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Video Decision Support and Advance Care Planning in Older Adults With Advanced Kidney Disease

This randomized clinical trial examines whether a video decision aid about treatment options for advanced chronic kidney disease, combined with patient-created video declarations, increases advance care planning documentation among older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/p3QlEWi

Voter Suppression Is a Structural Determinant of Health

This JAMA Forum discusses the structural determinants of voting, the health implications of voter suppression, and provides ideas for taking action against voter suppression to improve health. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/UV4A8PH

Time to Measure the Outcomes of What Nurses Really Do

This Viewpoint discusses adopting nurse-sensitive outcome metrics to more meaningfully reflect the full scope of nursing practice. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/Cd3JBrN

Cuts to Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits and Savings for US States

This cross-sectional study explores how much US states might save by eliminating Medicaid adult dental benefits. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/AcIiU8X

Psychotherapy and Antidepressant Use After Recommended Screening

This cross-sectional study assesses the likelihood of depression treatment in adults after the 2016 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation for depression screening. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/4aPNZfO

Avoiding a 2-Tier AI Ecosystem in Health Care

This Viewpoint recommends policies that would redistribute the financial and oversight burdens of health care artificial intelligence (AI) to AI developers and federal agencies so that all health systems can fully realize its benefits. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/2kPEjfl

The Challenges of Linking SNAP State Cost Sharing to Payment Error Rates

This JAMA Forum discusses changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after passage of HR 1, the complexity of calculating payment error rates in the program, and the consequences of linking these rates to state cost sharing. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/gIJzDyu

Clinical Framework for Durable Genomic Interventions

This Viewpoint discusses the recent advancements made in genomic therapy and proposes 5 principles for determining when it should be considered as a viable treatment option. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/7ihPf3p

Regulating AI Design to Prevent Youth Mental Health Harms

This Viewpoint addresses poor mental health outcomes among youths who use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and explores the AI safety failures that warrant evaluation and regulation to improve such outcomes. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/k8vuA1b

A Precedent for Regulating Clinical AI Models

This JAMA Forum discusses the issues surrounding regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models that are already in use and ways to support AI innovation by improving on the pathway used for laboratory developed tests. from JAMA Health Forum New Online https://ift.tt/pfRO4qC

The UK Delivers a Tobacco-Free Generation—But Is the Real Prize Global?

This Viewpoint considers why the importance of the UK’s tobacco-free generation policy may extend beyond national borders, how it should be evaluated, and the role of health care professionals in ensuring it informs global tobacco-control efforts. from JAMA Internal Medicine Online First https://ift.tt/25Evz4S