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Hospital Quality Is a Choice—Policymakers Should Insist on It

This JAMA Forum discusses the effects of higher-quality hospitals on patient outcomes, drivers of hospital quality, and the potential reasons why poorer-quality hospitals do not improve. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/RPHrTaA

Autonomous Oxygen Titration for Maintaining Normoxemia in Acutely Ill Adults

This randomized clinical trial aims to determine whether autonomous oxygen titration increases the proportion of time spent in a targeted normoxemia range compared with usual care in acutely ill adults. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/OZzK1qE

Removing Synthetic Food Dyes from the Food Supply

This Viewpoint examines the regulatory landscape of synthetic food dyes, highlights recent federal and state actions, and discusses implications for policy, industry, and clinical practice. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/r1lGDU6

Ebola and the Catastrophic Cost of Public Health Infrastructure Disinvestment

This JAMA Forum discusses aspects of the Ebola outbreak, including erosion of disease surveillance, transactional global health security, and cost inefficiencies. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/4Y5JfdL

Artificial Intelligence in Correctional Health Care

This Viewpoint explores how artificial intelligence may mitigate or exacerbate inequities in correctional health systems and outlines policy and implementation considerations necessary to ensure health equity for incarcerated populations. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/Y4UT3Rr

School Vaccination Requirements as Preventive Care Infrastructure

This Viewpoint explores how school-entry vaccine requirements provide an unusually valuable point of contact between the education system and the health care system. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/nZj79gm

Five Building Blocks for Creating a Bipartisan Post–Trump US Health Care System

This JAMA Forum discusses ideas ranging from direct subsidies to better Affordable Care Act health exchanges as potential ways to reform and improve the health care system in the US. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/8hVZYrz

Artificial Intelligence and the Financialization of Medical Knowledge

This Viewpoint discusses how artificial intelligence medical knowledge platforms could degrade over time and outlines ways in which clinicians can advocate for safeguards that preserve competition and maintain quality. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/XFb7LtC

The AI Regulatory 2-Step and Implications for Responsibilities of Health Systems

This Viewpoint discusses regulatory concerns surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and outlines how health systems can responsibly adopt AI in a policy vacuum. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/QvOEbqh

Losing Our Lens on Maternal and Infant Health—The Consequences of Disrupting PRAMS

This JAMA Forum discusses the importance of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) for maternal and infant health, recent changes that threaten PRAMS, and implications for health professionals, the public, and policymakers. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/z9x3rQu

Signal-to-Care Gap in Multicancer Early Detection

This Viewpoint described suggests standards for follow-up and evaluation after a positive multicancer early detection test result. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/sqHvl4R