Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care DeliveryDigital TransformationPrecision MedicineRemote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Ambulance emergency trauma

Paramedics, flight nurses become experts in trauma care by hands-on experience, not long careers per se

EMS colleagues with many years on the job but not much direct trauma exposure set the stage for suboptimal patient outcomes.

leg amputation below the knee

PAD patients could be missing out on recommended care following major lower extremity amputations

Patients undergoing the procedures due to infection, chronic limb-threatening ischemia and other serious complications may not be receiving the follow-up care their need.

Radiology x-ray money scan dollar

‘Broad disconnect’ between patient desires, actual imaging experience, new data show

Researchers with Cincinnati Children's recently surveyed 400 caregivers about pricing transparency, offering some key takeaways for radiology leaders. 

Defiant nurse

AI news & views roundup: AI-burdened nurses, AI-stealthy doctors, patient AI collaborative, more

Nurses are struggling to accept workplace assistance from AI. Not all, of course, but enough of them that those who appear to be resisting the relentless march of progress catch the public’s eye. 

Rosabella Moringa FDA recall supplement salmonella

FDA investigating outbreak of ‘extensively’ antibiotic resistant salmonella linked to supplement

Capsules of moringa tree leaf, branded as Rosabella, are being recalled after seven states report cases of the illness, with three patients saying they took the supplement. The company has issued an emergency recall. 

prescription drugs

3 legal concerns for providers using AI to refill prescriptions—or to do anything similar anytime soon

Utah made waves last month when the state announced it would let an AI chatbot autonomously order drugs for patients. The move struck some observers as something of a high-stakes gamble. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) synthesis software for home assessment of arrhythmias. This clearance follows HeartBeam’s successful appeal of a prior "not substantially equivalent (NSE) determination.

FDA clears 12-lead, cable-free home ECG monitoring system

The new technology synthesizes signals from a credit card-sized device into a 12-lead ECG representation. 

job interview

Healthcare all but carrying jobs growth on its back—for better and for worse

The January employment situation summary, released Feb. 11 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows an American economy leaning heavily on healthcare to put jobseekers to work.