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.

sustainable AI in healthcare

Sustainable AI: 5 ways healthcare can do its part

Did you know healthcare is responsible for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions? 

Thumbnail

Clinical decision support significantly reduces volume of CT pulmonary angiogram requests

That’s according to a new analysis from Boston-based researchers, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

gold card

UnitedHealth launches ‘gold card' to ease prior authorization burden

There is no application process, eligible physicians are automatically approved. In order to earn “gold card status” a practice must have a prior authorization approval rate of 92% or higher for at least the last two years.

MDMA Ecstasy

FDA rejects ‘ecstasy’ as treatment for PTSD

The agency has asked for an additional phase 3 study before it considers another application from manufacturer Lykos.

Thumbnail

Radiology providers should add contrast-enhanced mammography to address breast MRI access gaps

On average, American women need to travel about 8 miles to reach the closest mammography screening facility or 23 miles for a breast MRI, experts noted. 

FDA approves epinephrine nasal spray for anaphylaxis

The Neffy nasal spray was shown to be as effective as injectables in four studies on 175 adults.

Study calls for MRI follow-up in concussion patients

Follow-up MRI in patients with mild traumatic brain injuries could help predict if they will experience lingering symptoms months later, even if their initial imaging was normal.

Thumbnail

Diagnostic mammograms not superior to screening for women with breast pain

A screen first approach for women who present with breast pain decreases healthcare spending without the risk of overlooking cancer, new analysis shows.