AI & Critical Decision Support

When the Telehealth Visit Is the Marketing

George Padron
AI & Critical Decision Support, Digital Therapeutics, Healthcare Headlines, Telehealth & Virtual Care | Apr 29, 2026
Drug manufacturers partner with telehealth platforms to offer discounted visits that funnel patients to branded prescriptions, raising concerns for managed care formulary stewardship.

CMS Health Tech Ecosystem Launches Initial Tools to Modernize Data Sharing for Plans and Patients

Sonia Reyes
AI & Critical Decision Support, State & Federal Regulations, Medicare/Medicaid Updates, Health Information Exchange, Care Coordination | Apr 24, 2026
CMS debuts health tech tools including Humana data integration and QR-based record sharing as part of its voluntary interoperability ecosystem initiative.

Digital Symptom Monitoring in Blood Cancer Patients Cuts Hospitalizations and Costs

George Padron
Oncology Care, AI & Critical Decision Support, Remote Patient Monitoring, Digital Therapeutics, Hematologic Malignancies | Apr 20, 2026
A 1,645-patient retrospective study found ePRO-based remote therapeutic monitoring reduced infection-related ED visits 34% and hospital admissions 52%, saving nearly $1M per 1,000 patients per year.

Health Systems Create Patient Chatbots to Compete with Commercial AI

Sonia Reyes
AI & Critical Decision Support, Digital Therapeutics, Healthcare Headlines, Healthcare Systems & Business, Health Information Exchange | Apr 14, 2026
Health systems deploy branded chatbots like PatientGPT and Emmie to route patients to care, but early testing reveals gaps in safety and evidence.

Healthcare Holds Up the U.S. Jobs Market, but Cracks Are Forming

Sonia Reyes
AI & Critical Decision Support, Healthcare Headlines | Apr 7, 2026
Healthcare created 436,000 jobs in 12 months, carrying the U.S. labor market, but insurer workforce cuts, AI adoption, and Medicaid reductions pose growing risks.