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Month: December 2021

Artificial Intelligence: Futuristic Menace or Next-level Upgrade?

Artificial Intelligence: Futuristic Menace or Next-level Upgrade?

December 29, 2021 One of the current thought leaders in the world of high-tech innovation is Elon Musk.  The visionary Tesla developer and rocket designer has much to say about the future of technology, including a few warnings about the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI).  In multiple interviews, Musk has made clear that he can foresee a future not too dissimilar to the dystopian storyline of the Terminator movie series, where an AI-based military system becomes “self-aware” and proceeds to turn…

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Congress Steps In: Medicare Cuts for 2022 Put on Hold

Congress Steps In: Medicare Cuts for 2022 Put on Hold

December 15, 2021 It seems to happen every year: the plunging sword of Damocles is avoided at the last minute.  In the present context, the threat that had been hanging over the head of every Medicare provider was a set of substantial cuts in payment tied to patient services.  Sequestration and cuts to the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) conversion factors (CFs) have loomed large over the last few years as consistent threats to provider paychecks, only to be resolved—to…

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