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Microsoft previews AI-powered chatbot to select healthcare orgs

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Microsoft released a private preview of its artificial intelligence project to select

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Federal Communications Commission launched a review of its telehealth-focused Rural Health

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Five years ago, Companion DX Reference Lab hoped to cash in on cutting-edge

(By Jerry Penso for STAT) We are at an inflection point in our efforts to measure the quality of U.S.

Researchers from both the University of Rome La Sapienza and University of California San Diego School of Medicine studied 29

(By Pauline Bartolone for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Spending on prescription drugs by the California Public Employees’

Anyone age 65 or older receiving Social Security benefits must, by law, also be signed up for Medicare Part A

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna will waive copays for Narcan, a brand-name drug used to reverse opioid overdose, for

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Ask Edith Smith, a proud 103-year-old, about her friends, and she’ll give you

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will pay members to shop for lower-cost providers with