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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.

4 digital-health skillsets today’s medical educators should give tomorrow’s medical doctors
Due to the ceaseless rush of technological advancements into medicine, many future physicians graduate medical school underprepared for the digital healthcare environment.
New teleradiology solution promises to streamline enterprise imaging operations
Konica Minolta and NewVue announced their collaboration on cloud-based Exa Teleradiology earlier this week.
Report: UnitedHealth rewarded nursing homes for delaying hospital transfers
Citing evidence from documents and interviews, the Guardian released an exposé accusing UnitedHealth of directly influencing the day-to-day operations of some 2,000 nursing homes, resulting in patients not receiving necessary emergency care.
Ransom demanded, emergency care diverted as Kettering Health reels from cyberattack
The Ohio-based nonprofit health system did not confirm patient data was exposed and taken by hackers. However, a media report confirmed it has received a ransom notice credited to the Interlock cybercrime cell.
New imaging recommendations included in updated TBI assessment criteria
Imaging will play a prominent role in a new framework recently developed to better diagnose the severity of brain injuries.

Issues at home, disrespectful colleagues causing burnout among cardiology fellows

The new survey, developed by the American College of Cardiology, included input from program directors throughout the United States.

Mark Cuban’s generic drug prices could save Medicare $3.6B

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School compared 89 generic drugs sold by Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) to what Medicare paid for the same drugs in 2020.

K Health, Mayo Clinic collaborate on AI-powered hypertension treatments

The predictive model can help physicians find a more intelligent, personalized approach for treating hypertension.

UnitedHealth Group to acquire UK tech company for $1.5B

The all-cash deal follow's UnitedHealth Group's recent acquisition of LHC Group for $5.4 billion.

The 10 most common reasons for hospitalization after a heart transplant

While a vast majority of heart transplants in the United States are successful, unplanned hospitalizations after the procedures are still incredibly common.

Researchers have designed a new cardiac SPECT imaging system that could potentially deliver images much faster than current models. The team presented its findings at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), SNMMI 2022.

The need for speed: New-look cardiac SPECT imaging system could be up to 100 times faster than current models

Researchers presented their proposed design of a self-collimating SPECT system at SNMMI 2022.

7 ways cath labs can work through the contrast media shortage without delays

When the ongoing contrast media shortage first started impacting health systems, one group in Ohio pledged not to delay a single procedure in its cath labs.

Hospitals claim victory in Supreme Court Medicare payment decision

The court case stems from HHS’ 2018 final rule establishing separate reimbursement rates for hospitals that serve low-income or rural populations through the 340B program and all other hospitals.

Patient Care

4 digital-health skillsets today’s medical educators should give tomorrow’s medical doctors

New teleradiology solution promises to streamline enterprise imaging operations

Report: UnitedHealth rewarded nursing homes for delaying hospital transfers

Ransom demanded, emergency care diverted as Kettering Health reels from cyberattack

New imaging recommendations included in updated TBI assessment criteria