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American Hospital Association
When Hollywood makes a movie about the future involving artificial intelligence, it usually ends with the machines rising up. The more realistic future, however, is likely to involve integrating AI into the workforce to help us do our jobs even better — and that future is closer than we think. According to a recent survey, 68% of health care executives believe that, by 2022, every employee in their organization will have access to a team of bots to help them do their work.

MilitaryTimes
Lorinda Stahley’s job as an emergency room nurse in Florida is a far cry from her old military specialty, directing helicopters and keeping meticulous records from her vantage point in the flight tower as an air traffic controller. But it provides a good example of how other former service members interested in the medical field — even those without a background in health care — can still put their military-learned skills to good use.

STAT
A story with enormous implications for the health of all Americans is likely flying below their radar and that of their physicians: A proposed rule that sets data standards will make electronic health information more accessible to patients and doctors through smartphone-style apps and will transform health care.

Many primary care physicians are apparently abandoning that specialty in order to become hospitalists, who can expect better pay and more predictable work hours. The number of hospitalists has increased nearly 50% between 2010 and 2017, according to a new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).

More than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, with the 80-and-older segment growing the fastest and more likely to be homebound or home-limited; the number of people ages 65 and older will more than double between 2010 and 2050. When you look behind the numbers at the patient stories, home-based primary care goes from being a compelling concept to a “no brainer.” 

Providers are slowly but steadily transitioning to value-based care models, but staffing shortages and a general lack of resources are the most persistent barriers to achieving this transformation, according to a new Definitive Healthcare survey.

Four out of 10 physicians feel the effects of burnout daily, and two out of three who are experiencing depression say it affects their work. In today’s distracted world, everyone is bouncing from one activity to the next, trying to do more with less and pushing their abilities to the limit. This three-part masterclass podcast, featuring Tom Jenike, M.D., chief human experience officer and senior vice president at Novant Health, highlights how professional success can come at a high personal and professional cost, and how one organization is addressing the root causes.