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Top Story How Hospitals Are Reducing Gun Violence, Protecting Patients and Staff Hospitals are places of healing, but they have also become sites of gun violence. A panel at the MedCity News INVEST conference discussed the ways hospitals can reduce threats and de-escalate situations before they become violent. Sponsored Content MedCity INVEST Speaker Q&A: Thompson Coburn's Daniel Tardiff Presented by MedCity News & Thompson Coburn Healthcare The healthcare lawyer and former GC weighs in on pitfalls for healthcare startups and how executives can find success. Learn More >>

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MedCity Pivot Podcast: It's Time To Talk About Responsible AI A conversation with Suchi Saria, associate professor of medicine at John Hopkins University and director of its Machine Learning and Healthcare Lab about responsible AI. Why Medicare Should Treat Obesity as a Disease Medicare is failing its beneficiaries by not treating obesity as a disease. Just like people with high blood pressure often need to take medications to avoid disease-related complications, people with obesity need access to all appropriate, evidence-based therapies to combat the disease. How State Medicaid Programs Are Responding to the Behavioral Health Crisis The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration identifies three core crisis services that should be available to those in need of behavioral health support: crisis hotlines, mobile crisis units and crisis stabilization. However, 33 state Medicaid programs don't cover all of these services, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found. AI/ML: Considerations of Healthcare's New Frontier Although there is uncertainty and risk, the implementation of AI with the right compliance framework and infrastructure offers an exciting opportunity to transform healthcare into a new frontier with improved patient outcomes and increased efficiency.

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