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.

Healthcare AI today: Hurry up and slow down, AI playbook, docs over bots, more
A slow but sure approach to governance can keep AI champions focused on improving patient care when—and even after—the technology builds unstoppable momentum seemingly of its own accord.
Performing PCI and TAVR together may improve in-hospital outcomes, long-term survival
When patients require PCI and TAVR, performing them at the same time is associated with both short- and long-term benefits.
Tips for preventing 'unpredictable' hypersensitivity contrast reactions
Experts recently developed a new set of recommendations to help providers better navigate decisions related to contrast administration, sharing their guidance in Insights into Imaging.
Physician sues after hospital allegedly ‘lost track’ of pediatric patient, who later died
Sudesh Ebenezer, MD, claims Hurley Medical Center retaliated against him after he expressed concerns over the incident. He is seeking unspecified damages.
Radiology resident-led quality improvement project boosts incidental findings follow-up rate
The monthly audit is used to identify findings that may have been missed by referring providers within their network, along with initiating communication of radiologists' recommendations.

Nearly one-third of the US population does not have access to an interventional radiologist in their county

Experts see great opportunity in these data to address disparities and expand the volume of patients treated by the specialty.

Jury sides with radiologist in alleged medical negligence and wrongful death case

Widow Marlene Jackson accused Ohio radiologist Peter G. Knabe, MD, of negligence in failing to spot signs of lung cancer on her husband's CT scans.

24 weighted metrics in 4 telling categories reveal best, worst states for healthcare

The Northeast is home to seven of the best states for healthcare. The South is that picture’s reverse image, hosting seven of the worst.

US infant mortality takes a turn for the worse

In calendar year 2022, annual infant mortality alarmingly rose in four states while receding to a reassuring degree in just one.

Lawrence Faucette, the pig heart transplant patient who died after six weeks.

Second patient in history to receive a pig heart transplant dies after 6 weeks

Lawrence Faucette, the second patient to ever receive a genetically modified pig heart, died on Oct. 30. “He can never be forgotten," his wife said in a statement.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Google researchers use noise-canceling headphones to monitor heart health

The new technique, audioplethysmography, can monitor a user’s heart rate and other physiological signals using headphones equipped with active noice canceling technology. It requires no additional sensors.

‘More dangerous than useful’: 1 in 5 coronary stents implanted by cardiologists are unnecessary, wasting $800M per year

A cardiologist-led think tank tracked data from more than 1 million procedures, exploring the clinical and economic impacts of implanting low-value coronary stents.

Patient Care

Healthcare AI today: Hurry up and slow down, AI playbook, docs over bots, more

Performing PCI and TAVR together may improve in-hospital outcomes, long-term survival

Tips for preventing 'unpredictable' hypersensitivity contrast reactions

Physician sues after hospital allegedly ‘lost track’ of pediatric patient, who later died

Radiology resident-led quality improvement project boosts incidental findings follow-up rate