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Direct-to-Patient Platform uses AI to Find gaps in Care
Unite Genomics, a Mark Cuban portfolio company, announced a new partnership this week that the company says can help personalize and tailor patient care insights based on their medical records and spot potential gaps in care. The company said Monday that its direct-to-consumer platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze the medical care patients may have received and alert them to missing tests or treatment options. Already in use for ALS, certain cancers and other rare diseases, the technology – enabled by healthcare interoperability requirements on providers – presents a new trend in patient engagement: By offering patients a mechanism to share their medical records and then analyze the treatment data to inform them of potentially missing tests and treatments, Unite's partners take an active role in care conversations.
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In a letter to the CEOs of Pfizer and Eli Lilly, four senators, led by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said they were also concerned about creating the potential for inappropriate prescribing that can increase spending for federal healthcare programs, noting that the Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the willful payment of remuneration to induce patient referrals for Medicare or Medicaid-covered services or goods.
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