Baptist Health Innovations strengthens South Florida as a healthcare innovation hub

April 21, 2023 : Evolving a limited partner in Triventures, a venture capital fund founded in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv; providing internship in innovation not only for its workers but for other South Florida specialists; negotiating an overarching master intellectual property partnership agreement with Florida International University — these are just a rare of the ways Baptist Health Innovations is promoting healthcare innovation and supporting to establish South Florida as a healthcare innovation epicenter.

Professionals Weigh in on How Black Women Can Traverse the Healthcare System

Steering the healthcare system can be oppugning for anyone. It can be particularly problematic for Black women due to systemic racism and inferential bias. Because of the huge underrepresentation of Black and brown medical specialists, Black women often experience prejudice and mistreatment within the healthcare ecosystem. This leads to poor health outcomes and a lack of trust in medical specialists. However, there are ways Black women can steer the healthcare system and ensure they get the care and medicine they require.

Mayo Clinic & Atropos Health Prove How To Use AI In Healthcare

The thrill over generative AI—and AI in general—has reached the multi-trillion-dollar healthcare industry, caused by the news of ChatGPT handing the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) and the quick introduction of new healthcare-related AI applications. Bill Gates, for instance, recommends using generative AI tools for immediate diagnoses of patients. While believing that AI will inevitably misdiagnose patients, Gates asserts that the upside is worth the trouble.

Medicaid ‘cliff’ prevents many seniors from seeking healthcare

April 12, 2023 : The so-called “Medicaid cliff” is a yearly threat for millions of American seniors whose earnings put them above the poverty line.

While poor seniors often have Medicaid to help cover their healthcare costs, seniors who make just a little bit more have to spend the higher out-of-pocket costs of Medicare themselves.

Texas GOP reverses negotiation on transgender healthcare ban

April 5, 2023 : Texas Republicans backed out of an understanding to add additions to a bill that would effectively prohibit gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender juvenile.

The turnaround comes after a Texas Senate committee granted preliminary consent to a bill that included the exceptions last week.