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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Changing course: Healthcare AI systems are leaving clinicians behind

A new analysis published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine argues that education tools are failing to show clinicians how to make use of new technologies, calling into question the benefit of rapid adoption. 

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FDA announces recall of Integra applicators due to sanitation risk

Multiple lots of extended tip applicators from Integra LifeSciences could put patients at risk of serious infection, prompting the FDA to designate the recall as Class I.

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Recent fraud cases suggest ‘fake nursing’ has become a troubling career path

A new report reveals that states are keeping databases on “imposter nurses” to slow what could be a growing trend of unlicensed individuals holding nursing positions at hospitals nationwide. 

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Healthcare AI today: Bad diet advice from LLMs, ‘Dawn’ working on cancer vaccine, Generative AI earns $50M, OpenAI’s healthcare push

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has made a couple of big hires as it prepares for a major expansion into healthcare.

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Chatbots offer patients more appropriate MRI explanations than experts, study shows

Chatbots may be able to accurately explain MRI results to patients in ways that radiologists are not routinely available to do. 

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Dispute between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare pushes patients out-of-network

The two said they’ve been negotiating terms for eight months. Sticking points include denied claims and coverage disputes, with both the insurer and health system pointing fingers.

FDA announces recall of Boston Scientific interventional radiology devices, citing risk of serious injury or death

Its alert pertains to over 26K carotid artery stents, used by interventional neuroradiologists, vascular surgeons and other docs to prevent strokes. 

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Healthcare AI today: $81M acquisition, Illinois says no to AI therapy, AI glucose cleared, more

FDA clears AI-powered glucose monitoring app. The clearance marks a first for an over-the-counter tool in this category.