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.

A new ACC consensus document of coronary inflammation calls for wider use of hs-CRP testing to identify more patients with residual heart attack risk, even if they are optimal statin therapy.

ACC calls for more screening in new scientific statement on inflammation

The document provides an in-depth look at the close relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular disease. "The time for taking action has now arrived," the authors wrote. 

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Hospital sues nursing school after student allegedly caused patient’s fatal fall

HCA Florida West Marion Hospital said it was forced to settle a malpractice lawsuit stemming from the incident, which it believes Rasmussen University is liable for. 

Medicare telehealth reimbursement returns to pre-COVID framework

Without a formal extension before the government shutdown, the flexible telemedicine reimbursement policies introduced in 2020 that removed regional barriers for Medicare patients have officially ended.

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How CT colonography compares to other popular colorectal cancer screening options

At the start of 2025, CMS issued a national coverage determination on CTC that led to widespread insurance coverage of the exam. 

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Imaging markers of brain frailty linked to functional outcomes in stroke patients

Such baseline neuroimaging markers could provide clues into how patients will respond to treatment, and thrombolysis in particular.

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Healthcare AI today: FDA seeking insider know-how, AI ogling insurance claims, deepfake doctors making rounds, more

Just because the FDA has approved an AI-equipped medical device doesn’t mean the agency knows how the techno-apparatus will perform in the real world.

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Emergency departments’ use of CT imaging has increased substantially since 2013

This uptick was attributed to more scans being administered per ED visit, rather than a rise in overall patient volumes, an analysis of Medicare data found. 

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An imaging AI 'epilepsy detective' could help cure treatment-resistant seizures

The tool can identify small focal cortical dysplasia on imaging that is typically missed by radiologists, bottom-of-sulcus dysplasia in particular.