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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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Large volume of radiologist reporting-backlogs an ‘urgent global issue’

Anecdotal reports indicate that radiologists are struggling to keep up with rising demand, but researchers sought to better quantify this crisis. 

Dapagliflozin improves symptoms in some, but not all, heart failure patients

The popular SGLT2 inhibitor, sold under the brand name Farxiga, is approved by the FDA to treat heart failure, type 2 diabetes and CKD. Recent data on its ability to affect the symptoms of heart failure patients have been inconsistent. 

Platform allowing patients to second-guess their radiologists’ findings expands to 12 states

MDView also has inked a new partnership with Modern Teleradiology to provide second opinion reports and video consultations to its users.

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Credit forecast: Hospitals will recover only slowly from lingering ‘labor-demic’

In its annual outlook report released this week, Fitch Ratings says the coming calendar year will probably strike much of the sector as “another make or break” period.

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Radiology groups express ‘profound objection’ to Cigna policy change

“It is our firm belief that such a classification does a disservice to patients," the American Society of Neuroradiology, Society for Interventional Radiology and others wrote recently. 

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Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

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Ethical healthcare AI in 8 mnemonic elements

Artificial intelligence researchers are making a “great plea” to guide the ethical development and use of generative AI in medicine.

SavvyWire OpSens TAVR guidewire owned by Haemonetics

New 3-in-1 TAVR guidewire capable of hemodynamic measurements, LV pacing impresses cardiologists

The company behind the new technology was recently acquired for approximately $253 million.