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 Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Data-based physician staffing stands to save millions of dollars for multi-hospital health systems
A data-crunching method for staffing a key clinical department has reduced physician overtime by 13 hours a day and downtime by 14 hours at a large urban health system. The researchers who tallied the results estimate daily savings at $8,400 a day.
CCTA delivers value, even when treating low-risk patients with no history of CAD
Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.
3 accomplished AI innovators worry anew over their mind-of-its-own technology
Recent days have seen some nerve-rattling brain dumps about the near future—including five figurative minutes from now—authored by tech luminaries who specialize in AI innovation.
Massive strike of 31K workers at Kaiser Permanente enters third week with no end in sight
Contract negotiations began in September but have stalled. Workers walked off the job at dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics on Jan. 26. Now the scope of the strike is expanding and there are no new negotiations scheduled.
Cardiologist discusses Lp(a), the CVD risk factor responsible for many surprise heart attacks
Cardiologist Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, reviews the latest updates in lipoprotein(a) awareness, testing and drug development.

Data-based physician staffing stands to save millions of dollars for multi-hospital health systems

A data-crunching method for staffing a key clinical department has reduced physician overtime by 13 hours a day and downtime by 14 hours at a large urban health system. The researchers who tallied the results estimate daily savings at $8,400 a day.

CCTA delivers value, even when treating low-risk patients with no history of CAD

Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.

3 accomplished AI innovators worry anew over their mind-of-its-own technology

Recent days have seen some nerve-rattling brain dumps about the near future—including five figurative minutes from now—authored by tech luminaries who specialize in AI innovation.

Massive strike of 31K workers at Kaiser Permanente enters third week with no end in sight

Contract negotiations began in September but have stalled. Workers walked off the job at dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics on Jan. 26. Now the scope of the strike is expanding and there are no new negotiations scheduled.

Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, in charge of preventive cardiology at Hackensack University Medical Center, and assistant professor of internal medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, gives an overview of where things are at with lipoprotein (a) awareness, testing and drug development. He and is working on the American Heart Associations (AHA) Lp(a) Discovery Project to expand awareness to both physicians and patients. #AHA #LPA

Cardiologist discusses Lp(a), the CVD risk factor responsible for many surprise heart attacks

Cardiologist Nathaniel Lebowitz, MD, reviews the latest updates in lipoprotein(a) awareness, testing and drug development.

Blue ribbon panel of experts shares advice on improving fluoroscopy safety: 5 takeaways

The American College of Radiology recently brought together thought leaders from 32 different organizations to come up with ways to standardize care when using this popular imaging system.

New York City hospital becomes third to earn ‘Snail’ award for chef-guided, food-as-medicine philosophy

Slow Food NYC gives the “Snail of Approval” honors to restaurants that make high-quality, sustainable food. But on rare occasions, a hospital earns the designation. Northwell Health’s Lenox Hill is the latest.

California-based patient care coordination company hits $1B valuation with $130M in new funding

Solace Health, a company that connects patients with an "advocate" to help them navigate the U.S. healthcare system after a diagnosis, announced on Tuesday that it's earned $130 million in Series C funding, bringing its valuation to the coveted “unicorn status."