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Primary care news round-up (5th to 11th June 2025)

Practice Index

The project, backed by the British Heart Foundation, is searching for ways to predict patient risks and identify opportunities for early intervention. The Joint GP IT Committee raised the alarm when it discovered that data gathered for Covid research was to be used to train Foresight AI.

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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

Notably, fewer ICD-10 codes qualify for mapping to HCCs, reflecting CMS’ focus to reduce the number of diagnoses that count towards risk adjustment. Newly added HCCs cover more specific conditions, removing redundant codes and adjusting groupings to align with actual patient risk.

Hospital 130
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Phlebotomy Games

Phlebotomy Careers

Safe & cost-Effective ⁣Training Reduces the need for costly physical ⁤materials and minimizes patient risk during early learning stages. Exposure to diverse case scenarios cultivates adaptability ​and decision-making skills. allows repeated practice without additional costs or safety concerns.

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Seamless Electronic Health Record Integration: The Key to a Streamlined Practice and Better Patient Outcomes

CollaborateMD

Practices that fail to integrate are often left dealing with fragmented data, slow reimbursements, and avoidable patient risks. EHR data is more than digital paperwork; it’s a strategic asset that drives revenue, reduces overhead, and improves health outcomes.

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Who Needs Humans, Anyway?

The Healthcare Blog

By simulating a variety of AI patients, medical students can confidently propose treatment plans without the fear of causing harm to real patients due to decision-making error. No more interns fumbling with actual patients, risking their lives to help train those young doctors. So one hopes.

Hospital 116
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Seven requests that Practice Managers have for the new government

Practice Index

We urgently need a clear nationwide scope of practice for them to succeed and avoid patient risk. Map out the future of MAPs “I wish for clear guidance on the future of medical associate professions (MAPs). Additionally, we must determine how these roles best fit into general practice to maximise their benefits.”

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Procedural Sedation Guidelines: What Every Healthcare Student Should Know

Will Peach MD

These tools assist healthcare­ professionals in evaluating patient risk, making informe­d decisions, and implementing the­ recommended monitoring and safe­ty practices during sedation procedure­s.