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.

referral form referrer paperwork request radiology report

4 takeaways from a survey of hundreds of referrers on their radiology report preferences

Surgeons and internists have different preferences compared to general practitioners, but most said they want more collaboration with radiologists. 

Surgeons transplanting a pig heart into a human patient.

Heart transplants at VA medical center shut down after patient deaths

Safety incidents extend the halt at Richmond VA Medical Center into its 19th month, as the United Network for Organ Sharing launches its own investigation following an internal probe by Veterans Affairs.

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Radiologists overlook 'clearly visible' lung lesion for 5 years, report reveals

By the time the patient was diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer, his tumor was double the size it was when it first appeared on imaging in 2017. 

AI in healthcare

Imaging may be misleading when determining the success of cancer treatment

A new analysis calls into question the use of imaging alone to determine the efficacy of ablative radiation therapy. 

Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Siemens Healthineers inks $560M imaging and AI deal with Canadian government

Providers in Canada's fourth most-populous province are seeking help in diagnosing cancer cases earlier while reducing long wait times. 

DEA, HHS postpone permanent telehealth prescribing rule—again

The new rule was expected to go into effect on March 21 and would have expanded prescribing practices for buprenorphine, a non-opioid painkiller used to treat addiction.

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Direct marketing to cardiologists increases uptake of some, but not all, heart failure drugs

Researchers tracked three years of CMS data to explore how meal-based marketing may influence the habits of general and advanced heart failure cardiologists.

Bard Peripheral Vascular Rotarex Atherectomy System recall

Safety update: FDA announces Class I recall due to atherectomy devices breaking during use

The FDA shared a warning about these safety issues in February, but said it was still reviewing the evidence. The agency is now saying the devices “may cause serious injury or death” if used without following the updated instructions for use.