many
The private insurance market has proved wildly inadequate in providing financial security for millions of older Americans, in part by underestimating how many policyholders would use their coverage.
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Facing Financial Run as Costs Soar for Elder Care
The United States has no coherent system for providing long-term care, leading many who are aging to struggle to stay independent or to rely on a patchwork of solutions.
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Female health care workers more likely to leave profession during pandemic: HERO registry study
by Leigh MacMillan
Female health care workers were more likely to leave or intend to leave the profession compared to male health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published recently in the journal PLOS ONE.
The study analyzed survey data from the Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes (HERO) registry, a national registry with more than 55,000 participants...
Corporate Giants Buy Up Primary Care Practices at Rapid Pace
Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors’ groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.
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Higher Bills Are Leading Americans to Delay Medical Care
Inflation and pressing household expenses are forcing some people to postpone health needs, an emerging trend that has health experts worried that conditions may only worsen.
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Q&A: Why memory care is senior living’s new focus
Ashley Briggs joined Blakeford Senior Life early last year. Read our interview with the center’s memory care director and check out photos from the newly opened memory care facility.
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Mt. Juliet child care facility sells for $6.1 million
The facility on Sire Avenue and Golden Bear Gateway opened its doors about a year ago.
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Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?
Nearly one million Americans have no immediate family members to provide assistance if needed. The number is expected to grow.
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