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.

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AI-equipped wearables may have an important future in public health surveillance

Wearable health devices outfitted with AI seem poised to transition from consumer novelties to an integral layer of U.S. public-health intelligence. 

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Insurance companies deny rare disease drugs to 54% of patients, survey finds

Patients told the PAN Foundation they were helped by charities and manufacturer rebate programs, with some advised by alternative funding programs to get their drugs from outside the country.

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

New LAAO guidelines: 6 key takeaways for interventional cardiologists and electrophysiologists

SCAI and HRS have collaborated on new guidelines designed to help clinicians make the safest, smartest treatment decisions possible.

High-dose CT scans have significantly increased in recent years

Despite numerous advances in scanner technology, many patients are being exposed to higher amounts of radiation during CT exams than in the past. 

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Healthcare AI today: Action plan arguments, ways to monetize GenAI in healthcare, more

Or maybe the White House’s AI Action Plan will spur a mix of positive opportunities, negative challenges—and neutral adjustments.

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Rural hospital bolsters CT services, cuts costs with remote radiologic technologists

Dahl Memorial Healthcare, Ekalaka, Montana, can now offer computed tomography for a broader range of hours including evenings and weekends without paying for “costly” temps. 
 

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New number-crunching shows Medicare could save itself more than $2.5B a year by just saying ‘No’ to 5 low-value services

No single CMS strategy has proven an inarguable success at delivering significant cost savings while optimizing patient outcomes and minimizing clinical risks. Two researchers think they’ve found a way. 

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3 ways AI can give patients an experience worth praising

PressGaney market researchers offer three observations on the technology’s potential for optimizing patient satisfaction—and, with it, subsequent ‘PX’ scores.