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.

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Planned Parenthood sues to block Missouri’s request for abortion records

The Missouri attorney general has demanded details on patient care, communications between providers and pregnant women, maintenance records and more in an effort to identify state residents who have sought abortions. 

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Annual ‘Honor Roll’ of America's best children's hospitals released

The top 10 list highlights the hospitals that provide the best pediatric care in multiple specialties, including behavioral health, oncology, cardiology and more.

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‘Every second counts’: New Viz.ai platform brings the entire heart attack team together

The new platform provides users with real-time access to high-quality electrocardiograms and patient data. The goal is to ensure everyone is on the same page at all times, with no unnecessary delays.

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Healthcare AI today: High-level healthcare AI kerfuffle, ARiSE wellness check, Dr. Bot book, more

A battle of words is brewing between the White House and the Coalition for Health AI. 

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Interventional radiologists launch 1 of nation’s 1st tumor boards dedicated to cancer pain

Alan Alper Sag, MD, a nationally recognized expert in both bone and nerve interventions with the University of Miami, is captaining the new initiative. 
 

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Deep learning automates head CT reformatting, bolstering workflow efficiencies

Manual processes for generating reformats are susceptible to variability, due to factors such as patient positioning, comfort and individual technologist preferences. 

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Hospital sued after employees post ‘horrible’ photos of patients on Snapchat

Jay Hospital confirmed the four employees involved have been terminated. However, the content of the images—said to show patients sleeping or medicated—remains unknown. The plaintiffs in the two lawsuits declined to sign nondisclosure settlements.

ACC urges Congress to restore telemedicine flexibilities

The American College of Cardiology, like many other U.S. medical societies, is fighting to bring back telehealth policies that expired at the end of September.