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.

Oncology imaging AI growing fast yet still in its infancy

If generalizable AI models are to meaningfully contribute to precision cancer care, they’ll need to incorporate not only imaging data but also digitalized clinical notes, biomarker assays and monitor readouts.

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Researchers awarded $37M to see if Apple Watch can lower stroke risk among AFib patients

Could wearables help AFib patients take fewer blood-thinning medications and reduce their risk of stroke? The team behind a new seven-year analysis hopes to find out. 

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Current LDCT eligibility criteria leave women and minorities behind

Compared to USPSTF 2013,  modified eligibility criteria could increase cancer detection by 37%.

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CMS aims to create centralized directory

According to the agency, directories can serve as important resources for patients who need to locate providers or compare health plan networks.

Radiomics-based models can detect pancreatic cancer well before clinical diagnosis

Recently a radiomics-based machine learning model proved highly accurate at predicting which patients would develop pancreatic cancer three to 36 months after abdominal CT imaging.

Patient access to radiology reports: 2 angles

Should patients read their radiology reports ahead of the doctor who ordered the exam? That’s not a new question. It was supposed to have been settled in the affirmative by the 21st Century Cures Act.

Google Cloud intros ambitious branch dedicated to medical imaging

A Big Four tech company has launched a platform it hopes will accelerate data interoperability and AI adoption in, specifically, medical imaging.

Industry insights: 4 healthcare executives discuss the biggest challenges in cardiology today

We spoke to executives from some of healthcare's most prominent vendors to find out what challenges are on their radar in 2022 and beyond.