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ChatGPT Provides Evidence-Based Answers to Public Health Questions

June 19, 2023 - In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that ChatGPT consistently provided evidence-based responses to public health questions but often gave advice rather than directing users to health-related resources. The research team indicated that artificial intelligence (AI) assistants, like Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa,...

Data Sharing Knowledge Gaps Widespread Among Patients

May 26, 2022 by Shania Kennedy

Only about half of respondents (52 percent) identified health information as part of the personal data collected and shared in clinical settings, indicating significant knowledge gaps among patients...

Health Literacy Education Key to Rural Population Health, Care Access

September 19, 2018 by Jessica Kent

Improving patient health literacy and reducing out-of-pocket healthcare costs can support improved rural population health, according to a recent report from the National Quality Forum (NQF). More...

How to Use Big Data Analytics to Boost Patient Engagement

August 22, 2018 by Jessica Kent

Patient engagement is a key element of quality healthcare delivery. In order for patients to maintain their well-being, they must take an active role in their care and understand what they must do to...

Geisinger Aids Diabetes Care with Community Food Initiative

February 15, 2018 by Jessica Kent

Geisinger’s Fresh Food Farmacy program, which provides diabetic adults with access to free, nutritious food and comprehensive health behavioral services, has proven more effective and less costly...

Natural Language Processing May Boost Patient EHR Understanding

January 31, 2018 by Jessica Kent

Using a natural language processing (NLP) tool to link medical terms to simple definitions could improve patient EHR comprehension and the patient portal experience, according to a study published in...

Incomplete Population Health Data Exacerbates Care Disparities

March 07, 2017 by Jennifer Bresnick

Managed care policymakers do not have access to enough clean, complete, and accurate socioeconomic and population health data on the millions of patients depending on public insurance programs for...