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4.7.25 |  Fierce Healthcare |  AI,  In the Media,  Innovations,  Legislation

CHAI embarks on post-deployment monitoring for AI as FDA oversight lags

In the absence of a federal framework to monitor the impact of artificial intelligence in the clinic, the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) is stepping in on post-deployment oversight.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks the capability to assess how models are performing in the real world after...

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4.2.25 |  Medscape |  In the Media,  Patient Care

The Challenges of Chronic Cough

Chronic cough remains a persistent challenge for clinicians and patients, given the wide range of potential causes and confusion regarding symptoms, according to experts.

One of the key features of chronic cough is its duration of 8 weeks or longer, which makes the cough less likely to be associated...

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3.27.25 |  Spectrum News 1 |  Human Interest,  Patient Care

UMass Memorial Health allergist provides tips on how to prepare for allergy season

Just a week into spring and the weather still feels anything but. While many see the season as a time for fresh starts, it's not so pleasant for others, who battle itchy eyes and scratchy throats.

Dr. Stephen Krinzman says while the weather has been cold in recent days, pollen is starting to creep in...

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3.18.25 |  The Boston Globe |  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Legislation,  Patient Care

Four concrete ways Massachusetts can lower health care costs

Massachusetts’ skyrocketing health care costs are an urgent problem for every resident. Every one of us will need medical care. And every one of us will pay for medical care, through doctors’ bills, health insurance, or taxes that fund Medicare and Medicaid.

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3.2.25 |  CommonWealth Beacon |  In the Community,  In the Media,  Legislation,  Patient Care

The stress test facing Massachusetts health care

We all want sustainable and convenient access to primary care, timely emergency care, and reasonably priced health insurance. To get there, a legislative push that rivals Chapter 224 is needed to reframe our health care system into one that prioritizes patients and those caring for them. 

Now is the time for providers, payers, and legislators to come together to develop solutions that reduce administrative burdens for providers, increase investments in primary care, and strengthen safety net institutions.

Dr. Eric Dickson | MD, MHCM, FACEP, President and CEO
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2.28.25 |  HealthLeaders |  AI,  Innovations,  Patient Care

UMass Memorial Health CEO Is Addressing 'Psychology of Change' with AI to Solve the Workforce Problem

Dr. Eric Dickson shares with HealthLeaders the importance of getting clinicians on board with AI for alleviating hospital capacity constraints.

If I could fix one thing right now today for our healthcare system, it would be getting patients out of the hospital that don't need to be there.

Dr. Eric Dickson, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
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2.5.25 |  Boston Globe |  In the Community,  Legislation,  Patient Care

When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care

Amid broader concerns about immigration enforcement in previously protected areas such as hospitals, Attorney General Andrea Campbell has issued new guidance to health care providers in Massachusetts, reassuring them of patient rights to privacy and immigrants’ ability to access care.

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